Katie Register, of Clean Virginia Waterways, recently spoke to the Redbud Garden Club.

Redbud Garden Club members met Aug. 23 at the home of Sarah Schember with Jean Taylor as her co-hostess. Katie Register, with Clean Virginia Waterways, talked to the group about keeping Virginia’s waterways clean. Ann Ligon, Geraldine Sanderson and Jo Smith earned blue ribbons for “10:4 or 2:8” (a diagonal arrangement) and April McBride received a red ribbon. Blue ribbons were awarded to Dottie Fahrner, Rebecca Giles, Janet Higgins, Kate Shorter and Jo Smith for “Cooking with Flowers” (an arrangement in a sauce pan). Ann Ligon and Geraldine Sanderson received red ribbons with yellow ribbons going to Liz Dunn and Sarah Schember. Horticulture specimen ribbons were awarded as follows: Rebecca Giles, 4 blue, 1 red; Janet Higgins, 2 blue, 1 red; Ann Ligon, 1 blue; Audrey Robinson, 3 blue, 3 red, 2 yellow; Joyce Thompson, 1 blue.