Overheard at the Garden Gate March 2021
SLGC
Philadelphia Flower Show Has a New Look!
Because of the pandemic, the Philadelphia Flower Show is moving outdoors in June this year. Read all about it here. (ed note: To the distress of many, there will be no Horticulture division.)
Pot-et-Fleur: Rediscover the Lost Victorian Art of
Creating Sustainable Flower Arrangements
When: Saturday, March 27 | 10-11:30 am
Instructor: Lorinda Loughlin, Gardener
Live, in-person program - $45 per member, $60 per non-member
Join in on the modern revival of Pot-et-Fleur, a Victorian art that combines cut flowers, foliage, and houseplants to create versatile arrangements of ever-changing seasonal color and interest against an ongoing background of live plants.
Guests will learn a myriad of creative options to inspire designs using their houseplants and garden cuttings in fresh new ways and will leave the class with their own “make & take” Pot-et Fleur arrangement. Plants, flowers, containers, and mechanics are provided. Bring floral scissors or pruners. Masks and social distancing required.
Click here to register.
Planting a Seed
On February 15 The Chagrin River Watershed Partners offered a Zoom presentation by naturalist Barb Holtz from Ohio Prairie Nursery. You can view the talk here.
Did you notice in the current By Design that Ryn Clark designed the logo for the upcoming Floral Design Conference, Springtide? Check it out, and plan to attend in April.
Mask Safety
From Lee Jacobs: I have seen reports of wildlife suffering from getting tangled in disposable face masks. As with plastic bags and can holders, please be sure to sever the loops and avoid putting them in open public trash cans.
Seeds Anyone?
A certain member of the SLGC has become compulsive about collecting seeds at the end of the summer. Click here to see the list of seeds currently in her stash, and contact Dozie if interested in any of them.
A Most Unusual Sight
A bird has been spotted in Erie, Pennsylvania, that is half-male, half-female. Click here to read all about it.