Our History

Beginning in 1956 a group of women transformed the eyesore at the corner of Duvall Drive and Elliott Road - - filled with trash, weeds and poison ivy -- into today's beautiful Corner Garden.
Club members raised money and cleared the land, planted trees and shrubs on the hillside, seeded the lawn, and added a brick path. Members have continued to enhance the garden adding stone benches as well as perennials and annuals.
The nurturing of the Corner Garden remains the club's primary function. We also maintain the Jamestown Creek Wild Plant Sanctuary (across from the Corner Garden); sponsor an annual cleanup of Little Falls Creek with the Little Falls Watershed Alliance; and host the popular annual Garden & Gourmet Sale.
Proceeds from the Garden & Gourmet Sale and Garlands & Greens Sale maintain the Corner Garden and the Wild Plant Sanctuary. We contribute surplus income to conservation and gardening efforts throughout the area.
PAST PRESIDENTS:
1956-57 Mrs. Theodore R. Lettis
1957-58 Mrs. Allen R. DeLong
1958-59 Mrs. Francis J. Murray
1959-60 Mrs. Robert H. Davidson
1960-61 Mrs. Henry W. Herzog
1961-62 Mrs. Joseph C. Wells
1962-63 Mrs. Burr N. Johnson, Jr.
1963-64 Mrs. L. M. Liverett
1964-65 Mrs. Everett Hutchinson
1965-66 Mrs. Harry C. Ames
1966-67 Mrs. David Varner
1967-68 Mrs. Richard G. Barker
1968-69 Mrs. Charles B. Thompson
1969-70 Mrs. Robert Reed Gray
1970-71 Mrs. Joseph P. Lynch
1971-72 Mrs. A. Gilmore Flues
1972-73 Mrs. Earl H. Richert
1973-74 Mrs. Ray Awtrey
1974-75 Mrs. R. Clarke Baridon
1975-76 Mrs. Max P. Rogers
1976-77 Mrs. E. Lauch Lanahan
1977-78 Mrs. Betsy Bayer Hoffman
1978-79 Mrs. George T. Mobille
1979-80 Mrs. Charles F. Crowder
1980-81 Mrs. Earl W. Lindveit
1981-82 Mrs. William L. Eilers
1982-83 Mrs. James M. Johnston, III
1983-84 Mrs. Donald J. Cronin
1984-85 Mrs. George S. Harris
1985-86 Mrs. George L. Cornell
1986-87 Mrs. Gilbert Gude
1987-88 Mrs. Michael G. Carberry
1988-89 Mrs. Charles W. Nicolson
1989-90 Mrs. Basil J. Mezines
1990-91 Mrs. Joseph G. Gerard
1991-92 Mrs. Harris Hull
1992-93 Mrs. Charles W. Whalen
1993-94 Mrs. James Moshovitis
1994-95 Mrs. Robert L. Walsh, Jr.
1995-96 Mrs. Ian G. Heggie
1996-97 Mrs. Rudolf R. Rhomberg
1997-98 Mrs. C. Michael Price
1998-00 Mrs. John E. Bowen, III
Mrs. Edgar Parrish
2000-01 Mrs. Oswald Johnston
2001-02 Mrs. Jeffrey M. Werthan
2002-03 Mrs. Peter Pappas
Mrs. Norman Parsons
2003-04 Ms. Lauren Greenberger
2004-05 Mrs. Michael G. Carberry
2005-06 Mrs. John Long
2006-07 Ms. Camilla David
2007-08 Mrs. Charles H. Cochran
2008-09 Mrs. William Crocker
2009-10 Ms. Anna Maria Núñez
2010-11 Mrs. Timothy R. Kiehl
2011-12 Mrs. Robert W. Blanchette
2012-13 Mrs. Michael Levy
2013-14 Mrs. Alison Newman
2014-15 Mrs. Mary Ellen Rogers
2015-16 Mrs. Kathy Jahn
2016-17 Mrs. Kaki Power
2017-18 Mrs. Ann Swett
2018-19 Mrs. Jill Lucas
2019-20 Mrs. Betsy Turley
2020-21 Mrs. Anne Boyden
2021-22 Mrs. Lisa Sirianni
2022-23 Mrs. Polly Best
2023-24 Ms. Amy Nadel
2024-25 Mrs. Lisa Oswald
Club members raised money and cleared the land, planted trees and shrubs on the hillside, seeded the lawn, and added a brick path. Members have continued to enhance the garden adding stone benches as well as perennials and annuals.
The nurturing of the Corner Garden remains the club's primary function. We also maintain the Jamestown Creek Wild Plant Sanctuary (across from the Corner Garden); sponsor an annual cleanup of Little Falls Creek with the Little Falls Watershed Alliance; and host the popular annual Garden & Gourmet Sale.
Proceeds from the Garden & Gourmet Sale and Garlands & Greens Sale maintain the Corner Garden and the Wild Plant Sanctuary. We contribute surplus income to conservation and gardening efforts throughout the area.
PAST PRESIDENTS:
1956-57 Mrs. Theodore R. Lettis
1957-58 Mrs. Allen R. DeLong
1958-59 Mrs. Francis J. Murray
1959-60 Mrs. Robert H. Davidson
1960-61 Mrs. Henry W. Herzog
1961-62 Mrs. Joseph C. Wells
1962-63 Mrs. Burr N. Johnson, Jr.
1963-64 Mrs. L. M. Liverett
1964-65 Mrs. Everett Hutchinson
1965-66 Mrs. Harry C. Ames
1966-67 Mrs. David Varner
1967-68 Mrs. Richard G. Barker
1968-69 Mrs. Charles B. Thompson
1969-70 Mrs. Robert Reed Gray
1970-71 Mrs. Joseph P. Lynch
1971-72 Mrs. A. Gilmore Flues
1972-73 Mrs. Earl H. Richert
1973-74 Mrs. Ray Awtrey
1974-75 Mrs. R. Clarke Baridon
1975-76 Mrs. Max P. Rogers
1976-77 Mrs. E. Lauch Lanahan
1977-78 Mrs. Betsy Bayer Hoffman
1978-79 Mrs. George T. Mobille
1979-80 Mrs. Charles F. Crowder
1980-81 Mrs. Earl W. Lindveit
1981-82 Mrs. William L. Eilers
1982-83 Mrs. James M. Johnston, III
1983-84 Mrs. Donald J. Cronin
1984-85 Mrs. George S. Harris
1985-86 Mrs. George L. Cornell
1986-87 Mrs. Gilbert Gude
1987-88 Mrs. Michael G. Carberry
1988-89 Mrs. Charles W. Nicolson
1989-90 Mrs. Basil J. Mezines
1990-91 Mrs. Joseph G. Gerard
1991-92 Mrs. Harris Hull
1992-93 Mrs. Charles W. Whalen
1993-94 Mrs. James Moshovitis
1994-95 Mrs. Robert L. Walsh, Jr.
1995-96 Mrs. Ian G. Heggie
1996-97 Mrs. Rudolf R. Rhomberg
1997-98 Mrs. C. Michael Price
1998-00 Mrs. John E. Bowen, III
Mrs. Edgar Parrish
2000-01 Mrs. Oswald Johnston
2001-02 Mrs. Jeffrey M. Werthan
2002-03 Mrs. Peter Pappas
Mrs. Norman Parsons
2003-04 Ms. Lauren Greenberger
2004-05 Mrs. Michael G. Carberry
2005-06 Mrs. John Long
2006-07 Ms. Camilla David
2007-08 Mrs. Charles H. Cochran
2008-09 Mrs. William Crocker
2009-10 Ms. Anna Maria Núñez
2010-11 Mrs. Timothy R. Kiehl
2011-12 Mrs. Robert W. Blanchette
2012-13 Mrs. Michael Levy
2013-14 Mrs. Alison Newman
2014-15 Mrs. Mary Ellen Rogers
2015-16 Mrs. Kathy Jahn
2016-17 Mrs. Kaki Power
2017-18 Mrs. Ann Swett
2018-19 Mrs. Jill Lucas
2019-20 Mrs. Betsy Turley
2020-21 Mrs. Anne Boyden
2021-22 Mrs. Lisa Sirianni
2022-23 Mrs. Polly Best
2023-24 Ms. Amy Nadel
2024-25 Mrs. Lisa Oswald