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his book titles. The oldest GSG trib- ute bench dates back to 1995. The dedications at GSG are sweet, charming, and loving. The children of Robert E. Lee (Bob) Adamson dedicated his memorial bench to “Mr. Wonderful, Journalist AT FIRST SIGHT and World Traveler”. I bet Mr. Won-

Photo by Kathy Trichel; all rights reserved Photo by Kathy Trichel; derful had many a story to tell. On here is a psychological condi- GSG. I thought it was a place devel- their wedding anniversary the chil- T tion called “Fall Hard, Fall Fast: oped just to make me happy. Num- dren and grandchildren of Betty and Love-At-First-Sight Syndrome.” It ber seven of “love-at-first sight syn- Edde Greenstein presented them has eleven signs. Usually it has drome” is “you tend to obsess over with a tribute bench to celebrate to do with meeting someone who things.” It fit me perfectly. “62 years of love.” The inscription piques your interest. I believe it also My dear administrative assistants invites you “to sit here with Mama applies to places or things, perhaps had taken over a bench near the ga- and Papa.” They married on May even ice cream flavors. I experi- zebo. They papered it with a sign 30, l946. Mary shared that Mr. and enced love-at-first sight the first declaring the bench “dedicated to Mrs. Greenstein used to walk the time I visited Green Spring Gardens the best boss”. They didn’t write my paths of GSG almost daily. Mr. (GSG). It was a beautiful June day, name…hmm! While cleaning up I Greenstein became frail and could and I arrived with the sun shining, noticed the “real” name and dedica- no longer walk but he would sit on birds singing and dogs and their tion on the bench and wondered who their bench, under the big bicolor families strolling the grounds. it might have been. The following oak tree, as Mrs. Greenstein walked. I have lived and worked in Fair- Saturday I visited GSG on my own. I A memorial bench is dedicated fax County for over thirty years. I spent time walking around and read- to master gardener Karin Green- had driven by GSG many times but ing bench signs. I added bench-read- wald from her “Adoring Family.” had never stopped. Shortly before ing to my new GSG obsession. A very special brother, Staff SGT my retirement my administrative GSG has 48 dedicated memo- W.C.“Holly”Adams has one. His assistants invited me to a picnic rial and recognition benches. Park bench happens to be my favorite lunch at GSG. I was told to wear a manager Mary Olien says it’s called reading spot. Some special animals hat and meet at the gazebo. I was “The Tribute Program.” Today me- have a bench. One reads “In loving given the address and directions and morial and recognition benches are memory of wonderful cats, Bum- cautioned not to be early or late but popular at many places. At Cape mer and Sunshine.” GSG is a spe- to arrive at the scheduled time. Canaveral in Florida, Apollo 1 has cial place with wonderful things to In those days you came in through a granite memorial bench on the learn and discover. It’s easy to fall the Green Spring Road entrance. I southern edge of the launch pad. The hard and fast in love while discover- parked and walked to find the gazebo. 1980 West Point Class has a bench ing all GSG has to offer. { I was fascinated with the grounds. I near the north trailhead of Flirtation Gioia Caiola Forman, was smitten. The lunch was a great Walk. Walter Lord has a bench in FROGS member, success, and I became obsessed with Baltimore, Maryland engraved with Green Spring Master Gardener plan to host almost 200 volunteers, even though we did not have a space large enough to hold everyone for a keynote session. Our plan — host Manager: three concurrent sessions, rotated Mary Olien three times. Although we missed Editors: Manager’s not having the one unifying lecture Sunny Greene, Susan Voss, Message for all of us to be together at once, Debbie Waugh we were pleased to be able to invite Design and Layout: Don Christian Partnerships so many. For the ‘Flavors of Fall’ themed As a member of FROGS, you sup- event, the attendees rotated through Contributions? Comments? port one of the strongest partner- The editorial staff would like to a lecture given by either Paul hear from you. ships in the Fairfax County Park Westervelt, Perennials Manager at Authority: Green Spring Gardens Saunders Brothers in Charlottes- Please contact us through and the Friends of Green Spring. ville or by Debbie Waugh, Historic Gardenline For more than 20 years, you and House Coordinator at Green Spring Green Spring Gardens your fellow members have raised Gardens; a selection of offerings 4603 Green Spring Rd. funds and donated your time, all to in the tasting tent; and a guided Alexandria, VA 22312 help Green Spring Gardens grow. tour presented by the Green Spring 703-642-5173 If you volunteer at Green Spring Master Gardeners. The weather TTY: 703-803-3351 Gardens, you may have benefitted was damp, but that didn’t seem to from another very strong partner- dampen anyone’s spirits for the af- Gardenline is a newsletter pub- ship, the Horticulture Consortium lished jointly by Green Spring Gar- ternoon. dens and Friends of Green Spring of the Greater Washington Area or Throughout the afternoon, we (FROGS). Green Spring Gardens is HCGWA. The HCGWA has been heard words of praise for the administered by the Fairfax Coun- around for 23 years. It is a loose as- of the gardens from many of our vol- ty Park Authority’s Resource Man- sociation of the public gardens in the unteer guests. While there are many agement Division. For more infor- mation, call the park at Washington area, and its main func- talented staff and volunteers whose 703-642-5173 tion during all that time has been to contributions and talents earned that or write: host a volunteer appreciation event. praise, we are grateful for the part- Green Spring Gardens Members of the HCGWA include nership with FROGS that makes it 4603 Green Spring Road American University, Brookside possible to have these gorgeous gar- Alexandria, VA 22312 Gardens, Hillwood Museum and dens to share. { TTY: 703-803-3351 Gardens, Mount Vernon, Smithso- Mary Olien nian Gardens, National Gallery of Park Manager Art, United States Botanical Gar- den, United States National Arbo- A publication of retum, and of course, Green Spring Fairfax County, VA Gardens. Between us all, we are generously served by about 1,000 volunteers. This year, the HCGWA volunteer recognition event was held at Green Spring Gardens on Saturday, Oc- tober 1. In the past, it was thought If accommodations or alternative that the event could only be held formats are needed, please call where there was a space big enough 703-324-8563 at least 10 working days before the event. to hold 200-250 people. With some creative thinking, we developed a 2 GARDENLINE Winter Art Shows at Green Spring FROGS Talk The art you enjoy at the Mary Jane Medeiros, FROGS President Green Spring Art Shows is Tatiana Lisle, FROGS Vice President for sale!

December 20, 2016 through The lazy days of summer turned sanctuaries and some of the inter- February 19, 2017: into an eventful fall for FROGS. esting folks behind their popularity. Thanks to everyone who helped The complete lecture series Throughout the Horticulture make Fall Garden Day another suc- schedule and how to register for Center and Historic House: cess. It was the “hottest day ever” these presentations can be found in Vienna Arts Society “The and FROGS profit reached $12,800! the enclosed insert. Beauty of Flora and Fauna”- With temperatures soaring, over Gardeners Holiday Open House mixed media 900 visitors enjoyed the plant and is coming up on Sunday, Decem- Reception: January 8, 2017, craft vendors, tastings at the His- ber 4th. This event is FROGS Board 1pm to 3pm toric House, “must have plants” of Directors way to celebrate the from the Garden Gate Plant Shop, holiday season with our members February 21 through April 16: bake sale goodies, Silent Auction and neighbors. Festivities begin Throughout the Horticulture treasures and so much more. The at 12 noon, featuring handmade Center and Historic House: Andrew Acosta and Friends Band ornaments, greens and homemade National Capital Area kept things swinging as activities breads for sale. Complimentary Chapter of the Sumi-e continued until mid-afternoon. cookies and lemonade will also be Society Asian Brush Painting/ Our 2016 Annual Appeal ben- served. Make sure to purchase your Ink and Watercolor efiting the Historic House and its tickets through Parktakes or the Reception: March 26, 1pm to History through Hospitality is un- Horticulture Center and bring the 3pm derway. We hope our members will kids to enjoy the Bob Brown Pup- support this important project and pet show. The gingerbread house Remember: all this wonderful continue to contribute to FROGS contest entries will all be on dis- art is for sale! annual appeal as generously as they play, including the contest winners. have in the past. There will also be a delightful col- The Glasshouse Renovation is lection of miniatures in the library A Gift that Keeps On Giving taking place! Thanks to the 2015 An- for everyone to enjoy. Decora- nual Appeal and the matching Mas- tions and appetizers in the Historic Having trouble finding a gift? Check tenbrook grant funds which FROGS House will once again awe adults out the Green Spring Horticulture received from Fairfax County Park and children. And if the weather Library’s wish list on Amazon.com. Authority, the specialty HVAC sys- allows it, make time to stroll the You can purchase a book for the tem and every item on the “wish decorated grounds; it’s a must for library in honor or in memory of a list” will soon be completed. all to see! special person. Come celebrate the reopening of As 2016 comes to an end, FROGS Just sign onto www.amazon.com our popular garden oasis on March Board of Directors thanks all of and select Wish List, then Find a 12, 2017 when the FROGS-spon- you for another year of support and Wish List. Type in Green Spring sored Harry Allen Winter Lecture encouragement that helped us in Gardens Library Friends and select Series features “Glasshouses and “keeping Green Spring growing”. a book from the library’s list. Use Conservatories.” Dean Norton, Di- Please continue to follow us at the gift card to provide information rector of Horticulture at George www.friendsofgreenspring.org, for a bookplate and notification of Washington’s Mount Vernon, will Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. the honoree. { discuss the origins of these plant { FROGS Library Committee Winter 2016–2017 3 of the White appraisal needed to be done before A House col- Title of Ownership could be trans- lection, or ferred. Eventually the paperwork exemplified was completed and an appraisal PORTRAIT the period amount was agreed upon. We know portrayed in this because a copy of both the por- OF JAMES the differ- trait and the thank you letter from ent rooms. the Director of the Interior for the MONROE The Associa- James Monroe portrait donation are tion has also on display at the Historic House. efore the above por- ‘persuaded’ Stop by and ask to see them. { Btrait of James Mon- many own- Dotty Stahl roe hung in the Blue ers of histor- Chair, Historic Green Spring Room at the White House (where ic furnishings to donate them to the it remains today) and became the White House. Children’s Education property of the White House His- According to Michael Straight’s Children’s Education is looking for toric Association, it belonged to Mi- book: On Green Spring Farm 1, he volunteers who are interested in chael Straight, the last private own- had originally loaned the painting helping with our programs! er of Green Spring (1942-1970.) It to the White House for one day, We have many opportunities hung above the mantle in his den at after which it was returned. How- throughout the year to volunteer the Historic House. ever, that same day he received a with us, from school field trips Michael Straight acquired the call from the curator of the White for Pre-K – 5th graders during the painting from the estate of his fa- House stating that a van would be school year to summer camps in ther, who had purchased it from a out the following morning to pick July and August. Our programs fo- descendant of James Monroe. At up the painting to be one of the sev- cus on a wide range of topics, in- the time of purchase the artist was en presidential portraits to be hung cluding plant lifecycles, ladybugs, unidentified. Michael Straight had in the Blue Room for the inaugura- butterflies and the animal food web. the portrait cleaned and restored at tion on the following January 20th. Eileen Milner helps us with school the National Gallery. It turned out to The portrait is an important piece field trips, summer camps and other be one of two portraits of Monroe to be in the Blue Room because it programs. Eileen says her favorite painted between 1819 and 1820 by overlooks furniture that Monroe ac- thing about volunteering is watch- Samuel F. B. Morse, inventor of the quired to furnish the newly rebuilt ing student fascination as they learn Morse code. Once identified, both White House after the fire of 1814. while walking through the gardens, the Monroe Society and the White Michael Straight: “Will Mrs. Ken- and being able to share her experi- House Historical Association were nedy send it back to me after Janu- ences with them. very interested in obtaining owner- ary 20th?” Our volunteers are a big part of ship and were literally knocking on Curator: “No, she plans to keep making quality programs a success the Straights’ door. it.” at Green Spring Gardens. We don’t The White House Historical As- Michael Straight commented to have a required weekly time com- sociation is a private, non-profit his wife, “They’ve just about stolen mitment, so the amount of hours organization founded in 1961 by our painting.” you volunteer is very flexible! First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Although Michael Straight’s in- Thanks to all of our wonderful with a mission to protect, preserve, tentions at this point were to donate volunteers! and provide public access to the this piece to the White House, an If you are interested in volunteer- rich history of America’s Executive 1 ing please contact: Children’s Pro- Mansion. It has located many pieces On Green Spring Farm” The Life and gram Coordinator, Priscilla Plumb Times of One Family in Fairfax County, of furniture and artwork that have Virginia, 1942-1966, Devon Press: 2004. [email protected] been owned by presidents, been part Available for sale at Green Spring’s shops. or 703-642-5173. { 4 GARDENLINE shopper who appreciates the effi- REMEMBERING COLETTA HEIN cient FROGS Plant Check Tent has s Green Spring Gardens Man- ticulturist Nancy Olney and team its founder Coletta Hein to thank for A ager Mary Olien reminds us: will miss her greatly: “[Coletta] was the peace of mind they enjoy know- “The year 1995 was a very good generous, had a warm heart, and was ing their purchases are secure while year. The average price of gas was a friend to all. She had tireless ener- they continue to enjoy the bounty of $1.02 per gallon … and Coletta Hein gy and enthusiasm for everything in Garden Day plant sales. signed up as a volunteer at Green life. And she always made us laugh.” It appears the only thing Coletta Spring Gardens.” As a Master Gardener, Coletta’s in- loved more than Green Spring was It is with deep sadness that fluence graced not only the garden her family. She leaves behind lov- FROGS shares news of the pass- beds she lovingly tended but also ing husband Al, sons Andy (An- ing of beloved Board Member and will live on in the hearts and minds gela) and John (Jen), and cher- Green Spring Master Gardener Vol- of Green Spring visitors young and ished grandchildren Ryan and Nick unteer Coletta Hein. She died Au- old. Her children’s and adult educa- (John’s), Michael, Peter, Sarah, gust 15 while vacationing in North tion presentations sparkled with cre- Joseph and Carolyn (Andy’s). Not Carolina with her husband Al and ativity. Historic House Coordinator surprisingly, Coletta seized every three of their grandchildren. Debbie Waugh fondly remembers opportunity to bring her two pas- Coletta dedicated over 21 years Coletta’s knowledge, interpretive sions together. FROGS Board col- of enthusiastic service and devo- skill, humor and boundless league Liz Promen aptly shares: “I tion to Green Spring in countless as a docent leading tours when she will miss Coletta and our swapping capacities. In 2010 Coletta received “delighted groups season after sea- stories of babysitting grandchil- the prestigious Fairfax County Park son…and she always made us smile dren…it does remind me how much Authority Elly Doyle Park Service with her creative ‘Little Red Riding she loved sharing the park with the Award for personifying the essence Hood’ basket of props!” And each little ones …” of volunteerism and igniting a con- satisfied Green Spring Garden Day { tagious passion for Green Spring. A FROGS Board Member since 2001, Coletta in recent years led the Nominating Committee with a vi- sion for a vibrant future, resulting in the most diverse all-volunteer Board of Directors since FROGS’ founding in 1993. During her earlier two-year tenure as FROGS Secretary, Coletta spearheaded the update and formal- ization of FROGS By-Laws, ad- vancing standards for performance, governance and protections. FROGS President Mary Jane Medeiros notes, “We are strong and confident in how we represent our membership and conduct business thanks to Coletta. We have lost a colleague and a friend who is greatly missed.” But Coletta’s legacy to Green Spring doesn’t stop there. Coletta’s obsession for “all things garden” was unabashed. Having worked with Coletta since she began volun- SCENES FROM FALL GARDEN DAY teering in 1995, Green Spring Hor- All photos were taken by Kathy Trichel. Winter 2016–2017 5 HELLO WINTER! April include witch hazel, pussy days. It is a treasury of floral styling Whose woods these are I think I willows, and snowdrops that start and a source for creative inspiration. know. blooming in late winter. & The Winter Garden by Elund His house is in the village though; & Wonders of the Winter Land- Price, beautifully photographed by He will not see me stopping here scape, by Vincent A. Simeone, in- Clive Nichols, explores the structure, To watch his woods fill up with cludes shrubs and trees to brighten planting and in the winter snow… the cold-weather garden. garden and will make you take a sec- Robert Frost & Season of Flowers, by Dianne ond look at the garden in winter. Noland: Flowers and foliage are the All of these books can be found in ATHER THAN STOPPING original harbingers of the seasons. our Library. So while winter can be Rin the woods, you might con- A beautiful arrangement can bring cold and dreary, it doesn’t have to be sider seeking shelter from the cold springtime to even the darkest winter Continued on page 7 by visiting our library. Perhaps read- ing a good book on winter-blooming flowers might interest you. Can you A HUGE THANK YOU believe there are even perennials TO THE DONORS WHO MADE and bulbs that bloom in winter? For THE SILENT AUCTION A SUCCESS example: hellebore (Hellebores ni- BUSINESSES—Please thank these generous businesses with your patronage. ger), a perennial with white or cream Betty’s Azalea Ranch George Washington’s Mt. Vernon Panjshir Afghan Restaurant midwinter flowers; pansies viola ( Birdwatchers Seed & Supply Giardino Italian Restaurant Peking Gourmet Inn hybrids), perennials but normally Bloomin Brands Green Spring Master Gardeners Persimmon St. Ceramics Botanologica Greenstreet Gardens Pinecrest Golf Course grown as cool-season annuals; snow- Bowl America Grounded for Coffee Potbelly drops (Galanthus nivals), a bulb with Burke Nursery Italian Café Red Hot & Blue nodding white flowers in midwinter; Campbell & Ferrara Italian Heritage Lodge Red Robin Cinema Arts Theatre Jaipur Royal Indian Cuisine RodiSalon and winter Aconite(Eranthis hyema- Clyde’s Restaurant Group Little River Yoga Shimizu Landscape Design lis), with tuberous, perennial yellow Concepts & Contours Longwood Gardens Signature Theatre flowers in late winter. Connected Gardens Maplewood Grill Sully Historic District Following are some recommen- Discovery Theatre Meadows Farms Nurseries Washington Ballet Dishes of India Meriwether Designs Washington Capitals dations for your winter reading Dogfish Head Alehouse Merrifield Garden Center Washington Nationals pleasure: Fairfax County Park Authority Newseum Washington Redskins Fairfax Ice Arena Oatland Whitehall Farm and Market & The beautifully illustrated book Foxfire Grill One More Page Books Wild Bird Center by Susan Jeffers, Stopping by Woods FROGS Library Committee Paint Your Own Pottery on a Snowy Evening, Robert Frost’s INDIVIDUALS iconic poem evoking the quiet de- Karen Aftergut Susan Helder Bill Peters light of winter, can be found in our Laurie Barnett Vicki Hermann Lenore Plissner Literature Section. Laura Beaty Erik & Caroline Hottenstein Betsy Raymond Chica Brunsvold Mary Alice Huybrechts Sandy Rittenhouse-Black & Hellebores, A Comprehensive Thornton Burnet Carol Keightley Gail Rothrock Guide by C. Colston Burrell and Ju- J.W. Burriss Prudence Kelln Alfie Rulis Candy Butler Nancy Kolinski Anita Schroeder dith Knott Tyler, a definitive book Pat Carrol Ann Kurzius Jim Schroeder on this group of dazzling plants. The Susan Crawford Wendy Loehris Catherine Shepard lavish photos cover not only the pop- Jefferson Evans Toni Maples Bevan Shmizu ular, colorful hybrids but also show Barbara Fox Aimee & Dick Martin Ivy Sinaiko James & Joslin Gallatin Tina McCoy Karen Sokol every known hellebore species. Leslie Garcia Mary Jane Medeiros Betty Stacy The Winter Garden, by Rita Sunny Greene Vicki Merryman Dotty Stahl & Joan Greenwood Eileen Milner Kathy Trichel Buchanan: In this comprehensive Karen Grycewitz Mindy Nash Bill & Barbara Tuceling guide, the emphasis is on plants that Kevin Gushman Laura Noble Susan Voss are beautiful all year long. Plants Lee Halvorsen Dorothy Norpel Ralph Weitz Diane Hampel Mary Olien Chris White that maintain their interest for the Louis Harrell Jane Pacelli Ed Willde entire time, from November to early Coletta Hein Jeff Perlow Hazel Wilson 6 GARDENLINE www.kartuz.com www.stokestropicals.com Woody Plants Get Caught in the Web of Gardening www.songsparrow.com www.fairweathergardens.com fter the hustle and bustle of SOURCES FOR PLANTS AND SEEDS www.rarefind.com the holidays, when winter Seeds ORDERING SEEDS FROM OTHER is upon us, it’s time to pick www.thompsonmorgan.com A COUNTRIES up all the new garden catalogs and www.selectseeds.com Recently the USDA’s Animal and dream of spring. But wait…have www.chiltern.com Plant Health Inspection Service you noticed fewer catalogs? The www.silverhillseed.com (APHIS) introduced a system called small nursery business is changing. www.fedcoseeds.com “Small Lots of Seeds Permits.” This Many small companies have been www.southernexposure.com permit is required and replaces the taken over by larger companies, www.johnnyseeds.com have quit printing catalogs, or have need for a phytosanitary certificate Drought-resistant Plants gone out of business in the last when ordering seeds from foreign www.bigdipperfarm.com few years; Singing Spring, Roslyn, countries. It allows the import of www.highcountrygardens.com Canyon Creek, to name a few. With small non-commercial amounts of www.laspilitas.com the recession, high cost of fuel, garden plant seed, provided they do www.yuccado.com high cost of printing, and competi- not fall into the category of invasive tion from the big box stores we are Tender Perennials & Perennials or noxious weeds. It is relatively losing wonderful small nurseries www.lazyssfarm.com easy to get the permits. You can do at an alarming rate. When we lose www.cottgardens.com it all online at www.APHIS.gov or these nurseries we also lose the www.avantgardens.com print a copy of the permit and mail it “plant people,” i.e. the hybridizers, www.plantdelights.com in. You will need Permit #587. Here the collectors, the ones who give www.crownvillenursery.com is an example of how to fill in the us such diversity. We all have pur- www.collectors.nursery.com applications. chased things at the big box stores, Tropicals Do not list individual plant names! but often they are mislabeled and www.almostedenplants.com Just write the words: “Eligible Taxa” wilting to death. No one has the www.toptropicals.com Nancy Olney expertise to answer your questions www.logees.com Green Spring Horticulturist and, quite frankly, they don’t care. Please support these small compa- PLANTS OR PLANT PRODUCTS TO BE IMPORTED nies. If you see something you like, Small Lots of Seed Program order it. Who knows how long these small companies will be in busi- Scientific Names Country of Origin of Plants or Plant Parts U.S.Port or Ports ness. I would also like to urge you Plant Products of Arrival to support the small local nurseries United Kingdom Eligible taxa Seeds n/a and growers, especially those who sell at Garden Day, Garden Markets France Eligible taxa Seeds n/a and Farmers Markets. These people are true plant lovers. Their plants Hello Winter are raised with tenderness and care. Continued from page 6 entrance. We also accept book and They will answer your questions gardening magazine donations for and give suggestions because they if you allow one of these beautiful resale. { know plants, they ‘love’ plants. We books to brighten your day. I hope Pauline Perry, Librarian don’t want to lose these “gems.” our paths will cross soon-- meet you This year I have listed some of Horticulture Center Library in the library! Library Hours: our favorite web sites for reliable Please don’t miss our used book Monday–Saturday: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM sources of seeds and plants. section just in front of the library Sunday: Noon – 4:30 PM Winter 2016–2017 7 Green Spring Gardens • 4603 Green Spring Road • Alexandria, VA 22312

’Tis the Season of Giving Your holiday shopping list grows short- er with a much-appreciated gift of a $25 FROGS membership. FROGS gift mem- bership includes all the many benefits you already receive as a FROGS member: dis- counts at the Green Spring Gardens plant shop and six local area nurseries, publica- tions, and more. And did you know that all FROGS have reciprocal privileges with more than 250 botanical gardens and arbo- reta in the U.S., Canada, and the Caribbean! Ordering a FROGS gift membership is as easy as going online to friendsof- greenspring.org (under “Ways to Give”) or contacting Green Spring Gardens directly 703-642-5173. It’s a great way to wish a friend or loved one a “Happy Holiday.” {

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YOUR GINGERBREAD HOUSE COULD BE THE WINNER BE PART OF THE GINGERBREAD HOUSE CONTEST FOR GARDENERS HOLIDAY DECEMBER 4th ENTER TODAY! J New this year: a puppet show ticket 5 categories: will be awarded to every child (12 and Children (12 and under), teens, adults, family, groups under) that enters the contest, either All houses will be on display until December 12th solo or as part of a family. Applications and rules at the Horticulture Center or www.friendsofgreenspring.org under Programs & Events 1 Last year’s Gingerbread House winners