Tamara Gibson, The Spotswood Garden Club
Tamara has shared her knowledge of horticulture and landscape design with her club and community through many projects including creating the landscape design and installation of a new city roundabout, presenting programs to community groups, and organizing the clean-up and restoration of a historic pre-Civil War cemetery.
Janet Hickman, Hillside Garden Club
Janet, a passionate gardener, grower and propagator of daffodils, is the GCV Daffodil Chairman. Through her PowerPoint programs she shares her knowledge of daffodils with other GCV clubs and her community. Janet organized club and community volunteers in the care and maintenance of the Anne Spencer Garden, a Virginia Historic Landmark, in which her research allowed period daffodils to be replanted and labeled.
Missy Janes, Fauquier and Loudoun Garden Club
Carrying on the horticultural knowledge and tradition of her mother, Polly Rowley, Missy shares her talents with her club and as a leader in her community. In addition to tending to her extensive gardens, she has participated in organizing and planning public seminars on native habitats and landscaping.
Helen Junkin, The Princess Anne Garden Club
Helen has shared with her garden club and community her expertise and knowledge of how our horticultural environment relates to other species with which we share the planet. Her Pearl Home uses sustainable gardening practices to protect the Lynnhaven River waterways.
Linda Patton, The Elizabeth River Garden Club
Linda has a special interest in daylilies; her garden will be featured in the 2017 National Tour for the American Hemerocallis Society. She has taught classes on the propagation and care of daylilies, and conducted workshops on plant selection for the perennial garden. To the delight of the residents, Linda created and maintained a raised vegetable garden and a butterfly garden at a nursing home in Suffolk.
Ann Reamy, The Rappahannock Valley Garden Club
Ann is skilled in bonsai and orchid growing. Her garden is among the most beautiful in Fredericksburg. As a Master Gardener she volunteers in the historic gardens of Kenmore and Chatham, in Fredericksburg’s LOVE garden, and at the Central Rappahannock Regional Library’s planting areas.
Casey Rice, Harborfront Garden Club
Casey has a wealth of knowledge in landscape design and gardening. As a member of the Norfolk Botanical Garden Board of Trustees and Chairman of its Landscape Committee, she has promoted and supported the garden there and encouraged garden club involvement. As a member of two other garden clubs, she has spearheaded beautification efforts and served on the New York Horticulture Committee.
