Join your neighbors on Earth Day to help clean the creek. CCH has been participating in Earth Day for many years. Come help the earth and meet some neighbors at the same time!
Have some free donuts too!
Date: 4/27/19 at 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. (or until you’re tired)
Location: Shelter at the Commons
See the CCHCA Calendar to view all events.
Come and meet your neighbors for the annual Easter Egg Hunt at the Commons on 4/20 at 10 am.
Please bring 12 filled eggs per child so that there are plenty of eggs to be found.
So come on out and grab a donut and a cup of coffee and let’s hunt for eggs!
Contact: Kate Small – katesmall2006@gmail.com
Country Hills Garden Club Plant Sale
Plants proven to grow well in the DC Metro area because they are from our gardens to yours.
Plants for Sun and/or Shade – Deer Resistant Plants
Drought Tolerant Plants, Saplings
Gardening Books – Free Consultation
May 4, 2019
9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Country Club Hills Subdivision
Entrance #1
3415 Country Hill Dr., Fairfax, VA
Skoglund Home
Old Lee Highway in the City of Fairfax
Proceeds go toward club projects to support and beautify our CCH community and to help your neighbors grow as gardeners.
If you would like more information regarding the plant sale
or Country Hills Garden Cub, please contact
Club President, Joyce Skoglund at jeskog612@gmail.com
CCH COMMUNITY YARD SALE
AND
PLANT SALE
MAY 4, 9AM TO 1PM
YOUR JUNK IS SOMEONE ELSE’S TREASURE!!
SET UP YOUR SALE EITHER IN YOUR YARD – OR AT THE COMMON AREA (ON SPRING LAKE TERRACE)
FLAG YOUR SALE BY PUTTING UP BALLOONS
For your convenience, an AmVets truck will collect any unwanted items but you must e-mail Leslie at lesd…@verizon.net by April 30th with your name/address/phone number if you would like your items picked up.
Rain Date: 11 May
** COUNTRY HILLS GARDEN CLUB WILL BE SELLING PLANTS AT:
3415 Country Hill Dr., Fairfax, VA
(Joyce Skoglund’s Home)
The annual meeting will be held at Blenheim at 7:00 pm.
Pizza, cake, and soft drinks will be provided.
Nominations/swearing-in of the CCHCA 2019 board will be done.
The featured speaker will be Brooke Hardin, Fairfax City’s Director of Community Development and Planning.
Please come! It’s a great opportunity to meet the CCHCA board, hear what’s going on in the City, and most importantly, meet some of your neighbors! And eat pizza.
We’re holding our 2nd Annual Fun Bowl
Sunday, 24 February 2019, at 1pm
At Fairfax Bowl
Bowling will cost $12 per person for two games with shoes
If your family is a paid-up CCH member, your cost will be $5 per person
(if you would like to join CCH, please contact Sue Mochinski at membership@cchca.org)
Please RSVP to Leslie Daniels (lesdan001@verizon.net) by 17 February if you plan to attend and include bowler headcount
The Country Hills Garden Club judges drove through the neighborhood last night admiring the holiday decorations. The enthusiasm of our neighbors was very inspiring: It seemed that there were more houses decorated than we’ve seen in years. We also were struck by how colorful the displays were this year, including more houses with projected light displays. To everyone who strung lights, hung wreaths, put candles in their windows, and featured inflatables in their design, it all adds to the Holiday Spirit of Country Club Hills. Now for the awards!
The NEWBIE award goes to the Slappeys of 3521 Spring Lake Terrace, who are very new to the neighborhood indeed—they’ve been here for less than 2 months! Their entire roofline is outlined impressively in white lights. Green garlands decorate a post and railings by the front door, and a wreath hangs on the door itself. Green, red, and white-colored balls hang from the eaves. The real surprise, though, is when you view the house from Old Lee Highway: The large picture windows are brightly framed with lights: one with red, and the other with green. Welcome to CCH, Sandi and Tom!
The CREATIVITY award belongs to the Carusos of 3420 Park Hill Place. The focal point is a tree created by strings of lights radiating down the hill from a large, bright star on the house. To the left is a candy cane bush, and to the right is a large box covered with lights and wrapped with a bow like a special Christmas gift. Very nice!
The INFLATABLES award goes to the Havranek household at 10103 Spring Lake Terrace. A row of large, old-fashioned, multi-colored lights is strung across the yard in front of the vignette. To the left a polar bear (with a moving head) is lying down, next to a sign that says, ironically, “Do not feed the bears.” Next to the bear is a fire-breathing dragon wearing a Santa cap, and next to that is a reindeer. Behind the reindeer and dragon is a helicopter, with a spinning rear propeller. Behind the polar bear we see Santa, taking a rest from his travels. Eclectic and impressive!
The LIGHTING award is shared by the Bishops of 3410 Park Hill Place and the Tomsons of 10110 Spring Lake Terrace. At the Bishop house, white icicle lights outline the roofline. A wreath of greenery, intertwined with blue twinkling lights, hangs in every window. Along the right side of the driveway and curving around the flowerbed in front are large white lights standing at attention. At the Tomson house, the roofline is outlined in bright colored lights all the way around. There also are icicle lights on the eaves. The sidewalk is outlined with red-and-white candy canes. The bushes across the front are completely covered in lights, alternating between all-white and multi-colored. A wreath on the front door and a lighted cheerful Santa face complete the display. Thanks to both families for making our decision so hard that we just had to award it to both of you!
The BLOCK PARTY award goes to the residents at the intersection of Country Hill Drive and Pinehurst Avenue. Almost all of the houses in the area are lighted, and the overall effect is very festive. It’s impossible to describe in a brief paragraph, so you’ll have to check it out for yourselves!
It’s time for our 2018 CCHCA Neighborhood Winter Decorations Contest! Already there are many wonderful displays! Join in the festivities and bring the Light of the Season to life by decorating your yard for the holidays! Wow us with your imagination and ingenuity!
A panel of judges from the Country Hills Garden Club will cruise through the neighborhood looking at displays after sundown on the evening of Sunday, December 23. All entries must be well-lit for night judging. Displays will be judged based on curbside appeal only. Judges will not enter the property.
“Enchanting” is the effect the judges are looking for! Recognition will be given for the best in each category.
We look forward to your participation! Here are this year’s categories:
TRADITIONAL:
Think Currier and Ives, Victorian, sleigh bells and holly, old-fashioned Santa Claus and reindeer, Christmas trees, poinsettias, wreaths, lighting, and ornaments.
BEST LIGHTING:
All things illuminated! Lights on the house, roof, in trees, shrubs, wreaths, and garlands, illuminated characters such as Santas, toy soldiers, snowmen, etc. Whatever you do, shine a light on it!
OVERALL EXCELLENCE:
For those who go all out and put it all together: Think Traditional, Winter Wonderland, Window and Door Trimmings, Ornaments, Lights, Lanterns, Wreaths, Displays, all rolled up into one perfectly wrapped package.
NEWBIES:
If you’re relatively new to CCH, this is a great opportunity to introduce yourselves to the neighborhood in style! This category is only for residents who have moved into the community within the past 2 years. Please contact Jennifer Judelsohn at 703-273-0485 or mandalas@hotmail.com if you wish to be considered in this category.
Happy Holidays!
Your Country Hills Garden Club Judges
Once again CCHCA is sponsoring Santa’s visit to children whose parents are members of CCH. Completed forms will be accepted until 7:00pm on Sunday, Dec. 9.
