Founders Fund 2022: A Sweet Outcome
Margaret Ransohoff
Established in 1934, the Founders Fund grant is awarded annually to an exceptional community project that supports GCA's mission.
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Overheard at the Garden Gate February 2022
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 FEBRUARY NEWSLETTER POST!
Read MorePresident's Letter - January 2022
Leigh Fabens
Greetings, Garden Friends –
A month ago I wrote about how different our anticipation of the holidays is this year, compared to the prospect of Zoomed family gatherings in December 2020. Well, you know what happened!
Read MoreMembership Meeting - January 25
Amy Miller and Sarah Morgan
Membership Meeting
Embracing the Four Seasons of Gardening - Tips on Growing and Design
Date: Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Time: 9:30 am
A Busy Day of Beauty and Creativity
Amy Miller
Thanks to all who came to the Greens Workshop this year. The creativity and joy were in great supply, and a good time was had by all!
Read MorePhotography Offerings at Holden Forests & Gardens
Sally Roman
Two photography class options at Holden Forests and Gardens. One at CBG and one at Holden.
Read MoreCharitable Projects Update
Laurel Stack
Over half of our membership has already given to SLGC’s Charitable Projects 2021-22 fund or to the Grosscup Scholarship fund and we thank you for your generosity.
Read MoreHort News
Cynthia Druckenbrod
The Real Dirt, the horticulture magazine from the GCA, has just published its latest issue. You can also find it on our home page.
Read MoreOverheard at the Garden Gate January 2022
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 JANUARY NEWSLETTER POST!
Read MorePresident's Letter - December 2021
Leigh Fabens
Greetings, Garden Friends –
I’m writing this a few days before Thanksgiving, and thinking about how different our anticipation of the holidays was last year, when we had to plan for remote celebrations and Zoomed gatherings with family and friends. How fortunate we are now – not out of the woods yet, but able to gather in person and share our thanks.
Read MoreMember Meeting
Amy Miller and Sarah Morgan
Tea Talk and Taste
December 14 at 9:30 (promptly)
Join us at the lovely home of Caroline Borrow for a talk on international tea production, followed by a tasting of a wide variety of teas.
Read MoreSugar, Spice and Everything Nice
Cindy Elliott
“Sugar, Spice and Everything Nice” is the theme of our SLGC tree at the Cleveland Botanical Gardens this holiday season open from November 20th until January 2nd! Hearth and Home is the main theme for the CBG Garden Holiday Show.
Read MorePhotography News
Sally Roman
Photography news from Sally Roman.
Garden Club of Cleveland Photography Program
GCA Videos
Photography Survey
Read MoreGCA's Floral Design Workshop
Susannah Doman
The Garden Club of America invites you to register for the 2021 Floral Design Conference.
Read MoreGift books for Gardeners (and Yourself)
Robin Schachat
It’s that time of year again! And this year has some good reading to offer for gardeners and their friends.
Read MorePlant This, Not That
Robin Schachat
Commonly when we think of endangered species in North America, we might think of Polar Bears; when we think of extinct species, we imagine the Ivory-billed Woodpecker. But plants fall into these categories also. According to the website Gardenia, the US Forest Service estimates that invasive species have contributed to the decline of 42% of US endangered and threatened plant species, and the extinction of up to 18%. “They displace and alter native plant communities, degrade wildlife habitat and water quality, and potentially lead to increased soil erosion.
Read MoreGarden and Nature Gift Book Ideas for Children and Grandchildren
Robin Schachat
This year’s selection is a mix of read-alouds for the youngest and nature lessons for older children, and we begin with a craft and fun book that recycles itself into projects for 9-13 year olds.
Read MoreOverheard at the Garden Gate December 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 DECEMBER NEWSLETTER POST!
Read MorePresident's Letter - November 2021
Leigh Fabens
Greetings, Garden Friends –
Our 2021-22 Garden Club season is off to a good start, after a well-attended and well-received September program where Tom Wiandt awed us with the complexity of mushroom cultivation, followed by October’s Joint Meeting, hosted by SLGC this year and featuring Trudy Coxe, CEO and Executive Director of The Preservation Society of Newport County, winner of the 2021 GCA Medal for Historic Preservation.
Read MoreNovember Membership Meeting
Amy Miller and Sarah Morgan
Tuesday, November 16
9:30am Coffee 10:00am Business meeting
followed by speaker Harvey Webster
Location: Western Reserve Land Conservancy,
3850 Chagrin River Road, Moreland Hills
RSVP: Carol Provan at carolprovan911@gmail.com or 216-906-4531
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