Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-04

L. Gillette. landscape architect
judged these plans Mt the end OF the
season. awarding first honor 10 Mrs.
.Sbcrt Leigh and ut the same time
giving most helpful information on
mapping your garden on paper. how
o locate with compass and line
utiuings. trees, etc, on the grounds
md transferring the same TO your
lnper maps. Also the best way to
III In flower beds with plants accord
Ing to height, color, the number OF
each TO the space. etc. the easiest
way to find tho material wanted from
catalogue and other Information Of
4 practical value.
Some Who Helped.
Tho club is indebted to Mrs. Archer
Jones for most entertaining talk on
the delights of gardens and flowers:
TO Mrs. Edmund Mct;ill. State garden
specialist. for q n lecture on practical
gardening, particularly vegetables;
Air. Duncan Lee talked most inter-
es;inSly on the placing of architcc-
ture and statuary in the garden. IL
ius;rating his talk with lovely photo
graphs from beautiful gardens.
The club is also indebted to Mr..
Thoms. OF Gintcr Park. for our re-
ally nrst practical suggestions about
window boxes, the preservation of
cut flowers. list of plants furnish
ing shelter and food for birds in the
winter and many other most helpful
suggestions.
Mrs. Fowler, of the Shaw Aquatic
Gardens. in Washington -sinspired
every one. ] am sure. who attended
her illustrated lecture on water lilies
and plants with Il desire TO go home
at once and start Il water garden In
che first empty barrel that could be
used for a lake. For intensive cul-
~, t,a 81, . l,
and for one. learned n lot of things
that must not be done with n chry
santhcmum which is always n step
forward on what TO do.
Two of our members, Mrs. William
Northrop and Mrs. John SHELTON Will
liams. read interesting and helpful
papers to the club.
Outside Activities Varied.
Our outside activities were varied.
We found time to take our full share
in the Victory loan drive: also our
part In The Times Dispatch pure food
exhibit. We were greatly assisted in
this exhibit by Mcssrs. Ratcl!ffc d
Tanner. We gave school prize OF
$40 to the. school gardens of Rich
mond and offered a S25 scholarship in
the woman's land army training
school at the University of Virginia.
We answered to an appeal from Eu-
rope for garden seed, implements and
all garden accessories.
The club also. during the past year,
started n curb markct-that Is. sell
ing in the market the flowers and
produce of the club gardens. This
proved our most strenuous under
taking. Through the kindness OF Mr..
Jones. we succeeded in getting an
excellent stall. but the shortage OF
help in our gardens made the con-
tinuance OF this undertaking most
strenuous at times. However. the
final accomplishing of a gift of 5000,
divided between Serbia and France.
should be matter of great pride TO
the many members who gave OF
themselves in effort and of their gar
dens in produce. Letters of thanks
are also acknowledged from the
Sheltcring Arms Hospital and from
the Home for Incurables for flowers
and vegetables left over from our
curb market sales and sent to these
institutions.
In conclusion, n certain thrill must
come to US all when we reflect that
in the city of Nish. in far-away Ser
bia, there is small school garden
tended by little children and known
as the James River Garden, the gift
OF our club.
Respectfully submitted,
(Signed)
MRS. THOS. S. wHEELwRIGHT,
President James River Garden Club