From Cynthia...
Cynthia Druckenbrod
With the sudden very cold temps in late November, our gardens are definitely in sleep mode! Although, if you’re like me, you still have a few bulbs to plant- yikes!
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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
Membership Meeting - Houseplants in Distress!
Amy Miller and Hallie Stewart
Tuesday, January 24th, at 10 am
at Hallie Stewart’s home
2701 Chesterton Road, Shaker Heights.
Gift Books for Children from Nature and Gardens
Robin Schachat
This year we have a bumper crop of books for children of all ages; usually my choices of nature books tend toward picture books for the very youngest. It was a pleasure to find so much variation to recommend this time!!
Read MoreGarden Books for Holiday Gift Giving
Robin Schachat
Dear Ladies, it is that time of the year again – the time for me to think about all of the gardening books I have ordered for myself this year, and which ones I shall recommend to you as gifts for your gardening friends, or mostly for yourselves if you are like me.
Read MoreCharitable Projects
Laurel Stack
Kindly check your mail for this year’s Charitable Projects and Grosscup Scholarship donation form. Last year, over 70% of our gracious members donated to the fund, and we were able to give a record amount to our community.
Read MoreFantastica! A Fantasy of a Flower Show
Martha Marsh and Robin Schachat
Would anyone like to work with Jane Ellison and Robin Schachat on an education exhibit for the Flower Show?
Read MoreSLGC Conservation
Diana Stromberg
As we are moving into 2023 and begin planning our gardens, let’s consider a conservation approach. At our November meeting, I shared a brochure developed by Doug Tallamy, an entomologist, ecologist, and conservationist who encourages all to create biodiversity by turning our yards into a “Homegrown National Park”. Let’s move forward by championing Native Plants that encourage the regeneration of our wildlife.
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 DECEMBER NEWSLETTER POST!
Read MoreFrom 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:
Read MoreMembership 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.
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