Gardening for Good Bugs
Cynthia Druckenbrod
As much as gardeners fret over certain herbivorous, seemingly insatiable insects every summer, there are far more varieties of ‘good’ insects that control the hungry few.
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2021 Charitable Projects Recipients
Carol Provan and Sandy Holmes
The final distribution of the 2020-2021 Charitable Projects Fund of $17,500 supported six northeast Ohio projects, highlighting numerous club interests: urban beautification, food gardening education, environmental education, restoration of native species, sustainable farming, historical horticulture recognition, and scholarships, to name a few.
Read MoreDon't Forget to Renew Your Membership!
Caroline Borrow
Don’t forget 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.
Read MoreClimate Change Solutions with Big Impact at the Household Level!
Judith McMillan
For those of you who missed the May 25 program presentation by Daniel Brown of Rust Belt Riders, here are some takeaways:
Read MoreWelcome, New SLGC Provisionals!
Amy Paine
The SLGC Board is pleased to announce that the following women have accepted the Club's invitation to become new provisional members beginning in the 2021-2022 season. An impressive group of women!
Read MoreGCA Scholarships Awarded in Zone X for 2021!
Robin Schachat
The Garden Club of America awards over $300,000 in scholarships each year to students ranging from college programs to post-doctoral work, and in many different fields of specialization.
Read MoreOverheard at the Garden Gate June 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 JUNE NEWSLETTER POST!
Read MorePresident's Letter - May 2021
Leigh Fabens
The progress of Spring has been impressive, with abundant daffodils, flowering shrubs and trees, and herbaceous garden plants reappearing (or not) after a winter underground. Now May is here and the pace is picking up, in the garden and on our calendars, as more of us get vaccinated and we feel safer going out and about, still masked but getting together with friends and family. We know we must remain vigilant, and careful, but the possibilities are opening up and we’re enjoying every bit of it!
Read MoreTime 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.
Read MoreWEEDS! 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!
Read MorePresident's Letter - April 2021
Leigh Fabens
Daylight Saving Time is here, the earliest Spring flowers are blooming, buds are visible on shrubs and the maples are starting to get “fuzzy.”
Read MoreMembership Meeting - April 2021
Jennifer Langston & Judith McMillan
Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at 10:00 am
Zoom Meeting
The Science Behind the Search for New Varieties of Annuals
Betsy Kollman Bresky
Read MoreSpring- Good for the Nose and the Eyes!
Cynthia Druckenbrod
So many of us are familiar with the lovely scents of hyacinths, daffodils, and Easter lilies, it’s easy to forget that there are also spring flowering shrubs that equal, if not surpass, the sweet fragrances of their herbaceous relatives.
Read MoreHighlights from the GCA 2021 NAL Virtual Conference 2/23-2/25
Diana Stromberg
NAL or National Affairs and Legislation is the advocacy arm of the GCA that has been working with our legislators since the early 1970s to advocate for the environment. The environmental laws (Clean Air, Clean Water, Endangered Species, National Environmental Policy Act, etc.) of this period form the foundation of environmental protection in America. The GCA was there.
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