The holidays have almost passed, the cold has settled in, and it is time to start dreaming of spring gardens and the glorious blossoms of summer. In a few weeks, our mailboxes will start to fill with the seed, perennial, tree and shrub catalogs. It is always a pleasure to dream of additions to the garden, or to create fantasy gardens with exotic specimens.
My late mother-in-law, Margaret Marting, joined the Shaker Lakes Garden Club in 1946, soon after moving to Cleveland with her husband, Del. She and her good friend, Clara Rankin, joined in the same year. Margaret was born in 1913 in Suffern, New York.
Gifts to the fund for Charitable Projects given in 2018 will be tax-deductible, this year, to the full extent of the law if mailed by December 31. Mail checks to Carol Provan, 2 Hampton Court, Beachwood, OH 44122.
Jennifer Moeller organized a great troupe of Provisional Members to plan and execute the Greens Workshop on December 11 at Plymouth Church. A lovely time was had by all who attended and made beautiful arrangements to adorn their houses during the holidays.
A small but mighty group of SLGC members met at the CBG in November to prepare pots of bulbs to enjoy in the spring. The workshop was ably led by Amy Miller, who gave us the following directions:
This month we examine a very wide-ranging Position Paper, the essence of which is to ensure food security for the United States. You can find it and its support report here.
What a timely moment to address glitter! Glitter is made of plastic and aluminum bonded together with polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Phthalates are endocrine disruptors and can cause serious health damage.
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!
If you’ve been collecting succulents the last few years, you may have noticed that after a while their growth slows down and the leaves become less colorful or shriveled. These are signs that the plant is outgrowing its original container and should be re-potted.
Do you want to work for a terrific organization that wants to make Northeast Ohio a better and more beautiful place? Save the environment? Help people love to garden?