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Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney speaks at a June 1 “Call to Action” event at the Slavery Reconciliation statue in Shockoe Bottom after initial protests resulted in looting and Gov. Ralph Northam declared a state of emergency for the city of Richmond.
Best friends Megan Wright (left) and Julienne Brown stopped at the Lee monument on a Friday evening in mid-June for an emotional visit to the site that has been transformed by protesters.
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PRIVATE SCHOOLS GUIDE
Returning in our August issue will be the annual section on private education for pre-K, elementary, middle and high school students. With everything from updates on school projects and personnel to in-depth features, this section provides a comprehensive look at independent school options throughout the region.
THE GARDEN CLUB AT 100
On June 14, protesters traveled down Church Road for a “March Against Racism” in the West End. Pictured are father Courtney (with red mask) and sons Jake, 11, (far left) and Richard, 10, (next to his father) joined by nephews Christian, 5, and Adrian, 9.
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In August, Richmond magazine’s Custom Studio will launch “Plan & Protect,” a publication within Richmond magazine devoted to advice on personal and business finance, insurance, and other strategic topics. Only 10 experts for business and 10 experts for personal planning will be included. Please contact your sales executive or susanw@richmag.com for more information.
In this issue, learn the story of the Garden Club of Virginia’s founding and the wide-ranging work it has done to preserve Virginia’s landscapes, document and restore historic gardens, and establish and support the Virginia State Parks. A companion exhibition will open at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture in July.
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Get a glimpse at the exhibition “Treasures of Ancient Egypt: Sunken Cities” that is scheduled to open this month, through a guide to that exhibition and others inside this issue.
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GUN REFORM IN VIRGINIA Historic gun legislation goes into effect July 1, and opponents vow to continue the fight By Carol A.O. Wolf Part five of a continuing series on the impact of guns and related issues
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Defense League (VCDL), who helped organize the January rally, says he was pleased the participants “managed to send their message without violence. [Our] purpose was to let the members of the General Assembly know they were opposed to any and all gun legislation.” A second rally planned for July 4 — dubbed “GunStock Rally 2.0” — is being organized by the Virginia Knights and militia groups across the state. It is not aligned with the VCDL. Although he said he was invited to speak by the militia groups, Van Cleave says he declined and disavows any connection with the effort. The Virginia Knights’ 19-year-old leader, Mike Dunn, says the group is “socially diverse and
nonviolent” and describes it as one of the larger grassroots militia groups in Virginia. He says he anticipates between 10,000 and 15,000 people will show up on July 4. The rally will feature Republican State Sen. Amanda Chase, who has declared she is running for governor in 2021, as keynote speaker. Chase says organizers have promised that the event will be nonviolent and peaceful. “There is so much frustration and anger that our personal freedoms are being eroded by the government that people are ready to take a stand and protect their rights from being usurped,” she says, while blasting the local Republican Party leadership for their lack of resolve
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illed as the greatest gunfight in a generation at the Virginia General Assembly, the historic 2020 legislative session had hits and misses for both parties. And the fight isn’t over yet. Although Democrats — with majorities in both the Senate and House of Delegates — managed to get seven of eight key gun-related bills signed into law this year, they failed to pass what Robert Holsworth, a veteran political analyst and founding director of the Center for Policy at Virginia Commonwealth University, terms the “most vital” piece of legislation: a ban on assault weapons. He notes that it wasn’t the Republicans who defeated the assault weapon ban, but “other Democrats who thought the bill, as presented, was overly broad.” Still, Holsworth says the victories the Democrats scored are “impressive and historic,” but he predicts “there will be more fighting” in the 2021 General Assembly session. The Democrats’ push for firearms legislation helped galvanize a nascent Second Amendment Sanctuary movement across the commonwealth, with 91 of Virginia’s 96 counties passing measures opposed to any state firearms legislation. Virginia’s Democratic attorney general, Mark Herring, issued an advisory opinion in December that said the local pro-Second Amendment Sanctuary laws were not legally valid. In January, more than 22,000 people, many openly carrying weapons, converged on Capitol Square in Richmond. Despite fears that the gathering could become a repeat of the 2017 Unite the Right Rally in Charlottesville, the event was nonviolent. Phillip Van Cleave of the Virginia Citizens
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BEAUTY IN THE WEEDS Amid the pandemic, Kelsey Sykes prepares to open a flower and garden shop By Nicole Cohen
Richmond magazine: Why did you decide to open a store during the coronavirus pandemic? Kelsey Sykes: Not to sound too hokey, but it just happened. … I was walking my dog by this building, which I had been eyeing for months but never knew what I’d do here, and I called the number. [I got a call back from the building owner] a few days later, and I told her my website, and I could hear her
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ith 10 years’ experience in the flower and garden industry, Kelsey Sykes has traveled to places including New York, Mexico and England while working on garden projects and furthering her horticultural education. Now she’s drawing on her experiences to open a floral and garden service business, Old Time Feeling (oldtimefeeling.com), at 402 W. Brookland Park Blvd. Sykes, who offers natural and organic florals, forages alleys for wildflowers to create unique arrangements. Her new shop was set to open in July. We caught up with Sykes in late May. Here’s what she had to say about her plans for the business, opening during the COVID-19 pandemic and the Brookland Park neighborhood.
typing, and she said, “Oh, I think this would be perfect.” RM: Did the pandemic help with securing a better price on your rent? Sykes: I absolutely think it helped, but this space has been empty for at least five years. It was originally called the R&S Food Store; it was a grocery store. It was built for that purpose, and that’s the only business that’s ever been here, and I’m the only
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you selling? Sykes: My favorite flowers have always been weeds. So this morning I went and did a little alley foraging [and gathered] wild amaranth, wild sweet peas, mimosa, honeysuckle, you’ve got some allium, which are just wild garlic. [In the shop] I’ve got chicory … wild asparagus, Queen Anne’s lace, dandelions,
fleabane daisies, thistle and pennycress — my favorite. All the stuff on the tables are wildflowers that I foraged, and the stuff in the black buckets are flowers from Hazel Witch Farm. RM: What is your plan for the space? Sykes: Right now, it’s a working studio … but the plan is we will have retail in the form of selling plants, garden plant starters. I’ll mostly selfishly be stocking all of my favorite products so that I can have them myself, so everything will be botanical-related. I’ll have some citronella incense, and we’ll have … botanical apothecary products, so we’ll have natural oils, we’ll have candles, we’ll have bug spray, organic pest sprays for your garden. We’ll have gardening gloves; we’ll have wheelbarrows and clippers and shovels. So home and garden is the focus, but I’ve got my favorite hand cream that I can’t live without after working in the garden all day. The goal is we will have a retail section, but it’ll be home-and-garden-related. RM: Are you offering anything else in the shop? Sykes: Another big dream is to have a plant library in here. I have a pretty huge collection of plant books, botany books, gardening how-to, so I’d love for there to be a seating area and a library wall where people can come in. I’d love to sell books, too, but I’d love to have that resource [for] the community. RM: Will you offer classes? Sykes: Yes, education is going to be a huge part of this, [even if] in this [pandemic] world, it has to be digital for a time. RM: How has the Brookland Park neighborhood received you? Sykes: I am blown away at the kindness. … I have people who have seen me on Instagram and people that have walked by [and] come in. They’ve brought me plants, they’ve brought me vases. They’re folks who have lived here for years and years, and … they’ve just welcomed me in and told me stories about the old R&S Store. R
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SENIOR WORKOUT Some simple exercises can help older Virginians stay fit By Chris Jones
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s Virginia adjusts restrictions on gatherings and activities as necessary in reaction to COVID-19, older residents of the commonwealth are part of a population that’s been advised to continue to shelter safely at home. But active elders still need to engage in regular exercise, which can be hard to do when you spend most of your hours indoors. So we asked three local personal trainers for tips on how older Richmond residents can maintain their fitness while sheltering in place. Here are their suggestions. As always, go slowly when beginning a new exercise routine and check with your physician.
KEEP MOVING Megan Abbott, general manager and certified personal trainer at GymGuyz, a home personal training studio in Richmond, recommends the following.
Move every day. Go for a walk, do yoga or strengthtrain. Motion is lotion, so make sure you are doing a little something each day.
STAY BALANCED Xavier Darden Jr, known as Coach Xavier or Coach X, specializes in digital fitness. He believes a balanced life will help seniors stay fit.
Go outside. It’s always a great idea to get fresh air while staying fit. Again, implement the time element to push yourself while you work out. Example: Try to walk 1 mile in 20 minutes. Nutrition. Eating a proper mix of whole foods and staying hydrated will keep your energy levels high, leading to more productive workouts.
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Time. For the most effective workouts, set a 30-minute timer and try to get as many reps/sets done as you can of pushups, situps and squats.
BUILD STRENGTH WITH BODY WEIGHT Jennifer Farruggio, owner and trainer at UMatter, a Midlothian personal training studio, recommends using what you have on hand to enhance workouts.
Focus on balance. Balance can decrease as we get older, so putting an emphasis here can be helpful. Try balancing on one leg and see how long you can go.
Core strength. A strong core can help with balance and be a huge factor in the prevention of falls. Gentle exercises like dead bug and bird dog are great places to start. Lie face up to do a dead bug, with arms up and legs bent at the knees at 90-degree angles. Move your left arm back to the floor as you straighten your right leg and move it down to the floor; repeat the motion with the opposite limbs. Bird dog looks like it sounds: You mimic a hunting dog on point. Kneel on the floor, then point your right leg back and your left arm forward, repeating with the opposite limbs.
Body-weight seated squats. Stand in front of a kitchen chair, hold your hands out in front of you, push your hips back, sit down fully and then stand back up nice and tall. As you repeat this motion, focus on doing the exercise in a nice, controlled tempo. Pushups. The good old staple pushup will help you gain strength in your chest, which will assist you in getting up from the ground. Just remember to keep your elbows tucked. You can do this on the floor, on the couch, or you can push up at an incline while using your kitchen table. Overhead press. Grab a couple of water bottles, stand up tall and hold the bottles close to your shoulders, almost as if you were talking on the phone, then press them over your head. R
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Richmond medical providers and their patients embrace virtual visits in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic by
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on her hands. A partner in the Mechanicsville Medical Center Family Practice, she was in self-quarantine for two weeks in March after a trip to Germany had been brought to an early end because of the growing COVID-19 pandemic. The first day in quarantine, she put her time to use by reading up on how the federal government was changing guidelines for remote visits with patients and allowing doctors to bill for such services, creating a way for health care providers to continue tending to medical needs in lieu of regular in-office visits during the pandemic. “I knew I would need to help our practice in seeing patients and was, and still am, so thankful for the work that the [American Medical Association and the American Academy of Family Physicians] did on our behalf to loosen previous telehealth restrictions,” she says. “I quickly fired up an old iPhone, loaded some apps, wrote an implementation plan and started telehealth visits March 16.” Telehealth made sense as a way to limit exposure for both patients and staff. Mechanicsville Medical Center Family Practice began using such interactions for all sick visits and offering them for regular wellness appointments, too. Now, Burijon estimates that about half of patient interactions are done through telehealth.
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“Our patients and staff have been very thankful,” she says in an email. “By this methodology, we hope to provide excellent care without imposing mutual risk. Plus, I’ve seen so many pets that I otherwise would never have met!” In early spring, as pandemic restrictions tightened, telehealth was embraced by health care professionals in metro Richmond and across the nation. Even as restrictions have eased, it has remained a viable alternative to an in-office visit. “It works very well,” says Dr. Michael Blumberg of Allergy Partners of Richmond, also a clinical professor in pediatrics at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. It’s no replacement for an in-office visit for someone with a skin condition, but Blumberg believes that it’s an excellent tool to use in working with about a third of the patients seen in the practice. Blumberg says that patients tend to like the sessions, but the flip side is that telehealth just won’t work for many people, particularly those who lack connectivity. Blumberg notes that all too often, they are the ones who are the sickest, on the most medications and the most at-risk. Dr. Michael J. Petrizzi of Hanover Family Physicians recommends that patients who embrace telehealth need to have some basic tools on hand, such as a blood pressure cuff of their own. While pandemic restrictions have eased,
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Telehealth is also a CRUCIAL COMPONENT in maintaining contacts during a time of SOCIAL ISOLATION for many, such as the elderly and those who have lost a spouse. making some people more likely to feel safe enough to go see their doctor in person, a resurgence of COVID-19 cases could occur, necessitating more sheltering in place and more reliance on telehealth. Hence, the need for a blood pressure cuff. Telehealth is also a crucial component in maintaining contacts during a time of social isolation for many, such as the elderly and those who have lost a spouse, says Petrizzi. “They can see my eyes focusing on them — and vice versa,” he says, making their time together serve as a mental health visit of sorts. Petrizzi says telehealth is effective because he has access to a patient’s chart, labs and history during an exam. He says he can often adjust medications or prescribe new ones as needed based on a telehealth session. 60
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“It’s been great being able to do this,” he says. About 80% of medicine depends on assesing a patient’s medical history, says Dr. Vimal Mishra, medical director of the office of telemedicine and an associate professor of medicine and health administration for VCU. With a telehealth chat, chart access and an astute assessment of how a patient looks via video, you can generally do a very good assessment of a patient. “A lot of patients and providers are absolutely fine with it,” he says. Patients don’t have the hassle of traveling to the doctor’s office, don’t have to arrange child care or take time off work, while doctors like the flexibility and the chance to see a different side of a patient. “It removes the barriers for a lot of patients to being seen,” says Dr. John
Cornett of Mechanicsville Medical Center Family Practice. He notes that it has no geographic limits and saves money, too. It also opens a window into a patient’s world. Cornett says that he gets to interact with people in their comfort zones, such as the patient who was working outdoors at a construction site in safety goggles and a hard hat, supervising a crew. Actually setting eyes on a patient “goes way beyond a phone call,” Cornett says. Mishra says the technology is also being used in hospitals during the pandemic, as a way to limit exposure to staff while still providing care and allowing some patients to stay in touch with family members. Patients can be monitored without staff repeatedly entering a room, which reduces the need for changes of personal protective equipment, which is in short supply. Telehealth is a tool that’s proving useful and that likely will continue to see extensive implementation post-pandemic, according to providers. How much it’s used will depend, though, on whether regulations regarding its usage and payments will be kept in place. Mishra notes that providers need additional training in web-side manner, not just bedside manner. “I think there’s no going back,” he says. “People can see how this tool can enhance health care.” Dr. Greg Leghart, a physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist who’s also the chief medical information officer for Sheltering Arms, says that telehealth protects patients and staff, preserves protective equipment and “works very well for most of our patients.” He says that though people dislike change, patients seem to appreciate telehealth once they experience it, see that it works and become familiar with the practice, and he believes there will be a groundswell of support for its use post-pandemic. “I see this as a potential silver lining of the COVID crisis,” Leghart says.
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rated knowledge from media-based and fear-based myths,” he says. “We wanted to make sure our staff was very comfortable.” Glazier says that entails full PPE, patient screenings, temperature checks,
"Our office only saw two patients on an emergency basis in a seven-week period." —Dr. Graham Forbes
requiring masks and providing hand sanitizer in the waiting room. The practice has also installed medical-grade HEPA filter systems in every treatment room as well as the waiting rooms to manage airflow, and aerosol procedures have been eliminated except for emergency care. “Filters are not the guideline or recommendation, but we are taking the extra step to make patients feel better about air quality,” Glazier says. The HEPA systems, which some other dentists have also purchased, are an expensive addition to a dental office, at about $900 each. “Some of the newer ones with UV air purification systems cost more,” Glazier says.
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Dentists are seeing an economic impact on their practices, especially when it comes to buying equipment. “The prices on masks have gone up from about 99 cents to $10,” Reynolds says.
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to the safety of dental visits. “Our patients trust us to keep them safe, and we trust them to be honest with us,” Forbes says. A large percentage of Forbes’ patients are African American, a population that has disproportionately felt the effects of this pandemic. One of his patients has died from COVID-19. “I saw him in December, and he was a healthy guy,” Forbes says. “I heard he died, and I was shocked and deeply saddened. It makes it more real and present when you know someone who goes to your practice that has died. It raises your awareness of the presence and danger of the virus.” He has several other patients with immediate family members who have died from COVID-19. “We owe it to our team and our patients to address safety in our office.” Dr. Thomas Glazier of Richardson, Overstreet & Glazier, a periodontics and dental implant surgery practice, says he and his colleagues follow the guidelines and recommendations of the VDA and the ADA. “We addressed education and sepa-
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DRS. KAUGARS AND MILLER Dr. Claire Kaugars and Dr. Benita Miller have been proudly serving Central Virginia for over 30 years. Graduates of VCU School of Dentistry, they received their periodontal training at VCU and Medical College of Georgia, respectively. Dr. Kaugars is past president of the Richmond Dental Society, and Dr. Miller is past president of the Virginia Dental Association. Drs. Kaugars and Miller offer leading edge periodontal services to enhance the smile as well as manage periodontal disease, which studies have shown can impact overall health. Your health and smile are our top priorities Our entire dental team is dedicated to providing you with thorough, personalized care. To learn more about achieving your best periodontal health, contact our office at 804-285-4867 or visit us at richmondperio.net
DRS. RICHARDSON, OVERSTREET, GLAZIER AND WHITE Dr. Chris Richardson, Dr. Ben Overstreet, Dr. Thomas Glazier, and Dr. John White specialize in the treatment of periodontal dental care. Their services include treatment of bone loss around teeth and dental implants due to disease, repair of soft tissue recession, regeneration of lost bone, replacement of teeth with dental implants and enhancing restorative care by creating a healthy foundation. In addition, they also commonly perform cosmetic procedures, including enhancing short teeth by recontouring a gummy smile and correcting long teeth by soft tissue grafting. All four doctors are active in local, regional, national and international organizations and serve on governing boards and executive councils within these groups. They are tremendously honored to partner with more than 300 area general dentists, and it is this approach to your care via collaborative teamwork that creates predictable and successful results. Their goal is excellence in periodontics, and they look forward to having the opportunity to provide your care. They welcome new patients to their
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RIVER RUN DENTAL As with most industries, dentistry has undergone some significant changes as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. River Run Dental has maintained their focus on patient safety by implementing some state-of-the-art safety procedures into their dental practice. From industrial-grade air purification systems to teledentistry services and virtual smile consultations, patients can enjoy the elevated dental experience that River Run Dental has become known for without worry. Named a Richmond Magazines Top Dentist for 9 years in a row, Dr. Brent Rusnak is joined by a team of 7 other doctors who share his commitment to dental excellence. River Run Dental is a general dentistry practice serving children, teens, and adults and has 2 locations in Richmond. River Run Dental is opening their newest location in Midlothian in September 2020. Visit RiverRunDentalSpa.com
RVA CHILDREN’S DENTISTRY Dr. Sobia Carter is a board-certified specialist in pediatric dentistry who has been practicing in Richmond for over 15 years. She has extensive experience treating infants, children, teenagers and children with special needs. Dr. Carter is also the mother of three children and takes pride in treating her patients like they are her own. Come by and meet our compassionate,
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ast March, when we took the necessary step of closing the museum in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we hardly knew what the coming months would bring. As we continue to work through these challenging times, we look forward to welcoming you back. I am especially excited to tell you that a fascinating new special exhibition—Treasures of Ancient Egypt: Sunken Cities—opens to the public on July 4. To ensure your safety and comfort when you come to visit this exhibition and our galleries, the museum has established some new practices and procedures, which are outlined on our website. By following these guidelines, we hope to continue VMFA’s role in providing our community and all Virginians a place of inspiration, beauty, peace, and hope. I look forward to seeing you soon, and often.
Alex Nyerges, Director and CEO
CONTENTS Sunken Cities pgs 4-7
Draper pgs 11-13
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Front Cover: The bust of the colossal statue of Hapy has been strapped with webbings before being cautiously raised out of the water of Aboukir Bay, Egypt. (SCA 281) IEASM Excavations. Photo: Christoph Gerigk © Franck Goddio/Hilti Foundation
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Working Together: Louis Draper and the Kamoinge Workshop. With over 140 photographs, the exhibition explores the work of 15 of the early members of this collective of African American photographers: : Draper, Walker, Smith, and Barboza, along with Adger Cowans, Danny Dawson, Roy DeCarava, Al Fennar, Ray Francis, Herman Howard, Jimmie Manna, Herb Randall, Herb Robinson, Ming Smith, and Calvin Wilson. The term Kamoinge comes from Gikuyu, the language of the Kikuyu people in Kenya, and translates to “a group of people acting and working together.”
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Working Together: Louis Draper and the Kamoinge Workshop Through Oct 18, 2020 Evans Court Gallery | Free
Working Together: Louis Draper and the Kamoinge Workshop is curated by Dr. Sarah L. Eckhardt, VMFA’s Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art. The exhibition is organized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
Fannie Lou Hamer, Mississippi, 1971, Louis Draper (American, 1935–2002), gelatin silver print. National Endowment for the Arts Fund for American Art, 2013.150 Courtesy of the Louis H. Draper Preservation Trust, Nell D. Winston Trustee
Sponsors Altria Group Fabergé Ball Endowment Elisabeth Shelton Gottwald Fund
Community Foundation for a greater Richmond Michael Schewel and Priscilla Burbank
Wayne and Nancy Chasen Family Fund of the Community Foundation for a greater Richmond
Drs. Ronald A. and Betty Neal Crutcher Philip and Kay Davidson
Marketing support for Evans Court exhibitions is provided by the Charles G. Thalhimer Fund. VMFA is grateful to the Bank of American Art Conservation Project and the National Endowment for the Humanities for their partnership in making this exhibition possible.
You can also view this exhibition online! Visit www.vmfa.museum/collections/stories/louis-draper-and-kamoinge/
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Early members of the Garden Club of Virginia attend one of the first statewide meetings circa 1924.
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sands of dollars to various projects across the state. “They’ve been an awesome advocate for us for our Youth Conservation Corps program,” Collett says. The YCC program brings high school students into the state park system for three weeks — housing and feeding them and offering them a chance to work on maintaining 18 different parks throughout the state. “The Garden Club has been instrumental in helping us support that program. They’ve funded it every year since the Centennial Project. Our ultimate goal is to put one in every park,” says Collett. “It’s a pretty stiff competition amongst these parks to get these crews because they mean so much to the parks. It’s just such a great development. It’s a conscious effort on our part. We’re trying to create the next generation of conservationists and the next generation of us.” In Chesterfield County, Pocahontas State Park has been a major beneficiary of the Centennial Project, receiving more than $12,500 in funds dedicated to its Civilian Conservation Corps’ group cabin stabilization project. The funds will helps maintain a group of cabins
that were built in the 1930s. Volunteer-led crews also repair structural damage to the cabins. “It’s been a fabulous project.” says Nate Clark, park manager at Pocahontas State Park. “The Garden Club has just been a tremendous supporter of state parks in general. These projects that have been funded would not be possible without the generous support of the Garden Club.” Other Centennial Project funds have gone toward education, maintenance and restoration at other parks throughout the state. “Part of the whole thing for us is education, conservation and beautification. Because the state parks really have a very similar, if not the same mission as we do, it feels like a natural partnership,” McCashin says. GCV’s mission with state parks is to not only maintain them in the present, but to create a lasting legacy for years to come. “As we approach our next hundred years, we have a responsibility to impart our passion and wisdom to the next generation,” GCV Immediate Past President Jean Gilpin says. “They are our future.”
The GCV's work with the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation and its Youth Conservation Corps to support Virginia State Parks fulfills the missions shared by both organizations. The GCV’s Centennial Project with Virginia State Parks is meant to inspire the next generation of environmental stewards.
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tion of Garden Club of Virginia’s mission,” says Tippett. “It’s huge for us, and we are very grateful.” The Grace Arents Garden was created in honor of Lewis Ginter’s favorite niece, to whom he left his estate. When she died in 1926 she asked that the estate, which she had since transformed into Bloemendaal Farms, be turned into a public botanical garden. The Grace Arents Garden, re-created to emulate Arents own private garden, was restored by the GCV in 1990. “They rebuilt arbors and a gazebo that had been here during Grace Arents day,” Tippett says. In 2013, GCV members returned to rebuild them again. In addition to offering fi nancial support, the GCV works with The grounds of this 100-acre estate include Japanese, Italian, English and herb gardens. The Garden Club Lewis Ginter to provide eduof Virginia restored the ornamental lawn surrounding the mansion from 1996-98. It now features a shrub cation opportunities and make labyrinth, restored walkway, specimen trees and rose arbors. connections with other organizations to further their colistoric Garden Week, which dates to 1927 lective mission. “We connect people through plants to when Garden Club of Virginia (GCV) members improve communities,” Tippett says. At Maymont, GCV has been instrumental in helping organized a flower show to benefit Monticello, is an impressive fundraising operation that has grown to restore the lawn surrounding Maymont House to reflect, with historical accuracy, the way it was when and evolved over the past century. “It is the coordinated efforts of these talented volun- owned privately by Major James Dooley and his family teers, along with the generosity of nearly 200 private in the late 1800s. With the help of the GCV’s landscape architect at homeowners across the state each year who make Historic Garden Week possible,” says State Historic Garden the time, Rudy Favretti, members restored the walkWeek Chair Tricia Garner. Proceeds from Historic Gar- way leading up to Maymont House and then redid it den Week* fund the GCV’s mission of restoration and when new evidence suggested that it was built differpreservation, two graduate-level research fellowships, ently. They also planted specimen trees and rose arbors and a shrub labyrinth at the site. “The Garden and its Centennial Project with Virginia State Parks. Restoration of properties has been one way that the Club of Virginia is wonderful. I love those women. GCV continues to support the community. “Proceeds They are so organized, professional, and passionate. go to those restoration properties all over the Common- They have restored so many sites around Virginia. The wealth,” Garner says. Some of the many properties re- list is amazing. The accomplishments are phenomenal, stored by GCV are in Richmond’s own backyard, includ- and the legacy just keeps growing year after year,” says Peggy Singlemann, Maymont’s director of park operaing at Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens and Maymont. Shane Tippett, executive director of Lewis Ginter Bo- tions and horticulture. *April’s 2020 Historic Garden Week was canceled in tanical Gardens, commends GCV for all the work that its members have done and that they continue to do in March because of COVID-19 pandemic. Historic Garsupport of the gardens. “We have benefited twice in the den Week had been canceled only once before — in Grace Arents Garden from the historical preservation por- the middle of World War II.
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Mapping Garden Paths The Garden Club of Virginia helps to create a garden archive for the public
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he Garden Club of Virginia is creating a garden archive for future generations through the landscape architecture research fellowships it awards to graduate students who are interested in recording historical landscape architecture. “When I think about the future, I cannot help but think about the education of our youth. The Garden Club of Virginia’s research fellowships are one way we help shape and further the careers of students,” GCV Immediate Past President Jean Gilpin says. The William D. Rieley Fellowship focuses on researching historic public landscapes, and the Rudy J. Favretti Fellowship focuses on historic private landscapes. Landscape designer Cheryl Miller was the recipient of the Favretti Fellowship in 2014. Miller, a Historic Richmond member and the 2020 chairwoman of Church Hill’s Historic Garden Week Tour, worked on documenting Fauquier County’s Belvoir Farm, created in the early 1900s by Fairfax and Hetty Cary Harrison, who was a driving force in the creation of the Garden Club of Virginia. “It was [Hetty], along with a few others, who actually came up with the idea of Historic Garden Week as a fundraising vehicle to do restoration work at various historical sites,” Miller says “The Garden Club of Virginia was really curious about her. She and her husband were notoriously private. There was very little known about this property.” After almost a year of research, with assistance from GCV’s landscape architect Will Rieley, and many hours spent on site, Miller created a comprehensive 118-page dossier about Belvoir and the people who cared for it that now serves as a resource for future historians. Calder Loth, a retired senior architectural historian with the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, is a member of the Garden Club of Virginia’s Research Fellowship Committee and an honorary member of the club itself. Loth says the work done by the fellows has become a valuable historic archive. “The original intent of the program was to record privately owned historic gardens because gardens are fragile, and some are disappearing. It’s an archive that has never really been assembled before.” The program has been expanded since its inception in 1996 to include public sites and now boasts 25 documented landscapes.
Whether researching and documenting important landscapes through its Historic Landscape Research Fellowship Program, or restoring them, the work of the Garden Club of Virginia has impacted communities both large and small.
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THE GARDEN CLUB OF VIRGINIA AT 100 JULY 1 – NOVEMBER 1, 2020 VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND CULTURE
Throughout its 100 year-history, the Garden Club of Virginia has held fast to its core goals: to celebrate the beauty of the land, preserve Virginia’s natural resources and historic landscapes, and inform, educate, and challenge others to become engaged in those issues. To commemorate GCV’s centenary, this exhibit tells the colorful, courageous, and impressive history of generations of activists who have produced a strong statewide voice for conservation, gardening, and education.
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From Billboards to Bluebirds The GCV advocates for conserving Virginia’s natural beauty
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Whether it’s a bee on a native Virginia bluebell or swallowtail butterfly on a sunflower, plants rely on a variety of insects for pollination.
ideas from around the state.” “The ‘Do One Thing to Conserve or Protect’ initiative, like Roanoke’s ‘Scoop the Poop’ project, has been popular with our members,” notes Lynn McCashin, GCV executive director. Another initiative is “Refuse to Use,” a program created to reduce and eliminate single-use plastics. The committee suggests cutting back on plastics at meetings and using reusable items at home and on-the-go. “It’s something that [members] can easily do in their communities,” Dorsey says. At the state level, the Conservation and Beautification Committee prepares an annual legislative position statement that outlines the GCV’s initiatives and positions on bills being proposed or amended. Then, on Legislative Day, a day determined by Virginia Conservation Network, GCV members meet with General Assembly members and other groups such as the James River Association and Virginia Forever, a coalition of businesses and conservationists that support environmental protection. The committee also hosts an annual conservation forum that is open to the public and awards research fellowships to undergraduate- and graduate-level environmental science or biology students. Fellowship projects have included studies on how pollution affects bees and their ability to pollinate and on how noise pollution affects the reproduction cycle of bluebirds. “It’s really exciting to be able to give out that money and see somebody excel in something that maybe they normally wouldn’t have had the opportunity to do,” Dorsey says.
The mission of the Garden Club of Virginia is to celebrate the beauty of the land, conserve the gifts of nature and challenge future generations to build on this heritage.
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or 40 years, the members of the Garden Club of Virginia’s Conservation and Beautification Committee have kept their eyes trained on billboards across the state, working to regulate them so that scenic vistas are preserved. “We are really trying to make sure these billboards are carefully sited and are not obstructing scenic views. There are so many beautiful views in Virginia that we don’t want to mar.” says Carrie Dorsey, the committee’s chair and a founder of a nonprofit dedicated to recycling electronic waste. “We also advocate for carefully sited development of wind, solar, and other renewable forms of energy. We’re trying to have a very moderate voice because we understand that there’s a balance.” GCV Immediate Past President Jean Gilpin says the organization supports the very basics of environmental protection: clean air, clean water, clean soil. “We promote these values not just to our state legislators, but through the education of our members and the public.” GCV’s Conservation and Beautification Committee tries to give members the tools they need to do work within their own communities. “We inspire and educate the rest of our members, which are 3,500 strong across the state,” Dorsey says. “We provide opportunities for them to engage in various projects based on sharing
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Branching Out Scenic Virginia and Capital Trees extend the work of the Garden Club of Virginia
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wo organizations birthed from within the Garden Club of Virginia have laser focus on conservation. Scenic Virginia, a nonprofit founded by Garden Club of Virginia member Hylah H. Boyd in 1998, is dedicated to preserving the natural scenic beauty of Virginia. Boyd, who was a member of the Garden Club’s Conservation Committee, decided that scenic resources needed an advocate to come before elected officials and founded Scenic Virginia, an affiliate of Scenic America. “Scenic beauty is something that can instantly be the bright spot in your day or can instantly bring you happiness. It helps tourism, economic development, civic pride, all those things that contribute to quality of life,” says Scenic Virginia Executive Director Leighton Powell. “We are the only statewide nonprofit dedicated solely to preserving, protecting and enhancing the scenic beauty of our commonwealth with a particular focus on preservation of significant viewsheds and vistas.” Members of Scenic Virginia educate legislators and residents and create a dialogue about bills that either support or oppose their mission. Powell notes that GCV members and its conservation committee are of great help in assisting with these efforts. “The Garden Club has a long history of taking positions on legislative matters, and the women in the Garden Club know how to respond. They’re really great conservationists, and they really care about our earth,” she says. Powell looks forward to working with GCV members on creating a “viewshed register,” a comprehensive list of important scenic views that will serve as an official record for city and county planners, elected officials, developers and residents. “The list in itself won’t prohibit development but hopefully it will aid in avoiding future development conflicts,” Powell says. Richmond-based Capital Trees is another nonprofit created by GCV members. What began as a community project among four Richmond-based garden clubs is now a full-fledged operation dedicated to creating and enhancing green spaces in the state, thanks in part to funds they received as winners of the GCV’s Bessie Bocock Carter Conservation Award. The funds enabled Capital Trees to do its first engineering study for its first project, which involved replanting the trees along the 14th Street corridor. “We like to say that Capital Trees is all about collaboration. It was these four clubs that decided to come together with the original intent to help with a lack of funding and attention on the urban tree canopy, specifically in downtown Richmond,” founding
board member Susan Robertson says. Capital Trees was formed after GCV members attended a forum on urban tree canopies and how they can drive positive change in a community. “Trees provide the benefit of filtering stormwater, they decrease the heat-island effect, trees actually make traffic slow down. Their root system takes up the water that comes down in the form of precipitation, reducing the amount that hits our stormwater system,” Robertson explains. Other important projects include work at Great Shiplock Park and the Low Line along Virginia’s Capital Trail. “I’m happy to represent both of these organizations. It’s exciting that we made it to 100 years, and we’ve just got to make sure we make it to the next 100. I think projects like Capital Trees help,” says Robertson. “We have expertise and skill and passion to help make this commonwealth more environmentally responsible and to maintain and enhance its natural beauty.”
“We are the only statewide nonprofit dedicated solely to preserving, protecting and enhancing the scenic beauty of our commonwealth with a particular focus on preservation of significant viewsheds and vistas.” — Leighton Powell
A joint resolution in honor of the GCV’s 100th anniversary was supported unanimously by the Virginia Senate.
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RISING FOR Richmonders take to the streets to protest police brutality and demand racial equality
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ightly demonstrations against racial inequities and police brutality in Richmond have underscored an urgent need for change in the city, and state and local leaders are responding with a clear message: It is time for Monument Avenue’s Confederate statues to come down. Six days after protests broke out in Richmond in the wake of George Floyd’s murder in Minneapolis, Gov. Ralph Northam directed his Department of General Services to remove, “as soon as possible,” the 12-ton bronze statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that has towered above the historic thoroughfare since 1890. At press time, however, three lawsuits had been filed seeking to thwart the monument’s removal. Suits filed by William C. Gregory and Henrico resident William Davis argue that removal would violate language in the deed the state
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signed to gain control over the monument alongside federally designated landmark law, according to Richmond Circuit and U.S. District court records. A group of Monument Avenue residents — who filed a lawsuit anonymously, with the exception of Helen Marie Taylor — argue its removal would hurt their property values and tax benefits. Richmond had been barred from altering or removing its Confederate statues until the General Assembly ceded control over the monuments to local governments earlier this year. Mayor Levar Stoney committed to joining 9th District City Councilman Michael Jones in putting forth an ordinance to remove the city-owned Confederate memorials lining Monument Avenue when the new legislation takes effect on July 1. All nine members of City Council have expressed their support for the measure. But while city leaders prepare for the legislative pro-
cess to get underway, Richmonders have taken matters into their own hands. During demonstrations in early June, protesters set fire to and toppled a Christopher Columbus monument in Byrd Park before tossing it into nearby Fountain lake and tore down the Jefferson Davis statue on Monument Avenue a day later. In tweets following those actions, Stoney condemned the glorification of both historical figures but said protesters should wait for statues to be removed safely by professionals. The five Confederate memorials lining Monument Avenue have become raw nerves at the city’s center, sparking debate between groups who call them an essential reminder of Richmond’s history and others who view the statues as shameful tributes to white supremacy and the Confederacy’s Lost Cause narrative. During the announcement that he would order removal of the Lee monument,
Northam stressed that the issue is clear-cut: “In Virginia, we no longer preach a false version of history, one that pretends the Civil War was about state rights and not the evils of slavery,” he said, citing his authority over the Lee statue because it sits on state-owned land. “Yes, that statue has been there for a long time, but it was wrong then and it is wrong now. So, we’re taking it down.” In the days following Northam’s order, Lee Circle at times felt more like a block party than a solemn reminder of Richmond’s days as the capital of the Confederacy. On a recent Sunday afternoon, music blared as tents along the grassy median offered free snacks and drinks for groups planning to attend protests later that day. Onlookers climbed onto the statue’s pedestal, snapping photos of spray-painted messages that now adorn it. Brian Jackson, 22, carried a protest sign as he took in the
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Candles are placed along the Lee monument for a vigil held on June 5, what would have been Breonna Taylor’s 27th birthday. Taylor was shot eight times by police officers in Louisville, Kentucky, in March. To celebrate her life, the crowd sang Stevie Wonder’s version of “Happy Birthday.” PHOTO BY
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VOICES FOR CHANGE
Natalie Andre A VIRGINIA UNION UNIVERSITY STUDENT WHO IS ACTIVE IN THE BLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT
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live by faith. The higher power’s been leading me. I’m not a person who sticks in the back. I’m here to speak for the people. My motivation is the fact that I’m black and I’m living in America, that was built off of slaves, that was built off of black people. And that’s not right. When you look at the system now, there’s two types: one for white people, one for black people. How many lives do you want? How many riots do you want? How many protests do you want? When does it
stop? The crime is cops tear-gassing people, spitting on people, driving into crowds and running them over. That is a crime. There’s so much more that needs to be done. We are not stopping until we see action because everybody’s good for talking, but too many promises have been made in the past, and nothing has changed. When we were peaceful, they didn’t understand us. When we spoke our words, they didn’t understand us. But when we walk the streets, they understand us. So, we not stopping. — AS TOLD TO
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“WHEN WE WERE PEACEFUL, THEY DIDN’T UNDERSTAND US. WHEN WE SPOKE OUR WORDS, THEY DIDN’T UNDERSTAND US. BUT WHEN WE WALK THE STREETS, THEY UNDERSTAND US. SO, WE NOT STOPPING.”
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Crowds march through the city during a daytime Black Lives Matter protest. Says photographer Eric Foster, “It definitely hits home when people mention history, because my folks come from Alabama and a lot of them marched in Selma. … it’s the same issue, but 50, 60, 70 years later.” PHOTO BY
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VOICES FOR CHANGE
Structural racism is very complex in that it is woven throughout every part of society: education, health care, housing and job opportunities. The uprising we are witnessing right now is not happening because of new issues — we have been fighting these battles for 400 years — but America has decided that small changes are no longer acceptable. America has reached a definitive tipping point. I’m not surprised to see these issues surface over and over again. As Americans, we’re really good at putting Band-Aids on issues and acting like the problem has been solved. Band-Aids are only designed to temporarily cover a wound while it heals. Racism is a cancer that has never been healed.
Founder, Global Institute for Diversity and Change
So, the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and countless other victims are like a scab that is peeled off every single time we witness one of our brothers and sisters dying at the hands of professionals whom we hired to protect us. We hurt. We bleed. We’re enraged. My hope for the city of Richmond is that we invite more people with different experiences to participate in safe conversations that inspire sustainable solutions. In the midst of our pain, sometimes I fear that we lose allies that could help
“AMERICA HAS REACHED A DEFINITIVE TIPPING POINT.”
ELIZABETH RICE Civil rights activist, member of The Richmond 34 and founder of BPOS (Be Part of the Solution) Foundation Inc.
I come from a family of civil rights activists. In 1960, I was a student at Virginia Union University. Martin Luther King Jr. used to come there and speak, and sometimes I would introduce him. Over the past weeks [of protests], I’ve had tears, I’ve had anger, some joy and some hope. In 1960, you had mainly a black crowd out there trying to get things done and get people organized to
say, “Look, we’re human beings, just like you.” This moment, this movement, has been so inspirational. People of all colors and denominations have locked hands in this protest about police brutality and people who have not been given a fair chance. All I’m asking for is an equal seat at the table. Allow me to be me, and you to be you. But don’t deny me being me because you have the privilege of being you. I’ve been wanting to have a forum with the governor on racism at colleges and high schools to discuss this thing, make some changes and make this day a better day for everybody. I think the governors and mayors really need to come together and institute some
advance our mission when they’re told “how” to respond to injustice. In order to achieve inclusive excellence, we can no longer afford to treat diversity like a check-off box. I challenge the leadership of this great city to make Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and anti-racism education a higher priority in times of peace, not just in times of conflict. — AS TOLD TO
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restructuring and reforming. This is a time for reconciliation. People from all backgrounds need to be included in this dialogue. And not just talk, we’ve had enough talk. We need some action. We have to come together in unity. We are trying to heal the soul of America. — AS TOLD TO
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A sea of protesters departs the state Capitol and defies the citywide curfew, blocking traffic along West Broad Street. PHOTO BY
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A massive bonfire illuminates the intersection of North Henry and West Broad streets as protesters demonstrated into the early hours of Sunday, May 31. PHOTO BY
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After Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney marched with protesters and spoke at the Robert E. Lee statue on June 2 , groups lingered to observe images projected onto the monument by lighting artist Dustin Klein. PHOTO BY
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nurturing nature Inside the gates of four inspiring private gardens By TAYLOR PETERSON
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taking a hike, hearing the rush of a river or admiring the wildlife at your favorite park, nature has the unique ability to unify us as human beings. However, these experiences don’t have to be limited to traditional parks or trails. You can re-create these small moments and memories just outside your door. For Greg Koehler, co-owner and project developer at Outdoor Dreams, the benefits of investing in an outdoor living space extend past the space itself. Aside from adding curb appeal, these communal areas can unite families and create memories that last a lifetime. “We have a firm belief in the outdoors and the value it brings to people’s lives,” Koehler explains. “It adds value to your home, but it also adds value to your life.”
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