Flower Shows and Artistic Design

March 4, 2022

Chairman Mary Nelson Thompson, The Franklin Garden Club

Mary Nelson presented the first GCV InterClub Award to the Spotswood Garden Club in 2003. The judging period began with the 2002 Lily Show and ended with the 2003 Daffodil Show.

The 2002 Lily Show, Celebrate America, was hosted by Chatham Garden Club on June 12-13 at Watson Memorial United Methodist Church, chaired by Nancie Motley and Pattie Motley.

Flower-Arranging School was held on September 17, 2002, at the Woman’s Club in Richmond. The speaker was Elaine Jo, Master Flower Arranger from the Ichiyo School of Ikebana.

The 2002 Rose Show, Williamsburg – Rose by Design, was hosted by the Williamsburg Garden Club on September 25-26 at the Radisson Fort Magruder Hotel and Conference Center, chaired by Karen Jamison and Dianne Spence. Charlotte Hundley reported 513 specimen stems and 71 artistic arrangements.

The 2003 Daffodil Show, Give My Regards to Broadway, was hosted by the Leesburg Garden Club on April 9-10 at the Holiday Inn in Historic Carradoc Hall, chaired by Emma Kelly. The show reported 81 artistic arrangements and 575 horticulture exhibits with 1179 blooms.

The 2003 Lily Show, Gauguin’s Paradise, was hosted by the Lynchburg Garden Club at Smith Hall on the campus of Randolph-Macon Woman’s College.

A hands-on Ikebana workshop was held on March 5, 2003.

2003 Flower-Arranging School, Art in Flowers, was presented on September 16, 2003, at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden with Maryjo Garre, Vice President of the Garden Club of America and noted flower arranger and judge.

The 2003 Rose Show was scheduled for October 1-2, 2003, at Colonial Williamsburg’s Woodlands Conference Center by the Williamsburg Garden Club. The show was canceled due to significant and widespread damage and power outages caused by Hurricane Isabel.

A Daffodil Workshop was held at the Kent-Valentine House on March 15, 2004, led by Margaret and Skip Ford of Richmond.

The 2004 Daffodil Show, Beach Music 2004, hosted by the Princess Anne Garden Club on March 24-25, 2004, at the DoubleTree Hotel, was chaired by Jean Carlston, Carolyn Jones and Betty Michelson. 2014 Daffodil Show Photos

The 2004 GCV InterClub award was presented to tied recipients – the Spotswood Garden Club and Winchester-Clarke Garden Club.

In other Flower Show news, award cards were replenished for ~ $3,800 and slides of flower shows were transferred from the Slides Committee to the Flower Shows Committee. New perpetual awards were announced during this period.

The Sandra Sadler Baylor for most creative arrangement — Daffodil

The William G. Pannill Daffodil Award for five standard cultivars — Daffodil

Award in memory of Georgia Vance by the Garden Club of Alexandria for novice arrangement — Lily

Award in memory of Georgia Vance by the Blue Ridge Garden Club for most creative arrangement — Rose

Award in memory of Hunter Hankins Savage by the Garden Club of Norfolk, novice class — Daffodil

Award in honor of Genie and David Diller by the Spotswood Garden Club for best arrangement — Lily