Time to Renew your Membership!
Caroline Borrow
It is time to pay dues for SLGC programming and activities for the 2021-2022 season. There are now two options for payment. You can pay by check or pay online using a credit card.
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WEEDS! Pull This, Not That!
Robin Schachat
Regardless of late snows, the weeds are popping up everywhere in our gardens! Before you begin pulling up plants indiscriminately, though, consider which ones you are pulling and how you are getting rid of them.
Read MoreThe GCA Katharine M. Grosscup Scholarships in Horticulture 2021
Leslie Marting
As everyone with children or grandchildren knows, 2020 was a challenging year for students. Though many colleges and universities held classes remotely for part or all of the year, there was still a robust pool of applicants for the Garden Club of America scholarships.
Read MoreOne of My Favorite Things
Robin Schachat
Everyone is thrilled in the spring when yellow explodes all over the garden. Forsythia, Crocuses, Daffodils, all burst forth like trumpets blaring “THE SUN IS SHINING; THE AIR IS WARMING; HURRAH!”
Read MoreElection of the Slate of Officers for July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2022
Betsy Stueber
The board of the SLGC has approved the following Slate of Officers for next year:
Read MoreGarden Club of America Annual Meeting 2021
SLGC
The GCA Annual Meeting is scheduled for May 10 (a 5:00 pm opening party, virtual) to May 12. The entire event will be virtual, and thanks to Covid all of us can participate, instead of just two delegates from each club.
Read MoreAttracting Spring’s Early Pollinators
Cynthia Druckenbrod
Did you know that over 90% of flowering plants are pollinated with the help of insects? Native pollinators like solitary bees, butterflies, flies and beetles are essential for good harvests and beautiful flower plants.
Read MoreOverheard at the Garden Gate May 2021
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 MAY NEWSLETTER POST!
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