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GCA National Affairs and Legislative Meeting
Report from Washington:
The GCA Legislative Affairs Meeting
February 23 – 25, 2010
Written by Kathy Kilbride
I was delighted to have the opportunity to travel to Washington as the New Canaan Garden Club representative to this year’s National Affairs and Legislative Meeting last month. It was my first time attending a national GCA event and, as I had been advised by others who had preceded me in this role, the experience was both enlightening and invigorating. The accumulated knowledge, savvy and political skills of the women who organize and attend this annual conference – now in existence for more than two decades – was thoroughly impressive. And, it was also clear that representatives of the GCA wield a considerable amount of respect and, it seems, influence, in DC political spheres. The collection of appointed and elected officials who came to brief our group of several hundred was impressive in stature and generally in substance. Despite some evidence to the contrary, it still appears that many governmental officials are deeply engaged in the issues of the environment. The recent legislative gridlock in federal government has, of course, impeded progress in this area but I still think we should be encouraged by the environmental goals of many elected officials, as well as the obvious knowledge and hard policy work that is being attended to by many house and senate staff, some of whom we met during our visit.
Exploring Solutions for Sustainable Gardening
A sustainable garden should be able to adapt and continue indefinitely without requiring external inputs. A sustainable garden must not leave its environment depleted, but restored and in balance. A sustainable garden should be easy on the gardener, requiring low maintenance and little demand on the budget.
GCA Flower Show Entry Forms
Templates for GCA Entry Forms can be downloaded below and saved on your home computer to use at GCA Flower Shows. There are different templates for each class so be sure to use the correct one.
A Garden History & Design Minute
What does it mean to have one’s garden included in the Archives of American Gardens at the Smithsonian Institution?
History of Waveny Walled Garden, by Ellen Zumbach
Click on the PDF file below to download Ellen’s terrific presentation on the History of Waveny Walled Garden.
GCA 2011 FOCUS Issue
Download the PDF file below for the latest issue of GCA’s FOCUS magazine.
Plant Plan for the 2013 Founders Fund Project in Central Park
Click on the icon below to download the site and plant plan for 2013 Founders Fund Project in Central Park. All 200 member clubs committed to funding this project which will restore two acres in Central Park to the original vision of Frederick Law Olmsted. The Groundbreaking, held on Wednesday, October 5th at the East 69th and Fifth Avenue site, was attended by hundreds including some of our members: Catharine Sturgess, Caroline Garrity, Jane Gamber, Peg Salmon, and Susan O’Brien. It was wonderful to see their smiling faces and feel their support.
GCA focus Online Photography Competition
Click on the PDF link below to download the most recent issue of GCA’s focus photography magazine. It is a special issue featuring an online photography competition where all GCA members are invited to vote. You’ll be amazed by the breathtaking photographs and impressed with the talents of the many gifted photographers that sent in these images. GCA welcomes our participation . . . just follow the rules and cast your ballot. You, too, can be a judge!
Winter 2012 focus Magazine and Online Photo Contest
Click on the PDF icons below to download the latest issue of GCA’s focus magazine and a Hotflash announcing the newest online photography contest. Maybe you would like to enter and be a part of this wonderful GCA discipline. It will make you even more aware of the beauty around you! It’s easy to enter — just send a name and an image via email. It can’t get any easier than that.