February Member Meeting
SLGC
FEBRUARY 26, 2019
Breezewood Garden & Gifts
17600 Chillicothe Rd., Chagrin Falls, OH 44023
“Hands on Workshop”
Read MoreNewsletter Posts
Founders Fund Finalists 2019: A Brief Synopsis*
Lee Warshawsky
Abrams 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 More3rd Annual SLGC Photo Contest!
Beth Boles
Harbingers of Spring!
SLGC Online “Peoples’ Choice” Photography Contest
Spring, 2019
Photos by SLGC members; judging by SLGC members.
Newbies welcome and encouraged to try something new.
Read MoreSave the Date!
Amy Miller and Cynthia Druckenbrod
…for the Next SLGC Flower Show!
Cornucopia will be the theme of our Fall Flower Show and here are a few fast facts to get you thinking about next October!
Read MoreFloral Design Tip of the Month
SLGC
from 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 MoreRemoving Bulbs from Cold Storage
Amy Miller
So, you have waited patiently for the required 12-16 weeks of bulb chilling. Now, it’s time to reap your reward!
Remove your pot from its chilling spot and observe the bulbs – there are often yellow shoots coming out of the soil. Place the pot in a low light location for about a week where the temperature is between 50-60 degrees to slowly ease your bulbs out of their cold storage.
Read MoreGot Ladybugs?
Cynthia Druckenbrod
You’re not alone! The multicolored Asian ladybeetle (Harmonia axyridis) can be a frequent visitor inside our warm homes in the winter, sometimes to our great consternation. Introduced in to the southern US in the early 1900’s to control soybean aphids, the Asian Ladybeetles are now well established across much of the country, to the detriment of native lady bug species.
Read MoreBad Habits to Break; Good Habits to Make
Cynthia Druckenbrod and Robin Schachat
This month we are getting personal about your eating habits. Does this strike a little too close to home? We hope not, because its’s one of the easiest and most basic ways to do good both for your personal self and for the environment. Eat much less red meat.
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!
Read MorePresident's Letter January 2019
Mary Bruce Rae-Grant
The holidays have almost passed, the cold has settled in, and it is time to start dreaming of spring gardens and the glorious blossoms of summer. In a few weeks, our mailboxes will start to fill with the seed, perennial, tree and shrub catalogs. It is always a pleasure to dream of additions to the garden, or to create fantasy gardens with exotic specimens.
Read MoreJanuary Member Meeting
SLGC
Tuesday, January 22
9:30 am - coffee /10:00 am - meeting
followed by speaker
“Shade, Glorious Shade”
Jenny Rose Carey
Gilmour Academy, Tudor House
34001 Cedar Road
Gates Mills, OH 44040
RSVP to Judy Eakin at judyeakin1107@gmail.com or 440-840-1860
Read MoreMargaret Brown Marting
Leslie Marting
My late mother-in-law, Margaret Marting, joined the Shaker Lakes Garden Club in 1946, soon after moving to Cleveland with her husband, Del. She and her good friend, Clara Rankin, joined in the same year. Margaret was born in 1913 in Suffern, New York.
Read MoreLast Minute Reminder
Carol Provan and Sandy Holmes
Have you forgotten something? It’s not too late.
Gifts to the fund for Charitable Projects given in 2018 will be tax-deductible, this year, to the full extent of the law if mailed by December 31. Mail checks to Carol Provan, 2 Hampton Court, Beachwood, OH 44122.
Read MoreGreens Workshop a Great Success!
SLGC
Jennifer Moeller organized a great troupe of Provisional Members to plan and execute the Greens Workshop on December 11 at Plymouth Church. A lovely time was had by all who attended and made beautiful arrangements to adorn their houses during the holidays.
Read MoreForcing Bulbs into Early Bloom
Amy Miller
A small but mighty group of SLGC members met at the CBG in November to prepare pots of bulbs to enjoy in the spring. The workshop was ably led by Amy Miller, who gave us the following directions:
Read MoreAmazing Airplants!
Cynthia Druckenbrod
One of the hottest new trends in houseplants are the diminutive and cute group of plants known as airplants.
Read MoreGCA Position Paper on Sustainable Agriculture, Seed Diversity, and Food Security
Cynthia Druckenbrod and Robin Schachat
This month we examine a very wide-ranging Position Paper, the essence of which is to ensure food security for the United States. You can find it and its support report here.
Read MoreBad Habits to Break, Good Habits to Make
Robin Schachat
What a timely moment to address glitter! Glitter is made of plastic and aluminum bonded together with polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Phthalates are endocrine disruptors and can cause serious health damage.
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!
Read MoreA New Home for “Shrek's Ears”
Karen Colini
If you’ve been collecting succulents the last few years, you may have noticed that after a while their growth slows down and the leaves become less colorful or shriveled. These are signs that the plant is outgrowing its original container and should be re-potted.
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