Christmas Amaryllis
Martha Marsh
Now What?!
Many of us have lovely amaryllises blooming in our houses over the holidays, either by design or from gifts.
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Charitable Projects Needs Your Help
Anne Ginn and Kate Stenson
As a Shaker Lakes member you can do two things for Charitable Projects:
Read MorePresident's Letter December 2017
Sarah Dimling
As we celebrate the holiday season with family and friends, I’m especially grateful for my SLGC “family.”.Many thanks to all of you for making our club fun, educational and vital to our community.
Read MoreWinners Announced!
Beth Boles
SLGC People's Choice Photography Contest
These photos were taken by SLGC members and were judged ONLY by SLGC members. Congratulations to all who entered, and thanks to all who voted!
Read MoreThe Flowers that Bloom in the Spring
Robin Schachat
Tra La!
Announcing the publication of the Schedule for our upcoming Flower Show!
As those of you who have participated in a show know, the Schedule will be your Bible.
Read MoreHoliday Gift Guide: Books for Gardeners
Robin Schachat
It’s time for another look at our favorite gift – a book! For our gardening friends -- or our gardening selves. Here are a few recent publications you might consider, as well as one ten-year-old amusement.
Read MoreHoliday Lights Recycling Program
Suzy Hartford
How does the program work?
It's easy to participate. All you have to do is send us your old Christmas lights for recycling and we'll send you a coupon good for 15% off HolidayLEDs.com LED Christmas lights.
Read MoreVisiting Gardens – Tour of Laurentia Vineyard and Winery
Gale Clarry
Fourteen of us had the pleasure of being greeted by Jeff Hunsaker, Marketing Director for the winery.
Read MoreCHARITABLE PROJECTS NEEDS YOUR HELP!
Anne Ginn and Kate Stenson
As a Shaker Lakes member you can do two things for Charitable Projects:
Read MoreMy Favorite Thing
Sarah Dimling
As my daughters are now grown, my enthusiasm for holiday decorating has dissipated, to say the least. As the ubiquitous Santas and reindeer are tucked away, my favorite holiday decorations are Simon Pearce hand blown glass evergreens.
Read MoreSLGC Provisional Members Beautify CBG
Susan White
On Monday November 20 the SLGC Provisional members met at CBG to decorate the wreath for GLOW! Amy Miller was a bow maker extraordinaire!
Read MoreOverheard at the Garden Gate
SLGC
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!
Read MorePresident's Letter November 2017
Sarah Dimling
Dear Friends,
I hope you have enjoyed this gift of glorious fall weather. What a luxury to put our gardens to sleep for the winter before the first sleet or snowfall. And how often can we empty, wash, sun-dry and store our containers in late October with temperatures still in the 70s!
Membership Meeting
Ann Whitney
Conservation
November 28, 2017
9:30 Coffee, 10:00 Meeting and Program
The Gates Mills Community House
1460 Chagrin River Road
Please respond to Laurie Jacobs in a timely manner.
jacobslaurie@gmail.com (440) 423-0400
Shirley Meneice Horticulture Workshop, Omaha September 2017
Robin Schachat
To begin with, Shirley wasn’t there.
For the first time in all 16 years of workshops, Shirley Meneice was absent, stuck at home in California following a bad fall. Shirley is one of the GCA’s stalwarts, a champion of horticulture practice and programs, and the greatest supplier of seeds to GCA Seed Share.
Read MoreShirley Meneice - A Newcomer's Perspective
Julie Given
I want to thank SLGC and the GCA for sending me to the conference, and Robin Schachat who took me under her wing. As I listened to all the wonderful speakers on the first day of the conference, there was Shirley Meniece, on stage and smiling at all of us.
Read MoreSLGC Holiday Greens Workshop 2017
Karen Colini
Tuesday, December 12 from 9:30-12:30
Plymouth Church, 2860 Coventry Road, Shaker Hts. 44120
Custom design your holiday decorations for tabletop, mantle, door or porch using premium fresh greens and branches, bows and baubles. Pre-registration is required. RSVP to Karen Colini, and mail $45 check, made out to SLGC, to Greens Workshop, 9801 Stafford Road, Chagrin Falls, OH 44023.
Read MoreMy Favorite Thing
Jennifer Moeller
Sheep/Onion/Goat Shears
I cut hundreds of dahlias each week from August through October. I tried various sizes and shapes of flower cutting tools and these are by far the most productive for quick snipping. Easy to sharpen (which I do at least weekly), they make nice clean cuts which allow for maximum hydration in buckets. Their narrow handle is great for my small hands and the narrow tip makes it easy to get to the base of each stem no matter how tangled the plant becomes.
Read MoreHorticulture Happenings
Martha Marsh
On October 4, Margaret Ransohoff hosted a Horticulture Propagation Workshop on her lovely back garden terrace. (BTW, she is the only person I know of who plants for a late summer to fall garden — most of us plant for early spring and summer.)
Read MoreCharitable Projects
Anne Ginn and Kate Stenson
Please help our Charitable Projects committee find worthwhile organizations to support. We want our members to have 3 great projects to vote on next April. To do that we need your help.
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