This will be a busy year for Flower Show Schools in West Virginia. We will begin a new Series with Course I to be held May 22-24, hosted by Shenandoah-Potomac District, Patty Arndt, District Director. We are honored to have West Virginia’s own Darlene Newell teaching Horticulture. She speaks from experience, as an nstructor and an avid grower of both indoor and outdoor plants. I hope that you will attend the school and lend your support to Darlene. She will be teaching us to grow and judge plants in the Rhododendron family, the state flowers of West Virginia. Also, bulbs, tubers and rhizomes, especially daffodils and/or bearded iris, will be featured.
Harlin Turner returns to West Virginia to teach Design. Covered in Course I will be traditional line, line-mass and mass designs. Mr. Turner will also teach Flower Show Procedure. This portion of the Course is where we learn to plan, organize and execute a Standard Flower Show – something from which all members benefit.
AGENDA
students must attend all sessions
Friday, Oct. 10, 2008
7:30 - 8:20 Registration
8:20 - 8: 30 Announcements
8:30 - 9:30 Flower Show Procedure
9:30 - 10:30 Design Lecture
10:30- 10:45 Break
10:45 - 12:15 pm Design
12:15 - 1:00 Lunch
1:00 - 2:30 Design, con’t Practice Point Scoring
2:30 - 2:45 Break
2:45 - 3:45 Practice Point Scoring
Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008
8:00 - 8:20 Registration
8:20 - 8:30 Announcements
8:30 - 9:30 Flower Show Procedure
9:30 - 10:30 Horticulture Lecture
Chrysanthemums; Pumpkins and Squash
10:30 - 10:45 Break
10:45 - 12:15 Horticulture , con’t
12:15 - 1:00 Lunch
1:00 - 2:30 Horticulture Practice Point Scoring
2:30 - 2:45 Break
2:45 - 3:45 Practice Point Scoring
Sunday, Oct. 12 , 2008
8:30 - 11:30 Written Exam
INSTRUCTORS
Design and Flower Show Procedure:
Lynn Fronk, Worthington, OH, is an NGC accredited Instructor in Design and Flower Show Procedure. She is a Master Judge, Symposium Instructor and is currently serving as FSS Instructors’ Chairman. She is a recently retired Recovery Room Nurse at Columbus Children’s Hospital. and has completed several Operation Smile Missions to Nicaragua, Honduras and Columbia as well as Interplast Missions to the Philippines, Ecuador, Peru and Myanman. She enjoys square dancing and camping.
Horticulture:
Darlene Newell, Lochgelly, WV, a member of West Virginia Garden Club, brings her knowledge of gardening and horticulture to the Flower Show Schools program. Her knowledge comes form practical experience in her own garden and greenhouse. She has served WVGC in many capacities, is a Certified Master Gardener and a Registered Nurse. She is a member of the American Chrysanthemum Society and American Daffodil Society, a Master Flower Show Judge and Landscape Design Consultant. Her interests include stained glass work, bridge playing and family.
Course I I - Required Reading
The National Gardener -3yrs $18.00
Handbook for Flower Shows, $15.00
2007 Edition Chapters , 3, 4, 5, 6, 14.
Creative Floral Design - Step by Step $35.00
by Hawkins and Row:
Chapters 1, pp19-26, Chapters 2, 4, 6 and 7.
Essence of Creativity...A Legacy $40.00
Chapters 2, 4, 5 and 8.
Table Settings For All Seasons -
Wood and Smith $34.95
Chapter 7 and Creative Designs
Hortulana, Revised - Heber $10.00
Pgs. pertaining to plant groups
The New Flower Expert - Hessayon $19.95
Pgs. 25, 48, 63, 64
Guide to Exhibiting and Judging Fruits,
Vegetables and Nuts - Heber
Pgs. pertaining to Pumpkins and Squash
SUGGESTED READING
The Fruit Expert - Hessayon
Complete Guide to Vegetables, Fruits, and
Herbs - Ortho Book, pgs. 61 - 67
Most books may be ordered from NGC.
Phone: 1-800-550-6007, or www.gardenclub.org
LODGING
Reservations are to be made directly with Sleep Inn at (304) 842-1919. Mention “WV Garden Club” to receive the $67.50 (plus 12% tax) nightly room rate. DEADLINE: September 26. (Don’t delay! WVU home game same weekend. Sleep Inn will be booked!)
DIRECTIONS to SLEEP INN
From North or South I-79 to Exit 119 (Rt. 50). Go East on Rt. 50 towards Bridgeport. Take first left on Lodgeville Rd. at light by Eat ‘n Park. Take first left on Tolley St. Sleep Inn is short distance on right.
From West: Take Rt. 50 East. Cross over I-79 and take first left on Lodgeville Rd. Proceed as above.
From East: Take Rt. 50 West through Bridgeport and turn right on Lodgeville Rd. just before the I-79 Interchange. Proceed as above
DIRECTIONS to BENEDUM CIVIC CENTER
Benedum Civic Center is located 1.5 miles east of I-79 on Rt. 50 (Main St.) in the city of Bridgeport, next to Dairy Queen. Limited parking is available beside the building, with additional parking across street in the Municipal parking lot.
REGISTRATION FORM
Name _____________________________
Address_____________________________
City_______________ State____ Zip______
Phone______________________________
Garden Club_________________________
District_____________________________
PLEASE CHECK:
Full Course - with Exam $50.00___
Full Course -
Out -of-State, with Exam 60.00___
Full Course - No Exam
WVGC Member 5.00___
Guest 15.00___
Lunch Fri. and Sat. 20.00___
Friday Only (Design)
WVGC Member 5.00___
Guest 15.00___
Out-of-State, with Exam 30.00___
Lunch 10.00___
Saturday Only (Horticulture)
WVGC Member 5.00___
Guest 15.00___
Out-of-State, with Exam 30.00___
Lunch 10.00___
Total Enclosed: $______
Make checks payable to “Flower Show School -Course II ” and mail to : Velma Reeves,
P.O. Box 603, Clarksburg, WV 26302-0603
All attendees MUST register, including workers.
