Overheard at the Garden Gate November 2021
SLGC
Directory Changes
Joanne Cowan has moved. Her new address is 7552 Creekview Trail, Chagrin Falls 44023. Please make the change in your directory.
Please add Laurie Jacobs to your Directory. (She was inadvertently left out of this year’s copy.) Her details are Mr. and Mrs. Leslie W. Jacobs, 1710 Woodstock Road, Gates Mills, OH 44040. H: 440-423-0400 C: 216-396-9815 Email: jacobslaurie@gmail.com
Jennifer Moeller has moved. Her new address is 1720 Carriage Place, Gates Mills, OH 44040
PBS Features Cleveland
On September 26, the PBS News Hour aired a story entitled "Can Urban Reforestation Help Lower Rising Temperatures?" The piece focused on Cleveland, and featured organizations whose tree plantings the SLGC has supported over the years. It is clear we need to continue this trajectory! You might enjoy watching the 9 minute video, which you can reach through this link.
Charitable Projects Reminder
by Laurel Stack and Jane Ellison
Dearest Members - please consider donating to our ’21-'22 Charitable Project Fund! Check your mail this week for a letter with all of the details. All donations are tax deductible and would be used for worthy projects sourced by fellow SLGC members. Proposal forms can be found on our website and donations are being accepted now through February. Please mail your donations to Jane Ellison and THANK YOU for your support!
Upcoming Events at the Nature Center
by Petra Moran
The Nature Center at Shaker Lakes (NCSL) has the following upcoming events:
Fall Programs info & registration: https://shakerlakes.org/programs/
Family Campfire Night: Nov. 5, 6:30-8:30pm
Nature Story Time: Nov. 9, 3:30-4:30pm
Guided Bird Walks: Nov. 14, Dec. 12 (8-10am)
Owl Prowl: Nov. 19, 7pm w/ Cleve. Metroparks at Lakeview Cemetery
Naturalists’ Notebook Discussion: Nov. 21, 1-3pm w/ Loganberry Books
Adult Lecture Series: (November-January) Join us for a series of lectures to celebrate the positive changes we can make when we come together to support an idea. In addition to recounting the history of the freeway fights, you'll learn from local experts leading present-day efforts to improve our community through urban green spaces, stormwater management, and more. Registration begins soon here.
Fall Hiking Series: Sept. 19-mid-November. Learn more here.
Bonanza for Helen Schreiber!
Helen’s hen of the woods - 18.5 lbs! She ate some for the first time after the garden club talk. Go Helen!
In the past few years Sally Roman has tried to grow a variety of sedum in her birdbath without much luck. This year was much better and she attributes that to three things.
* The removal of a nearby evergreen allowing for better light in that area.
* Bremec Nursery’s new greenhouse provided a much larger variety of plant materials to choose from.
* Most importantly, she learned by watching Gardener’s World on Britbox of the importance of grit mixed into potting soil, with a formula of 50% potting soil and compost and 50% grit.
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