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This News section contains information that has appeared in a monthly newsletter, pertaining only to Club members. The newest articles appear at the top of the page. Each entry is categorized for easy sorting and archiving.
In June, Cathy Miller and I entered an invitational two-sided arrangement class in the GCA Major Show in Chicago, The Show of Summer. A two-sided design is in itself VERY difficult, and because the class was invitational, we found ourselves among some of the hottest shots in the country. Oh dear....
Read MoreThe GCA 2017 Conservation Study Trip will be an exploration of the largest fresh water ecosystem in the world; the history, the challenges, the successes, the beauty. It will be a grand adventure exploring Lake Erie's shores and islands between Cleveland and Toledo.
Read MoreI had the pleasure of attending the Zone X Meeting in early June and discovered my new favorite thing….the city of Cincinnati! The Town & Country Garden Club treated us to two days of tours, and dinner in members' homes. We visited Greenacres Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to generative farming, conservation, art, music and education.
Read MoreThe GCA Scholarship committee is proud to have awarded scholarships to 86 deserving recipients in the amount of $335,500 for 2017-2018. The Garden Club of America Montine M. Freeman Scholarship in Native Plant Studies has just been created, and will be available for student applications next year.
Read MoreThe GCA Katharine M. Grosscup Scholarships in Horticulture were awarded to 7 students for the 2017-18 school year, for a total of $18,500.
Read MoreDid you save your amorphophallus bulb? (Or is it a corm**…?) Is it beginning to do its thing? It may or may not be doing so — they are very independent minded cusses. But here is what you can do now:
Read MoreOne of my favorite spring and summer activities is to take an appropriate early evening beverage, grab my better half, and head back to the bee hives to watch the girls returning to the hives with pollen. Pollen is a protein source for the bees.
Read MoreCharitable Projects is pleased to announce the grant recipients for 2016-17.
Washington Park Environmental Studies Academy- $5000
Conservancy of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park - $4000
Dunham Tavern Museum- $3000
Thank you to the SLGC members for your generous donations that enable our club to support projects like the ones above. And it’s not too late to still donate! Kate Stenson is happy to take your check. Please mail one to her if you have not donated this year. It’s a great way to honor or memorialize someone!
Read MoreAsking a gardener to name her favorite things in a garden is absurd; it’s like asking for an encyclopedia. As winter retreats, do I say the voices of spring peepers? The duck’s eggs in my planter? The golden green of the first color to show on willows in spring? It can’t be done. But I know one thing I deeply love this time of year: spring ephemerals.
Read MoreWe had a fine turnout for the March 28th Orchid Workshop presented by our Provisional extraordinaire, Cynthia Druckenbrod. As Director of Horticulture Exhibits and Communications, Cynthia had just completed another successful Orchid Mania event at the Cleveland Botanical Garden and then made time for a private workshop for our members.
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 MoreMy husband Mike and I lived in London in the early 1990’s. One 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 MoreMarch, 2017
The 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.
Read MoreEngaging, entertaining, and informative, Dr. Blanc appears on stage with green hair, a glass of wine, and a strong French accent. His is a very visual presentation, with some green walls scaling 340 feet of concrete and incorporating more than 200 species of flora.
Much of his work is transformative. Unsightly bridges become marvels of greenery. Nondescript architecture becomes glorious and intriguing. Towering empty spaces are brought to life with spiraling green chandeliers. And all this is done without soil, and with minimal maintenance. He walked us through the chemistry, biology and physics of his installations.
Read MoreNot all annual garden plants can be started indoors from seed, but many can. Most of these 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
Read MoreSudden drops from seasonably unusually warm weather is usually the biggest culprit in killing stem tissue, though severe low temperature freezes that affect stem and root survival is also a concern, but will simply just be “what we get”. Mulching can provide some moderation.
1) Tim Malinich poetically notes, there will be a “Loss of bloom for precocious bloomers”. For the sparsely flowering forsythia and the spotty blooms on rhododendron this will probably not even be noticeable in the spring. For the flowering cherry Dan noted, ornamental effect may indeed be a low show for spring.
Read MoreAmaryllis and poinsettia may be rivals for the most popular holiday floral choice, but for elegance and versatility, amaryllis is the clear winner.
Read MoreWith our temperate Ohio climate, having continual color in the garden through spring and summer is easy. It can be more of a challenge to keep the show alive in September and October. But even without the ubiquitous potted mums and kale, you can have a continual sequence of blooms right up until frost. There are many strategies for achieving a long season of color and interest, but here are methods and plants that work well for me.
Read MoreWhile it did not include a warm sandy beach or a cozy ski lodge, the Mini-Meneice Horticultural Conference was still a lovely February break. The brain child of Garden Club of Cleveland’s Lynn Quintrell, our Zone X Horticulture Representative, this event was held on February 18 and 19 at the Holden Arboretum.
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