Holiday Table Settings at Mount Airy Clay Breakers

November 11, 2010: District I Director David Healy addressed the November meeting of Mount Airy Clay Breakers Garden Club, praising them for their many club activities and urging them to participate in the 2011 National Garden Clubs convention in Washington, DC.

The evening's program featured three table designs created by club members. Jackie George created a traditional Thanksgiving setting using hotel silver and an arrangement of fall leaves and other horticulture from her yard and garden.















Italy was the inspiration for Pam Smart's Tuscan setting with an arrangement of sunflowers:


Hostess Gilda Allen chose a seashore motif; the last blooms in her garden were arranged in a large seashell:














President Julie Harrison presided at the business meeting:

Central Atlantic Region Awards

October 26, 2010: Two District I clubs were recognized by the Central Atlantic Region of National Garden Clubs, Inc. for various achievements at the annual C.A.R. Conference.

Tanta Cove Garden Club received three awards for its Flights of Fancy Flower Show: first place and $50 for a standard flower show schedule, the American Horticultural Society Regional Perennial Award, and third place Outstanding Educational Exhibit Award for a flower show exhibit on native plants.

Capitol Hill Garden Club won first place in the large club category for the Jean Ladson Outstanding Achievement Award which is "awarded to a club or group of clubs presenting the most outstanding garden club work that is not eligible for any other C.A.R. award." Capitol Hill received the award for its annual bulb give away program, which has resulted in thousands of daffodil and crocus bulbs planted in public spaces on Capitol Hill over the past decade. The award came with a certificate and a $100 check.