Joint Member Meeting with GCC
Amy Miller
Our September 26 members meeting will be our joint meeting with the Garden Club of Cleveland and will take place at South Franklin Circle in Chagrin Falls.
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Overheard at the Garden Gate
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 SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER POST!
Read MoreFrom Cynthia...
Cynthia Druckenbrod
Although our club may officially be on summer break, in reality, there is so much going on in July and August that will keep us all busy in our gardens and in our communities! Here are the important dates to put on your calendars now.
Read MoreProvisional Party
Anne Fitzgerald and Petra Moran
Please join us for the SLGC Provisional Party!
Read MoreThank You, SLGC Board Members!
Cynthia Druckenbrod
Thanks to all Board members who work so hard to keep us afloat. Welcome to new members of the Boad and thanks to those retiring.
Read MoreJudges’ Tricks...
Robin Schachat
Suzy Hartford and Martha Marsh have been judging Horticulture classes at GCA Flower Shows since before Noah ever considered building a boat.
Read MoreFlower Show Volunteers
Martha Marsh and Robin Schachat
Dear Ladies of the SLGC,
It is time to step up and be counted!
Read MoreAre You Afraid to Enter the Flower Show?
Martha Marsh
Are you afraid you will commit social suicide if you do not clean up all the awards?
Read MoreWe Will Show You How!
Robin Schachat
August 29 at 10 am
Learn to fill out a Flower Show entry card.
Read MoreHorticulture Workshop
Jennifer Hartford
August 8, 9:30 am
2761 Chesterton Rd, Shaker Heights
Thinking of entering a horticulture class in A Fantasy?
Read MoreNature in my Backyard
Robin Schachat and Jane Ellison
Nature in my Backyard is a joint pilot program of the Shaker Lakes Garden Club and the Audubon Society of Greater Cleveland. We have been working together to develop this program for many months, and it is now in operation! Hurrah!
So WHAT exactly is this program? It is an education and certification program designed to help you understand the most essential steps to building biodiversity in your backyard. Birds, fireflies, butterflies, ladybugs, and their native friends can once again become regular visitors and residents in your garden. Native plants will return birdsong and fluttering wings to fill your very own yard. Here are the basics:
Read MoreCommon Ground Collaborative Grants
Ruth Swetland Eppig
Common Ground Collaborative Grants were created by GCA to help clubs build long term relationships with diverse community groups to develop, improve and maintain public land and programs.
Read MoreGCA Scholarship Committee Awards
Leslie Marting
The Garden Club of America Scholarship Committee awarded a record $405,000 to 86 recipients in the spring of 2023.
Read MoreGCA 2023 Annual Meeting
Leslie Marting
Zone X can be very proud of the success of the 2023 GCA Annual Meeting, held in Columbus, Ohio May 2 -24. More than 550 garden club members from around the country gathered for two full days of meetings, meals and workshops,
Read MoreTentative Shaker Lakes Garden Club Programs 2023-2024
Cynthia Druckenbrod
It looks to be an exciting year of programs for SLGC! Stay tuned for the final list of programs in your 2023-2024 Directory.
Read MoreAward Winners from the Annual Meeting
Cynthia Druckenbrod
Congratulations to all the award winners recognized at the Annual Meeting in June! Thank you Robin for hosting a beautifrul party. And thanks to Stacy Goldberg for capturing the event with her camera.
Read MoreOverheard at the Garden Gate
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 SUMMER NEWSLETTER POST!
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