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On February 28, with generous support from Joan Holmes, Margaret Ransohoff, Robin Schachat, and the Mather Fund, the Shaker Lake Garden Club hosted Patrick Blanc, a leading expert on Vertical Gardens.
Read MoreWhat'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 MoreOn Tuesday, February 7th, five Provisionals plus Lynn Lehmann and Molly Dixon participated in a Succulents Workshop at Auburn Pointe Greenhouse, 10089 E Washington St. Chagrin Falls.
Read MoreOn Wednesday, March 8, a small group of SLGC members met with Senator Rob Portman’s NE Ohio Director in downtown Cleveland. Jane Ellison, former Zone X Conservation Chair, led us in a lively discussion about conservation and the environment with Caryn Candisky. Senator Portman has shown strong leadership in conservation and environmental issues, most notably clean water and our National Parks. Caryn very patiently listened to us for 1½ hours as we presented topics from The Garden Club of America's Position Papers.
Read MoreThe Garden Club of America’s 2017 National Affairs and Legislative (NAL) Annual meeting was held February 27 – March 2 in Washington DC. 300 delegates from 200 clubs across the country attended. The meeting had a rigorous agenda and focused on the GCA’s eight Position Papers: Clean Air, Clean Water, Climate Change, National Parks, National Public Lands, Native Plants, Sustainable Agriculture, and Transportation.
Read MoreMy husband Mike and I lived in London in the early 1990’s. The winter was one of the rainiest in a number of years and the days were short of sunlight. Each Friday, I found myself stopping at the floral stand outside the Tube Station to pick up a a bunch of tulips.
Read Moreby C. Colston Burrell
from Fine Gardening issue 59
Density of trees serves as a gauge for degrees of light and shade. Left to right: full sun, light shade, partial shade, full shade, and deep shade.
So, shade is shade, right? Wrong. All shade is not created equal. Many variables, including season, time of day, age of trees, their density, and canopy composition, all affect how plants are shaded. Understanding these factors helps gardeners select and care for plants.
Read MoreThis is one of the questions we hear most often. There are several possibilities:
1. Harsh winters can damage flower buds on hydrangeas that set their flower buds last year.
2. Deer love to eat those tender tips.
3. It is important to prune them at the correct time – and this is where it gets tricky.
Hort Minute from Ann Jackson*
It seems to me that all manufacturers of sprays, liquid fertilizers, and the like, think all gardeners have tremendous acreage. The poor soul who has only a sliver of ground and needs only a cupful of spray is hard put to get it when the label gives dilution directions for gallons. Here’s a conversion table you ought to frame.
Read MoreDear Friends,
Our persistent atypical Cleveland weather theme is becoming increasingly apparent. Mother Nature seems to throw curve balls every time I sit down to write the monthly President’s Letter. We are expecting highs today near 60 degrees...a whopping 30 degrees above average. It looks like my boxwood may survive this winter after all.
Read MorePatrick Blanc (Paris, France)
World's Leading Expert on Vertical Gardens
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 10 am - noon
at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History
with optional lunch afterward
for SLGC and GCC members only, $45
Ladies, have you been thinking about how much one of your close friends would enjoy being a member of SLGC? Now is the time to get your provisional prospects organized, and let me know what you have in the works! Final submissions are due by April 1, 2017, but it always helps to know how many we might have… too small a class isn’t as much fun, so we want to have at least four new provisionals!
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. The three 2017 Founders Fund finalists have been chosen. We will be voting for SLGC’s favorite at the January 31st meeting at CBG. The three proposals are:
Read MoreDon't forget to donate to the Charitable Projects Fund! As of January 26, 90 members of our garden club have contributed to the Charitable Projects Fund.
Read MoreMost seeds should be sown indoors about 4 to 8 weeks before your Frost-Free Date. But many seeds need even more time to develop before being introduced to the outdoors. So if you're itching to get your hands dirty, now is the time!
Read MoreToday, January 24th, I enjoyed a bit of relief from the winter doldrums as I came upon this lovely clump of snowdrops in full bloom. Yes, it has been unseasonably warm for a week, but this is very early (did I mention climate change?) to see anything in bloom. You’ve got to love a plant that can push up through snow or frozen mud and flower in the middle of winter, even before the witch hazels and hellebores.
Read MoreJanuary 31, 2017
10:00 am
"The Good, the Bad, and the Hungry: Dealing with Wild-life Conflict" or
"Critters in the Garden"
RSVP to Joan Holmes
216-831-5270 or joanrholmes@yahoo.com
Every year in mid December I start looking carefully at Heinen’s floral display to see if they have the white winter-blooming helebore plants in yet.
Read MoreOur Shaker Lakes Garden Club member, and Founder of Bikes, Bees & Butterflies, Ann Cicarella, organized the second annual Pollinator Symposium held at Squire Valleevue Farm the end of October.
Read MoreAmaryllis and poinsettia may be rivals for the most popular holiday floral choice, but for elegance and versatility, amaryllis is the clear winner. Unlike a “one and done” poinsettia plant, these bulbs will get bigger with time and as a cut flower, they make a striking addition to floral arrangements. Here a few interesting facts about this plant:
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