Don't Settle for Floppy Paperwhites!
Caroline Emmet
My love of paperwhites came from my father who grew them every holiday season. To this day, I use some of his pots.
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Filtering by Category: November 2023
From Cynthia...
Cynthia Druckenbrod
As we begin to put our gardens to bed for the year and turn our focus toward more indoor activities and the holidays (!), I want to encourage and inspire all of you to be more active and engaged in our club's activities this fall/winter and next spring. We all know the adage: you reap what you sow. With that in mind, why not join us for some of the fun activities that are planned for this fall?
Read MoreNovember Membership Meeting
Hallie Stewart and Lisa Mortimer
Tuesday, November 28 at 10:00
Location: Rid-All
8129 Otter Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44104
Rid-All is a community based organization in Cleveland's Kinsman neighborhood that turned this forgotten area into an urban farm that grows produce to provide healthy local food to area institutions.
Read MoreHoliday Greens Worshop
Sarah Morgan
Thursday, December 7, 10:00-12:00
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
2747 Fairmount Boulevard, Cleveland Heights
Visiting Gardens – the BIG GCA Trips!!!!!!
Robin Schachat
One or the many advantages we all receive, as members of a Garden Club of America, is the opportunity to take wonderfully curated garden trips to faraway places with similarly-minded garden club ladies.
Read MoreFunded by YOU!!!
Jane Ellison
Another SLGC Charitable Project success story and you can see this Monarch Waystation any time at the Cleveland Metroparks South Chagrin Reservation.
Read MoreFrom the Con/NAL Committee
Petra Moran
Mindy Bartholomae, head of the Zone X Committee, created this handout for the Conservation/ NAL group.
Read MoreAlternatives to Peat
Jennifer Hartford
II enjoy watching Monty Don’s Gardeners’ World. Monty always reminds viewers to use peat free compost, his plea made me wonder why is peat so bad? In the United Stated, peat is commonly used to aerate soil and to promote water retention. Peat is used in most seed starting mixes. Peat is formed over thousands of years in bogs know as peatlands, and most of the peat used in the United States comes from Canada.
Read MorePlease Come to a Paperwhite Planting Workshop
Jennifer Hartford
November 9th 6:00-8:00
2761 Chesterton Rd, Shaker Heights
SLGC’s Own Visiting Gardens Ideas – We Are Looking for Yours!
Robin Schachat
In this Newsletter you will see ideas from the GCA for glorious overseas travels, for one-day garden visits at Martha Stewart’s home in Maine or, during the freezing season at home, in Naples, Florida, for those of you who winter near there.
Read MoreOn the Road With GCA
Robin Schachat
Do all of you SLGC ladies know that, in addition to the major trips GCA offers through our Visiting Gardens initiative, GCA also offers one day special tour events within the USA?
Read MoreThe Party Is Over For Dahlias!
Cynthia Druckenbrod
With many of us experiencing our first frost, dahlia season has come to an abrupt end. But that’s ok, because it is time to dig and divide now. I first begin by cutting the foliage back to about 6” above the ground.
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