Join Us – Speaker Adele Ashkar, American Society of Landscape Architecture -Thursday February 21, 2013 for our next Club Meeting!
February 11, 2013
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Landscaping Problem Solving – “Sustainable Plants Can and Should be Beautiful” – Adele Ashkar, director, Landscaping Programs at the George Washington University, Harvard University Graduate School of Design. A Master in Landscape Design and a member of American Society of Landscape Architecture.
Our business portion of our meeting runs 10-11AM. Our speaker begins at 11:00 AM til noon, with lunch to follow. Guests are welcome, with a small fee for lunch. Please RSVP by using our contact button above. Thanks!
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HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
December 6, 2012
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ALL THE MEMBERS OF ROCK SPRING GARDEN WISH YOU AND YOURS A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY SEASON AND ALL THE BEST IN THE NEW YEAR!
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Holiday Floral Design Event! This Thursday, Nov. 15 – 6:30PM
November 11, 2012
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Tickets are now only available at the Door. Come Early! Doors open at 6:30PM! It’s going to be a really great show!
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Marion Lobstein – Native Plant Expert – Thursday, Oct. 18 11 AM
October 17, 2012
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Join us to get the latest on Virginia’s Native Plants with expert, Marion Lobstein.
We meet at Little Falls Presbyterian Church, 6025 Little Falls Rd, Arlington 22207
Business Meeting begins at 10AM, Program begins at 11 AM. Lunch will follow.
RSVP via our contact button above!
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Come Join Us For our Third Annual Floral Design Event November 15, 2012
September 28, 2012
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September 20 – Our first meeting to kick off another wonderful year at Rock Spring Garden Club
September 19, 2012
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Thursday, September 20, 2012 – 10 Am Business Meeting; 11:00 AM – Program followed by book signing and luncheon
6025 Little Falls Rd, Arlington VA 22207 – Our meetings are free and open to the public but please RSVP rockspringgardenclub@gmail.com. Thanks!
September Program: Ann Stevens and Giles Kelly discuss their newest book, DIPLOMATIC GARDENS OF WASHINGTON!
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Our In-Club floral designers will be Featured at Retirement Your Way Fair Sept 29!
September 12, 2012
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Come visit our booth and enjoy floral design demonstrations with our members creating lovely floral designs – see details below!
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Tree Planting – What not to plant
July 30, 2012
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Here’s a very helpful listing from Fine Gardening Magazine : click the link:
http://www.finegardening.com/item/23608/fast-growing-trees-to-avoid
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Member News! Ann Stevens Kelly’s Book – DIPLOMATIC GARDENS OF WASHINGTON
July 18, 2012
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Club Member Ann Stevens Kelly’s latest book is out! DIPLOMATIC GARDENS OF WASHINGTON, is an exclusive look behind the embassy walls of Washington, DC. Ann’s photographs and Giles Kelly’s enchanting text guide you through the history of the ambassadorial residences. Congratulations, Ann and Giles!
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2012 Garden of the Year!
June 20, 2012
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Congratulations to all our Arlington Virginia homeowners who participated in our 2012 Garden of the Year Program!
The garden of Bonnie McCready is the winner of the third annual Garden of the Year competition given by Rock Spring Garden Club for Arlington County residents. The award was presented to McCready at the club’s June 14th meeting. A private tour of seven of the gardens entered in this year’s competition was held for club members and guests after the awards announcement.
The horseshoe-shaped area surrounding a birdbath in front of McCready’s house is a highlight of her garden with its interesting variety of flowers and shrubs. A charming flag stone path with a mix of evergreens, conifers, shrubs and lilies leads to the back garden when a bank of azaleas provides beauty, low-maintenance and erosion control. A weeping Japanese maple, a dwarf crepe myrtle, and a variety of flowers including tulips, daffodils, phlox, starburst allium, while lilies, golden yarrow and speedy jenny offer eye catching interest in all four seasons.
This year’s competition was judged in May by six judges from the Landscape Design Council which is part of the National Capital Area Garden Clubs, Inc., organization. The number of submissions was capped at 25 to allow judges ample time to evaluate each garden during the judging. “We had a fine selection of gardens to choose from that were consistently well-designed and maintained,” says Sallie McHugh who chaired the competition committee. The judges came away from visiting the various gardens, “ready to return to their own gardens with new ideas,” said one judge.
Second place in the competition went to Deborah Geanuleas’s garden in South Arlington which lies behind an eight-foot ivy covered fence that surrounds the property overlooking Crystal City and the Washington Monument. On either side of the front walk are two young cherry trees,and nandinas, hollies, grasses, knockout roses and crepe myrtles line the drive. This property has a wealth of interesting trees including blue spruce, October Glory maple, Chinese fringe tree, red bud, Heritage birch,
gingko, and a 90-year old English yew. About 600 bulbs offer a show of spring color.
Third place went to the garden of Carol Walsh for creating a castle garden in memory of the homeowner’s mother. Blooming in this garden starts with pansies and camellias in late winter, and continues with flowering dogwoods, lilacs, azaleas and redbuds in the spring. A St. Francis statue, sundials, bird baths, a mother/daughter sculpture and celtic crosses decorate the garden. Colorful and stately feeders are included for hummingbirds and gold finches. This garden received the National Wildlife’s “Wildlife Sanctuary Award” in 2007.
The Garden of the Year competition was held this year in the spring to take advantage of the lovely spring gardening months. Rock Spring Garden Club encourages Arlington gardeners to consider entering this event. It’s not too early to start getting gardens ready for next spring’s competition.
Ann Kelly
Rock Spring Garden Club Publicity
Photo: Carol Walsh, 3rd place, Bonnie McGready, winner, and Deborah Geanuleas, 2nd place. Photo by Mary Cottrell.
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