Celebrating over 51 Years of Service to the Community OUR GARDEN PATHS November 2017 Meetings are held the 2nd Thursday of each month at Christ the King Lutheran Church, 6:30 pm Sharp. Volume 12 Issue 10 Next Meeting November 16 at Twinsburg Community Center 10260 Ravenna Road *NOTE LOCATION CHANGE We will be making Christmas swags for the City of Twinsburg WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST MEMBER Donna Patz Birthday Wishes To Carol Buczek - November 3 Mary Gemlich - November 15 Naomi Stutzman - November 21 Mary Ellen Kollar - November 25 Barb Casterline - November 28
October Meeting Notes Call to Order: Meeting called to order by Adelle N. at 6:40pm. Members present: 28 Guests present: 9 Hostesses: Kristen B., Karen C., Denise H., and Melani N. Approval of Previous Minutes Minutes of the September 2017 meeting were included in the recent newsletter, which all members received via email. There were no corrections or additions to the minutes. Minutes were approved as written. Reports Treasurer: Virginia S. reported a checkbook balance of $6930.70. President: Sue D. reported that the VFW will again host veterans at a luncheon on Tuesday, October 24. Club members are invited to drop off baked goods at the VFW that morning to show support for the veterans. Sue said that the Twinsburg Historical Society thanked TGC members Virginia S., Naomi S., and Ada P. for judging food plants and flowers at the Society s Olde Thyme Faire last month. Hostess Committee: Denise H. reported that it is now time to select your month for hostessing next year. She passed the signup sheet for 2018. Members will also be able to sign up at the next meetings. New Business Sue D. asked members to complete a nominating form and return it to the 2018 Nominating Committee. December meeting: Flora C. gave an update on the plans for the TGC holiday meeting. It will be on Thursday, December 14, at Brewster s on Creekside Drive in Twinsburg. The theme is Rustic Christmas with a green and red color scheme. There will again be a gift exchange for members who wish to participate, and all are asked to bring a donation for charity. The party committee will be sending out further details as the date nears. Denise H. passed out the Hostess Roster for 2018. Virginia S. shared GCO state president Deanna Stearns Feed Ohio Challenge for the next two years. Each club is challenged to donate food in equal weight to the combined weight of members to feed Ohioans in need. Old Business There was no old business. Announcements The Garden Forum of Akron Photo Contest will be held in November. Virginia S., reported that the GCO Cleveland District Holiday Show, will be on Thursday November 2, at St. Michael s Woodside Party Center, 5025 East Mill Road, Broadview Heights. Doors will open at 11:00 a.m. Our own Marlene Hatton s fun program will entertain and enlighten you with her design creativity and enthusiasm. Reservations are due by October 21, 2017. Lunch is $25: a check payable to GCO Cleveland district can be mailed to: Jane Bodnar, Cleveland District Director, 21029 Avalon Drive, Rocky River, OH 44116-1117. Marlene announced that the Garden Forum of Greater Akron will host its Annual Meeting on Wednesday, November 8. Marlene will present Creative Holiday Designs. Make check for $23.00 payable to Garden Forum of Greater Akron. Include your lunch choice (Chicken Marsala or Plalki White Fish). Mail to Marie Modugno, 454 Notre Dame Ave., Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221. Deadline is November 1. Marlene H. reported that the Chippewa Garden Club will hold its 2017 Annual Fundraiser on Thursday, November 14, at 6:30 p.m. at the Brecksville Community Center, 1 Community Drive, Brecksville Ohio. Tickets are $10.00 at the door. Professional designers, Molly Taylor and Bailey Wilson, of Molly Taylor & Co. will share Woodland Inspired Holiday Trends. This event is known to be a great show as well as having great door prizes. Anyone wishing to enter The Garden Forum of Akron Photo Contest should mail their photo to Mary Ferguson Rich. If interested, contact Virginia S. for address. The GCO Photo Contest rules are available this evening in a handout from Virginia. Entrants need to send both a printed photo as well as an electronic copy. Geni S. announced that we are again invited to contribute to the VFW s Women s Auxiliary as they provide needed supplies to women veterans at the VA hospital. To donate, please bring items such as toiletries (e.g., soaps, lotions, deodorant, shampoo, toothbrushes), scarves, hats or other clothing items to the November Swag - Making meeting next month. Adjournment Meeting adjourned by Adelle N. at 7:06 p.m. Program Following the business meeting, members Kristen and Cole Beason presented a Power Point with pictures of the 2017 featured gardens in the Twinsburg area. Four of the five honored garden were represented. Each one shared a little about the history and composition of their gardens. The accomplished gardeners were Linda & Bill Angus, Cindy & Jim Jeric, John & Cindy Manes, Bev & Greg Jaworski, and the Garden of the Year, winners Ron & Lee Anne Roth.
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2017 Garden of the Year Award Each year at the October TGC meeting the contenders for the Garden of the Year Award are presented. Those entered included Linda and Bill Angus, Cindy and Jim Jeric, Bev and Greg Jaworski, Cindy and John Manes and Lee Anne and Ron Roth. Four of the five gardens were represented at the meeting and were introduced by Kristen and Cole Beason. A power point was shown with photos of each of the featured Twinsburg gardens. These accomplished gardeners each shared a little about the history and composition of their beautiful labors of love. Any of these wonderful entries could have been the winner. At the end of the power point, the 2017 Garden of the Year Award was presented to Lee Anne and Ron Roth. Our congratulations go out to the Roths. Kristen Beason introduces the contestants for the Garden of the Year Award.. Winners Lee Anne and Ron Roth show off the engraved stone they received to place in their garden for all to see.
Upcoming Events Glow Cleveland Botanical Garden s Winter Spectacular A Cleveland Holiday Tradition November 24, 2017 - December 31, 2017 For information, visiting hours or to purchase tickets: http://www.cbgarden.org/glow or 216-721-1600, Ext. 100 Winner s Choice Raffle Wednesday, November 29, 2017-7:00pm Twinsburg Library Tickets - $50.00 each Available at the Administration Office or via PayPal at twinsburglibrary.org/winners-choice Enjoy refreshments and a chance to win one of four amazing trips. Drawing begins at 7:15pm Rockefeller Park Greenhouse Poinsetta Display - December 1st - January 5th Annual Poinsetta Sale - December 1st & 2nd Plants $5.00 each (Proceeds support the greenhouse) Open daily 10:00am - 4:00pm Free admission Holiday Craft From Nature s Bounty Saturday, December 9, 2018-9:00am - 12:00pm OSU Extension Geauga County 14269 Claridon Troy Rd., Burton, OH 44021 For questions or information: 440-834-4656 or ward.714@osu.edu Make a beautiful Christmas tree from fresh evergreens Cost: $35.00 includes supplies Must preregister and prepay
VFW Veterans Luncheon On October 24th the Twinsburg VFW Post 4929 once again held a veterans luncheon. Twenty five veterans from the Wade Park Veterans Hospital attended and enjoyed a delicious lunch. Special thanks go out to all of the volunteers from Twinsburg Coldwell Banker, Twinsburg Mayor Ted Yates, Twinsburg VFW members and Ladies Auxiliary members and Twinsburg Garden Club members Sue Davis, Mary Gemlich, Marcia Jasany, Valerie Wales and past member Kaye Collins who helped to serve the lunch and socialize with the vets. Lunch was provided by Sharon Mounts of Catered For You and bakery by many wonderful local bakers. Thanks also to Girl Scout Troop 81296 who provided goody bags for each veteran to take back with them. TGC will once again be helping the Twinsburg VFW Ladies Auxiliary fill the gift bags that they will deliver to the Women s Unit at the VA Hospital. If you would like to donate to this cause, here is a list of some possible items you can purchase. We will have boxes for your donations at our Annual Swag Making Meeting on Thursday, November 16th. New knit hats, gloves, and scarves(provided by TGC) Toiletries including face and body lotions, soaps, deodorant, body wash, toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo, conditioner, hair brushes Hand sanitizer, cosmetics, earrings, nail polish No candy - quite a few of the recipients are diabetic
Environmental Education Center Trip Recently several members of TGC visited the Environmental Education Center, one of the organizations supported by the club s Benevolence Committee last year. We found a well-organized facility that is open to many local school districts. Students from several schools were there on fieldtrips that day. They were involved in a variety of activities including games, songs, and seeing the sights. There were well-groomed trails, a special education building geared to indoor projects and art activities. The dorms were clean and had plenty of space for sleeping quarters. A garden behind the kitchen provided produce for the buffet meal that was offered. We also saw compost bins used for enriching the gardens. We were very pleased with the organization and felt our donation went to a good cause. Mary Gemlich Chairperson Benevolent Committee Valerie Wales, Sharon Yates, Mary Gemlich, Katie Wright, Environmental Education Center Director, Ada Pollak and Leah Widdon, contact person for the center.
Do you remember when Christmas was fun? At the Garden Club of Ohio 2017 Holiday Show North held on November 2nd our own creative floral designer, Marlene Hatton, revisited some of the holiday traditions we remember seeing throughout the years. Here are some of the beautiful designs created by Marlene at the program.
FALL PLANTING Hurry, time is running out to do your fall planting. To have beautiful flowers blooming in the spring you ll have to do some fall planting. As you can see from the chart below, there are many choices available and here is how to go about it. Planting depth is very important. The basic rule of thumb is that the hole should be at least three times as deep as the height of the bulb. Use the chart below for the required planting depth of your bulbs. Don t worry about your bulbs being planted an inch or two deeper than recommended, in most cases this provides the bulb with a little extra protection. For additional planting information check the bulb packinging for a variety of specific guidelines and planting tips. Suggestion: Try planting Pansies and Violas now. You can enjoy their happy blooms until the snow falls and then in the spring when the snow melts, they'll pop right back up with new color.