Horticulture Happenings in Cincinnati
Cynthia Druckenbrod
On November 8-9 Jen Moeller and I travelled to Cincinnati to represent SLGC at a mini-Menice symposium hosted by the Cincinnati Garden Club.
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On November 8-9 Jen Moeller and I travelled to Cincinnati to represent SLGC at a mini-Menice symposium hosted by the Cincinnati Garden Club.
Read MoreThis year the Shaker Lakes Garden Club applied to the GCA Scholarship Committee and was granted the award to be presented to Victoria McMillan.
Read MoreIn mid-June, I was fortunate to attend the Zone X Meeting in Perrysburg with our impressive President, Mary Bruce. What a way to gain a better appreciation of our Club and SLGC’s place in GCA!
Read MoreThree cheers for the honor for Jane, and for SLGC by extension!.
Read MoreAbrams Creek Wetlands Preserve: Restoring a Calcareous Muck Fen
Flora and Fauna: The Jane Colden Native Woodland Garden and Animal Habitats
Sniff and Savor Garden at the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden: Enriching Community and Revitalizing Landscape
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Read Morefrom Margaret Wilson, Garden Club of Cleveland
Zones IX and X Floral Design Committee Rep
Happy New Year to you all, and here's to another wonderful year of creative and fun floral designs.
Here are the two latest Tip of the Month articles for you.
Read MoreOn Wednesday October 17th, Mary Bruce and I embarked on our trip to The Zone X Presidents’ Council Meeting in...you guessed it…Dayton! If I had been to Dayton before I didn’t remember it — but honestly now I will never forget it! We experienced a fabulous meeting at The Dayton Country Club.
Read MoreHave you ever wondered how Founder's Fund projects are selected for consideration?
Each GCA club is encouraged to submit a funding proposal for a project in which they are involved. The scope of the project should be large, with major community impact.
Read MoreThe Garden Club of America is made up of 200 members, which are independent garden clubs from across the United States. Shaker Lakes Garden Club has been one of these since 1919 – we are entering our hundredth year.
Read MoreSan Francisco Zone XII and “How the West is One.” The Garden Club of America Annual meeting was challenging, inspiring, entertaining and absolutely educating. Across the country came 600 delegates from the 200 GCA clubs to learn more about the Garden Club of America and 400 members who volunteered to help with this meeting.
Read MoreWe arrived in San Francisco on a beautiful, sunny day. Buckets of gorgeous flowers stood on street corners, musicians played their instruments, and the warmth of the sun felt divine. After a very chilly April in NE Ohio, we had arrived in paradise for the GCA Annual Meeting.
Read MoreThe GCA Katharine M. Grosscup Scholarships in Horticulture were awarded to 8 students for the 2018-19 school year, for a total of $21,500. The Scholarships, named in memory of a Shaker Lakes Garden Club member, are managed locally by 3 members of the Shaker Lakes Garden Club, and 3 members of the Garden Club of Cleveland.
Read MoreThe GCA Founders Fund was established in 1934 to support and encourage member clubs’ civic projects. This year, $30,000 will be awarded to the winning project, and $10,000 to each runner-up.
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The Founders Fund Award, established in 1934, was created by Mrs. Harold L. Pratt to honor the Garden Club of America’s twelve founding clubs and the memory of GCA’s first president, Mrs. J. Willis Martin, who served from 1913 to 1920.
Read MoreThey came to Cleveland from far and wide to attend this year's GCA Conservation Study trip, ably organized and led by SLGC's own Jane Ellison. This is what's being said about the intensive study of Lake Erie, its beauty and its challenges.
"I will always think of the Great Lakes with new eyes and intelligent understanding from here on out.
Read MoreThe GCA Flower Show is coming to Cleveland in May! Get ready to start your seeds! Root your cuttings! Let's all get involved!
Read MoreJane Ellison was awarded the Garden Club of America Zone Conservation Award on June 14, 2017.
Read MoreDid 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.
Read MoreI 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!
Read MoreThe GCA Katharine M. Grosscup Scholarships in Horticulture were awarded to 7 students for the 2017-18 school year, for a total of $18,500. The Scholarships, named in memory of a Shaker Lakes Garden Club member, are managed locally by 3 members of SLGC, and 3 members of The Garden Club of Cleveland. MANY thanks to the SLGC members who designated their Charitable Projects gifts to the Grosscup Scholarship. Because of you, we are able to support the best and the brightest!
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