From Cynthia...
Cynthia Druckenbrod
I hope you’ve been enjoying the fall colors this year as much as I have! They have been so vibrant, much more so this year it seems.
Here are some quick updates for November:
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Filtering by Category: November 2022
Membership Meeting November 15
Amy Miller and Sarah Morgan
Tuesday, November 15, 9:30 am - club business
10 am - presentation and Q & A
Western Reserve Land Conservancy
3850 Chagrin River Rd. Moreland Hills
Greens Workshop
Anne Fitzgerald and Petra Moran
Thursday, December 8
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 pm
Location: St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Tucker Hall
2747 Fairmount Blvd. Cleveland Heights
Aurora Sanctuary Steps Project
Laurel Stack and Jane Ellison
Matt Valencic, project leader, sent photos of one of the projects we funded last spring. The steps are functional and beautiful and surely make a slippery slope much safer. Look forward to a guided field trip to visit the Sanctuary and our steps next spring. This from Matt:
Read MoreVisit to Site of Future Irishtown Bend Park
Amy Miller
On Tuesday, October 25th over 25 members of the Shaker Lakes Garden Club met at Merwin's Wharf in the Flats where we learned all about the planning and design of the highly anticipated Irishtown Bend Park. The future park (estimated completion 2026) is directly across the river from Merwin's Wharf and abutting W 25th Street and the Westside Market.
Read MoreVisit to Site of Irishtown Bend Park
Amy Miller
On Tuesday, October 25th over 25 members of the Shaker Lakes Garden Club met at Merwin's Wharf in the Flats where we learned all about the planning and design of the highly anticipated Irishtown Bend Park.
Read MoreAldo Leopoldo's Shack??
Jane Ellison
Yessiree!! That’s where the National Conservation and NAL Committees met up last month.
Read MoreA Bigger, Better (?) Castor Bean
Margaret Ransohoff
I've been a fan of the annual red castor bean (ricinis communis) plant for years. They are big, showy and easy to grow from seeds which can be collected each fall.
Read More'Fantastica'
Martha Marsh and Robin Schachat
Shaker Lakes Garden Club GCA Flower Show
September 8, 2023
‘FANTASTICA’
As you know by now, SLGC will host a flower show on Sept 8, 2023 at the Shaker Heights Public Library on Lee Road (newly renovated).
Read MoreEnd of Summer Vacation for Your Plants
Ann Cicarella
Maybe you even acquired more plants at the beginning of the summer, but now find that you just can’t bear to part with them. Yes, now is the time we need to be making the decisions about who stays or who goes.
Read MoreGetting Ready for the Flower Show!
Jennifer Hartford
The propagation Workshop was a success! We tried three different leaf propagation techniques with beautiful leaves from Cynthia’s begonias.
Read MoreThe Shirley Meneice Horticulture Conference
Jennifer Hartford
I was lucky to represent SLGC at the Shirley Meneice Horticulture Conference in the Boston area. I learned new things, and I met many kind, accomplished, and knowledgeable women, including many of the other representatives from Zone X. It was an activity filled few days with wonderful tours and information from experts.
Read MoreOverheard 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 NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER POST!
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