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2006 Common Wealth Award Winners This year's Common Wealth Award winner is The Nansemond River Garden Club for: The Cedar Hill Project - The Heritage Garden Phase. They received a check for $4,150.00 at the Board of Governor's meeting banquet on Wednesday, October 18, 2006. To date, the club has invested $10,000 of its treasury in hiring an architectural historian, landscaping the main entrance of the cemetery, replacing cedar trees felled by Hurricane Isabel and creating a Scatter Garden for human ashes. The award funds will be used to add historic signage (including Braille) and fragrant plants to complete the garden. Albemarle Garden Club received $3,000.00 as runner-up for Morea: A Living Botanical Classroom. The award will be used to restore the northeast border of the garden to create a screen. The planting will be a combination of evergreen and deciduous, with an emphasis on red berries for display. Two or three benches for visitors and faculty will also be placed in the garden.
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