Celebrating our Club Members' Flower Show Successes!

We are delighted to report that in the month of February alone, members of The Garden Club of Alexandria exhibited in three divisions in three different flower shows!

• Lillian Nash and Amy Moyer created a masterpiece arrangement for History Blooms at the Virginia Museum of History and Culture in Richmond.  Photos are in the blog post below.

• Jordan Richards exhibited a gorgeous arrangement in the "Keepsake China" class at the Atlanta Botanical Garden Flower Show.  Jordan's beautiful design won an Honorable Mention!

• Twig Murray exhibited Botanical Arts at the Philadelphia Flower Show, earning a third place ribbon!  Twig's design for the Hippie Chic schedule featured a 1960s-inspired pendant on a "love bead" chain and included a feather constructed from individual strands of milkweed floss.

• Hattie Monks entered 5 plants, including Begonia Escargot, Begonia Sulimutata and Begonia Tiger Kitten, in the Horticulture Division at the Philadelphia Flower Show.  Hattie won one first place ribbon, one second place ribbon and three third place ribbons, and received the Edwin D. MacFarland, Jr. Award for the outstanding Begonia entry in the Horticulture classes!

  

  

  

GCAlex Shines at History Blooms

Lillian Nash and Amy Moyer created a masterpiece arrangement on behalf of The Garden Club of Alexandria for GCV's February 2026 History Blooms event at the Virginia Museum of History and Culture.  To mark the 250th anniversary of the birth of our nation, this year’s History Blooms event carried the theme Revolutionary Gardens.  Apropos, Lillian and Amy's arrangement featured blooms and greenery typical of an American garden, including roses, tulips, magnolia, camellia, hellebore, hydrangea, berries and fern. Lillian provided their container - a beautiful blue and white ceramic piece sourced from Monticello - from her personal collection.

Data Center Workshop

The Garden Club of Alexandria was well represented at GCV's January 5, 2026 program on "Understanding Data Centers and Their Impact on the Virginia Landscape."  The program was planned by our very own Diane Thomas, GCV Conservation & Beautification Chair, and attended by Jennifer Kelley, Lisa Mountcastle, Lillian Nash, Ruth Brightbill, Mary Ellen Rotondo and Patti White, among others!

Meeting host Piedmont Environmental Council shared an informative presentation on the issues created by rapid data center development in Virginia, along with an innovative project they are testing in agrivoltaics.  To learn more, see materials from the program linked here --> Data Centers Slides - Google Drive.