Upcoming Flower Shows
75th Annual GCV Lily Show
June 22, 2017
Essex County High School
Tappahannock, VA
The 75th Lily Show sponsored by the Garden Club of Virginia (GCV) will take place on June 22, 2017, at Essex High School in Tappahannock, Virginia. Every two years a different club in the GCV sponsors the show; this year the Garden Club of the Middle Peninsula will be host club. This show, however, will be presented only one year as the traditional Lily Show is being phased out after 2017.
Work by the club begins on Tuesday, June 20, when tables, tablecloths, vases, books, pedestals, signs, and much more arrive and are put in place. On Wednesday, arrangements from the 49 clubs in the GCV begin to appear, and soon there is a hustle and bustle of aromas, colors, flowers, and excited exhibitors. The morning of June 22, Thursday, all arrangements from club members and exhibitors from outside the clubs will have been carefully placed in the correct spot. Judges will then assess each arrangement, mark a brief checklist, and assign ribbons to arrangements.
The public is invited to see the arrangements from 2:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 22, 2017.
Time Line
June 20, Tuesday: 9:00 a.m., Set up gym and workroom
June 21, Wednesday: 12:00 – 6:00 p.m., Registration open, workroom open
June 22, Thursday: 7:30 - 9:30 a.m., Registration open
7:30 -10:00 a.m., Workroom open
10:00 a.m., Showroom closed to exhibitors
10:15 a.m., Judging starts.
2:00 – 7:30 p.m., Showroom open to the public
2:15 p.m., Awards ceremony in auditorium
7:30 - 8:00 p.m., Exhibits removal
Friday, June 23: 9:00 -10:30 a.m., Exhibits removal
9:00 a.m., Cleanup
75th Annual GCV Lily Show
June 22, 2017
Essex County High School
Tappahannock, VA
The 75th Lily Show sponsored by the Garden Club of Virginia (GCV) will take place on June 22, 2017, at Essex High School in Tappahannock, Virginia. Every two years a different club in the GCV sponsors the show; this year the Garden Club of the Middle Peninsula will be host club. This show, however, will be presented only one year as the traditional Lily Show is being phased out after 2017.
Work by the club begins on Tuesday, June 20, when tables, tablecloths, vases, books, pedestals, signs, and much more arrive and are put in place. On Wednesday, arrangements from the 49 clubs in the GCV begin to appear, and soon there is a hustle and bustle of aromas, colors, flowers, and excited exhibitors. The morning of June 22, Thursday, all arrangements from club members and exhibitors from outside the clubs will have been carefully placed in the correct spot. Judges will then assess each arrangement, mark a brief checklist, and assign ribbons to arrangements.
The public is invited to see the arrangements from 2:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 22, 2017.
Time Line
June 20, Tuesday: 9:00 a.m., Set up gym and workroom
June 21, Wednesday: 12:00 – 6:00 p.m., Registration open, workroom open
June 22, Thursday: 7:30 - 9:30 a.m., Registration open
7:30 -10:00 a.m., Workroom open
10:00 a.m., Showroom closed to exhibitors
10:15 a.m., Judging starts.
2:00 – 7:30 p.m., Showroom open to the public
2:15 p.m., Awards ceremony in auditorium
7:30 - 8:00 p.m., Exhibits removal
Friday, June 23: 9:00 -10:30 a.m., Exhibits removal
9:00 a.m., Cleanup
