Member Zoom Meeting May 25, 2021
Jennifer Langston & Judith McMillan
Rust Belt Riders is a Cleveland success story of turning commercial food waste and household food waste into compost and then a wonderful variety of potting soils.
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Time 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.
Read MoreCharitable Projects Voting
Carol Provan and Sandy Holmes
At the February 26 Charitable Projects meeting on Zoom, discussion centered around the 13 proposals submitted for consideration. There is currently approximately $16,000 to distribute, although additional gifts are still welcome.
Read MoreGarden History and Design
Ruth Eppig & Carol Michel
Since the Garden Club of America is celebrating Frederick Law Olmsted this year, and our own club has been reading about his life, our column this month will continue to highlight the impact of Frederick Law Olmsted and his sons’ firm in Cleveland area gardens.
Read MoreOverheard at the Garden Gate April 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 APRIL NEWSLETTER POST!
Read MorePresident's Letter - March 2021
Leigh Fabens
Greetings, Garden Friends,
Spring is just a few weeks away, and the earliest garden plants will be visible before long. Snowdrops, winter aconite, hellebores! Winter is long but February is thankfully short.
Read MoreBugs ‘N Booze!
Cynthia Druckenbrod
Join Cynthia Druckenbrod on Wednesday, March 10 at 5 pm for a virtual tour of the beautiful and sometimes bad bugs who are living in our gardens!
Read MoreAn Invitation to an Exciting Pop-Up Program!
Jennifer Langston & Judith McMillan
Tuesday, March 30, 2021 at 10 am
Via ZOOM
Read MoreFounders Fund Ballot - Time to Vote!
Margaret Ransohoff
The February SLGC Newsletter featured an article that outlined the Founders Fund Award and how its recipients are chosen. The GCA Founders Fund Committee is now pleased to announce the three finalists for 2021.
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