Tyra Freed, The Hampton Roads Garden Club
Tyra, a landscape designer by profession, has shared her expertise in many areas. As club liaison to the Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Tyra worked to revive the entrance garden as well as spearheading the project to restore and enhance the James River entrance to The Mariners’ Museum.
Kris Lloyd, Hillside Garden Club
The Roots and Shoots Garden at Bedford Hills Elementary School has been Kris’ passion from its beginning recruiting volunteers, raising funds, and working with children in this outdoor classroom. She has also worked with other community volunteers to create a vegetable garden and ornamental beds for a special needs care-giving facility and spent time with at-risk youth at the Juvenile Detention Center instructing methods of growing vegetables in their greenhouse facility.
Wanda Russo, The Elizabeth River Garden Club
Wanda has carried on her family’s long tradition of gardening. Her home on the Elizabeth River in Portsmouth is a River Star Home which means she is careful in the use of resources and gardening techniques to protect the river from pollution.
Dorothy Tompkins, Albemarle Garden Club
A retired pediatric cardiologist, Dorothy serves on the GCV Horticulture Committee and co-chaired the Conservation/Horticulture Workshop. She is a Master Gardener, Master Naturalist, Tree Steward and is involved with the local jail’s re-entry program teaching a substance abuse class as well as a gardening class.
Judie Wine, The Spotswood Garden Club
Judie’s love of roses and propagating boxwood tops her list of many garden favorites. She shares her talents with club and city beautification projects especially in the garden restoration of historic Fort Harrison. A club leader since the mid-60’s Judie has helped make her club what it is today.
Mary Queitzsch Zocchi, Dolley Madison Garden Club
Mary has dedicated her life to the study of lilies and faithfully carries on her mother’s knowledge and tradition. She has been instrumental in flower shows as a judge and advisor, and has conducted workshops and lectures on showing, propagation, and successful growing practices.
