The easiest way to enter any flower show is to select a number of horticulture classes from the Schedule that match what you have growing in your yard, and that you believe will be looking good on the weekend of the Show.
Pure, therapeutic-grade essential oils are “aromatic, volatile liquids distilled from shrubs, flowers, trees, roots, bushes and seeds”. They are one of mankind’s first medicine.
It’s hard to believe we are mid-way though summer and our Shaker Lakes Garden Club calendar year 2017 – 2018 has begun. We concluded the year with two lovely and well-attended events. Many thanks to Margaret Ransohoff for hosting the Annual Meeting luncheon and Judy Eakin for hosting the Provisional Tea.
This is People’s Choice Contest. Once the submission process is complete, the images will be sent to SLGC members for their votes around October 23rd. Votes can be submitted in emails between October 23rd and November 10th. Full voting instruction will come later.
In June, Cathy Miller and I entered an invitational two-sided arrangement class in the GCA Major Show in Chicago, The Show of Summer. A two-sided design is in itself VERY difficult, and because the class was invitational, we found ourselves among some of the hottest shots in the country. Oh dear....
What's the news? What did you hear over the garden gate? Notice any errors in the new Directory? 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!
Did you notice an announcement of a Conservation Study Trip here in Cleveland in your latest GCA Bulletin? Here's the scoop:
The GCA 2017 Conservation Study Trip will be an exploration of the largest fresh water ecosystem in the world; the history, the challenges, the successes, the beauty. It will be a grand adventure exploring Lake Erie's shores and islands between Cleveland and Toledo.
A big year is in store for members of SLGC! There is a permanent link to the list of 2017-2018 programs on the Members Only page of the Shaker Lakes Garden website.
I had the pleasure of attending the Zone X Meeting in early June and discovered my new favorite thing….the city of Cincinnati! The Town & Country Garden Club treated us to two days of tours, and dinner in members' homes. We visited Greenacres Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to generative farming, conservation, art, music and education. Wow!