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2024-2025 Board Members

Dozie Herbruck

President: Amy Miller

1st Vice President: Caroline Borrow

2nd Vice President/Provisionals: Sarah Morgan/Catherine Hunnicutt

Recording Secretary: Meg Furey

Assistant Recording Secretary: Mandee Jones

Corresponding Secretary: Vanessa Pasiadis

Treasurer: Elizabeth Faremouth

Assistant Treasurer: Cindy Elliott

 

Trustees

2022-2025:  Suzy Hartford/Ann Whitney

2023-2026:  Cathy Annable/Nancy Zambie

2024-2027:  Dozie Herbruck/Carole Obernesser

 

Committee Chairs (*GCA Committee)

*Admissions/Memberships: Susan White/Lynn Lehmann

*Archivist/Historian: Vikki Broer

*Awards: Sarah Dimling

Charitable Projects: Jane Ellison/Barbara Horrigan

*Civic Improvement: Stacy Goldberg

*Communications/PR: Debbie Hermann

*Conservation/NAL: Petra Moran

*Finance: Ann Whitney

*Floral Design: Susannah Doman/Michele Steele/Nan Webb

*Flower Show: Sandy Gibbons

*Garden History & Design: Beth Boles

*GCA Bulletin Liaison: Margaret Ransohoff

*Horticulture: Jane Biggar/Anne Fitzgerald/Leah Whidden

*Hospitality: Amy Paine/Gail Stein

Judging Chair: Isa Ranganathan

Newsletter/Website: Cynthia Druckenbrod

Nominating: Betsy Stueber

*Photography: Lee Jacobs

*Programs: Hallie Stewart/Lisa Mortimer/Carmen Fonseca

*Scholarship: Leslie Marting

*Visiting Gardens: Ann Cicarella

Yearbook/Directory: Caroline Emmet

 

Community Representatives

Holden Forests & Gardens: Margaret Ransohoff

Shaker Lakes Nature Center: Petra Moran

Make Your Home Bird-Friendly….

Jane Ellison

TURN OUT YOUR LIGHTS!!!              

Did you know that 44% of all bird-building collisions occur at residences?  

You can make your home significantly safer for birds by taking a few simple steps such as reducing your nighttime lighting, treating reflective glass, planting native vegetation, and thinking about the placement of shrubs and bird feeders around windows.

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Overheard at the Garden Gate

SLGC

What's the news? What did you hear over the garden gate? Has your contact information changed since the new Directory was published? Who heard what? Who has learned something to share with us? Who has a great new idea? Who loves to share the miracles of nature? It's all here!

THIS IS THE LAST JUNE NEWSLETTER POST!

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Alternatives to a Privet Hedge

Robin Schachat

Let’s begin by assuming that you have not planted a solitary specimen of privet in your garden.  If you have, the solution is simple.  Make one strong cut across the stem or stems just above soil level, and follow by digging out the remaining roots.  If you need a lovely specimen to fill in its place, the world is full of beautiful native shrunbs;  pick one you love, and plant it in the privet’s place.

This method also works well for privet plants that have popped up in your garden without being intentionally planted.  Just Remove Them.

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