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SHAKER LAKES GARDEN CLUBPRESIDENT’S LETTERVOLUME 118JULY/AUGUST 2010Summer Greetings Ladies,It is very appropriate that the GCA Centennial Tree project has been a focus this past year. Much ofmy gardening has consisted of constant oak seedling removal. I am sure I could have supplied everyone of the members in our zone with at least one. Instead of oak trees we voted at the annualmeeting to provide apple trees for Chagrin Falls Park Community garden and the CBG Green Corpsgardens.I am very honored to become the 51 st president of Shaker Lakes Garden Club. Ann Whitney will bea hard act to follow. Her strong leadership the past two years has kept us on a steady pace as a veryhealthy GCA club. I will do my best to lead us towards our own 100 th anniversary in 2015. Just torefresh your memory, we were established in 1915 and joined the GCA in 1920.Wasn’t the flower show spectacular? Suzy Hartford and Helen Schreiber put on a beautiful event. Weextend many thanks to their hardworking committee and to Anne and Dick Ames for welcoming usto their beautiful home and gardens. It was an afternoon filled with awards for both the Hort Showand SLGC members as we savored the special setting.Here are the winners of our own special awards:SLGC Medal of Merit - Suzy HartfordCivic Improvement Award - Ruth EppigClub Civic Improvement CommendationDonita Anderson, Executive Director of the North Union Farmers' MarketPresidents Award - Molly DowningAbove and Beyond the Call of Duty - ABCD- Maura O'Donnell-McCarthy50 years of membership - Mary Groves90th Birthday Recognition - Shirley Gibson and Ginny BruchI hope you all enjoyed the Provisional Tea at the gracious home of Margaret Krudy. Our provisionalsprovided us with delicious treats to enjoy as we gathered to admire her lovely garden.Enjoy the rest of this wonderful summer!Anne

VOLUME 118OVERHEARD AT THE GARDEN GATE....PAGE 2Clara Rankin honored by the Musical Arts AssociationClara was the recipient of the 2009-10 Distinguished Service Award, recognizing extraordinaryservice to the Cleveland Orchestra. She joins a long list of very special honorees andmakes us very proud!Jane Pinkas has a new email address—jepinkas@gmail.comAnne Ginn has a new email address—anne.ginn5@gmail.comNews from one of our 2009-2010 Charitable Projects recipients:Dear Shaker Lakes Garden Club,Please congratulate Adam Trotter, Marshall Freeman, and Greg Broadwater who have beenhired as 2010 Saint Martin Organic Garden Paid Summer Interns! We received dozens ofexcellent applications, interviewed 8 students, and finally had to make the excruciatingly difficultdecision. Tyler Johnson and Tawaun Jones were chosen as the 1st and 2nd alternates, which isalso a great honor considering the number of enthusiastic applicants. A HUGE thank you to theShaker Lakes Garden Club for their generous grant that is making this program possible thissummer!As founding members of the Garden Internship Program these young men will be working in thegarden 1-2 times a week throughout the summer. The internship curriculum will include keepinga garden journal; learning about botany, insects & food chains/food webs, organic pest & weedcontrol, composting; learning about water as an essential resource and setting up a rain barrel,reading and watching documentaries about our food system; cooking and eating the freshproduce; taking field trips to community gardens, farms, and markets; harvesting and donatingproduce; teaching neighborhood children about the garden; and developing and teaching 2community workshops about gardening and food .Happy fresh summer eating!Michelle Brickner, from St. Martin de Porres

VOLUME 118PAGE 3By any measure, we feel that the Green Acres Horticultural Show was a wonderful success!We had a fabulous setting thanks to the generosity of Anne and Dick Ames. Parking Czarina, JoanGretter, made sure we could handle all entries and that the valet parking for the party was smooth and easy.Passing was super thanks to Jennifer Langston and Robin Schachat. Entry, organized by Mary Susan Lyonand Anne Higerd, was excellent and smooth. Nancy Seitz and Susan White did a brilliant job of making thestables look perfect for the show. The lighting was commended and set-up was excellent for the judging andviewing. Signage, put together by Gloria Gibson and Betsy Stueber, was clear, clean and informative. Themany wonderful placers made sure each entry was positioned to look its best. Margaret Krudy, Debbie Daberkoand Mary Bruce Rae-Grant produced a true Mid-Summer Night’s dream of a party- so yummy and withsuch charming servers. WHAT a treat it was!The numbers also give us many reasons to celebrate!• We had 189 entries from Shaker Lakes Garden Club members and their families.• Those wonderful and varied entries earned 107 Blue Ribbons. We are delighted to report that 14 womenand 7 men earned Blue Ribbons for the first time. Three cheers for Anne Ames, Gale Clarry, Molly Downing,Judy Eakin, Binney Fouts, Joan Gretter, Lee Jacobs, Donna Knapp, Jennifer Moeller, Maura O’Donnell-McCarthy,Mary Bruce Rae-Grant, Harriet Simon, Diana Stromberg, and Ann Whitney. Gentlemenare Les Jacobs, Roy Knapp, Larry Latson, Neil McCarthy, Alex Rae-Grant, Hal Schreiber, and Tod WhiteYou should be proud and we hope you pass on your knowledge and keen eyes to others. (Good news!You can still claim to be Novices in a GCA show.• In addition, special awards were won by the following:“Eddie Albert” for prime condition, flawless grooming, & difficulty of propagation -Susan White.“Green Grower” for propagation by a Novice - Donna Knapp.“Green with Envy” for exceptional visual appeal that reflects the spirit of growing -Diana Stromberg.“Shirley Gibson Horticulture Award” - Susan White.Incredible Hulk awarded to a gentleman for impressive display of skill in propagating -Tod White.“Jack's Beanstalk Award”, given to a child for exhibiting exceptional horticulturaleffort—Eloise Prescott Hartford.“Best in Show” - Judith McMillan.The “Al Gor(e)y Details Award” - Linda Paine for an outstanding educational exhibitKermit “It’s Not Easy Being Green” Award for an outstanding conservation exhibit -Linda Paine.“Eva Gabor” for vibrancy, prime condition and perfection of grooming –Sherran BlairThe Judges awarded special commendations to:The Hosta Leaf classes for outstanding overall qualityThe Hydrangea class for breadth and beautyThe Foliage Plant class for a very well-grown class of foliage plantsFinally, in addition to the 125 SLGC-ers and guests who came to see the show on Tuesday,Wednesday brought out our friends from the Akron Garden Club, Garden Club of Cleveland, the new GCAclub from Erie and numbers of our friends and families.Best of all for us, we had many hard-working new and experienced women working together, teachingand learning how a flower show is put together. We are delighted to have brought in our families andgiven them a taste of what it is like to participate in a Horticulture show. All of us have every reason to beproud of what we produced. We have had great fun and hope you all have too. Thank you all for joining us.-Helen Schreiber and Suzy Hartford

VOLUME 118PAGE 42010 GCA Annual Meeting: “New Jersey: The Garden State”It was May but Anne Ginn and I drove through crazy snow in the mountains of Pennsylvania for a brief stopand tour of New York City’s Wave Hill and the Central Park Gate at 105 th Street before continuing on to NewJersey and the national GCA convention. There we were welcomed by Governor Chris Christy who attested tothe heft nationally of the GCA. A major award was then presented to Joan Dye Gussow, a proponent of eatinglocally. We were regaled with reports by all committees of the national GCA –sometimes amusing but alwaysbrief and to the point. Workshops were held focusing on the practical matters of running a garden club andsuggestions were made by all participants at a round table discussion that included representatives of everyzone. After a day of meetings we were rewarded with cocktails, dinner and a stunning view of Manhattan andthe Statue of Liberty backlit by fireworks. After more awards the next morning which presented an insight intothe far reach and influence of the GCA , we were treated to garden tours of Princeton and its environs.Princeton is a special place as Princetonians will tell you and members of the hosting GCA clubs did a bang upjob in their New Jersey tomato red pashminas. More dinner with big jewelry followed that evening. The nextmorning Anne and I wound our weary way back to Cleveland with the help of GPS and with a betterunderstanding of the scope and history of the GCA.—Margaret KrudyLadies of Shaker Lakes Garden Club—Your 2010 directory will be published in September. In an effort to make sure there are as few errors ashumanly possible, could you please review your information in the current directory and call or emailMaura with any changes if you have not already done so. We need to have any changes by Sunday,August 8thIn addition, I'd like to use one our own talented photographer's work as our cover art this year. Anyoneinterested? Please send me a jpeg file or two -- I'm not sure yet if we can afford color art, so please try tosubmit samples that will translate well into black and white. Thank you! - Sandi HolmesSend your information to: Maura O’Donnell-McCarthy - modonnell227@gmail.com tel:440-487-2251VISITING GARDENSSave the date of Tuesday, September 14 thfor a wonderful afternoon tour of two local gardens specializing in dahlias-Details to follow in the September newsletterTravel Opportunity???Go to the GCA website http://www.gcamerica.org/and go to members only,gcamember is our user name, password is compostArgentina's Old World GrandeurVisits to Gardens and EstanciasMarch 14-26, 2011

VOLUME 118PAGE 5Interested in learning flower arranging?The Essence of Ikebana:Ikebana, the ancient art of Japanese flower arranging, is guided by the desire to create harmony betweenflowers and their surroundings. Learn how to create simple, elegant arrangements with a lessis-moreapproach. Instructors representing Ohara, Sogetsu, and Ikenobo Schools will help you makearrangements to take home. All levels of experience welcome. The Ohara class will be taught bySLGC member, Isa Ranganathan. (Come early and enjoy CBG's Wednesday night "Cocktails in theGarden" beginning at 5 p.m.!)Sign up for 1 class or the series of 3 classes held on Wednesdays.August 11(Ohara)August 18 (Sogetsu)August 25 (Ikenobo)6:30 pm – 8:30 pm at CBGPlease register in advance. Call CBG at (216) 721-1600 ext 100Single Session Fee: $28/member; $32/nonmemberSeries Fee: $75/member; $84/nonmemberExcerpts from Zone X ‘s Sherran Blair’s note about our Horticultural show “Green Acres”-The array of cut specimens brought to the show exemplified the keen interest in growing diverse plants; theyprovided inspiration for both garden design and flower arranging. As I was privileged to participate in passing, Itried to envision the bountiful gardens from which your entries were but a small sample.Your warm welcome to the judges, your providing opportunities for out-of-towners to pass and clerk, theAmes' generosity in sharing their exceptional home, your delicious lunch in the garden and cookies for energyas the afternoon progressed were all very much appreciated and made sharing the day a time we will long remember.For those attending the annual GCA meeting in April of 2011 in Indianapolis, I hope you will enter in our Zone XShow "Alluvial Treasures".Visit our own website: www.shakerlakesgardenclub.org,email address members@shakerlakesgardenclub.org ,password is trillium

VOLUME 118PAGE 6JUNE MEMBERSHIP ANNUAL MEETING MINUTESPresident Ann Whitney called the annual meeting “Green Acres”, a Horticulture Show to order on June 29 at4:35PM at Anne and Dick Ames’ lovely property in Hunting Valley. She thanked the Ames’s for sharing theirlovely garden and barn with us for the meeting and preview party.Charitable Projects - Suzy Hartford shared a thank you card signed by the students from St. Martin de Porresfor our $4,000 gift.GCA 100 th Anniversary Tree Project – Ann Whitney announced that the Board made a recommendationregarding the seedling process headed up Linda Paine and Beth Boles, to donate trees to the Chagrin FallsPark and Green Corps Learning Garden. The motion was unanimously approved by the membership.Dues – Ann Whitney reminded members to pay their dues as the deadline is June 30.Provisional Tea – The Provisional Tea will be held on July 14 from 1:00 – 3:00PM at the home of MargaretKrudy in Shaker Heights.2011 GCA Annual Meeting Scarf – Ann Whitney modeled the beautiful scarf designed by fellow Zone Xladies in Cincinnati. The cost of the scarf is $100 and Ann e-mailed the order form to members on June 28.The form will also appear in the GCA bulletin. Ann reiterated that our zone is hosting the meeting in 2011 soit is important that we provide our support.President’s Wrap-Up - Ann reviewed the past year’s monthly membership meeting programs as follows:Climbing Treasures-A look at VinesThe Perennial Gardener’s Design PrimerDarwin, The Man and His ScienceHoliday Greens WorkshopBotanical Jewelry and WorkshopAll About HoneybeesConservation MeetingGreening the CityAnnual Meeting and Green Acres Horticulture ShowAnn also summarized our notable accomplishments for the year culminating in “Green Acres”. She thankedthe membership for all of their support during her presidency.Board Changes -Ann Whitney announced the following Board member changes:Retiring Members: Marias Hawley and Maggy Woodcock – Trustees, Margaret Plumpton, Cheri Pace, MollyDowning, Holly Scott, Jane Ellison, Sue Marston, Anne Neville, Julia Barnes, Jane Pinkas, BarbaraBergsten, and Sue Westbrook.New Members: Debbie Latson, Jennifer Langston, Leah Whidden, Ann Ranney, Binney Fouts Anne Higerd,Ann closed the annual meeting by expressing her gratitude to Anne and Dick Ames for hosting Green Acres.Helen Schreiber presented Ann Ames with a photography book featuring her beautiful property to express ourappreciation for hosting the annual meeting and cocktail party. Ann Whitney was honored with a book onNational Parks as a token of our appreciation for her spectacular job as our club’s president.2010 Awards Presentation—(see the President’s letter)New President Introduction – Anne Ginn was introduced as the incoming Shaker Lakes Garden Club president.Anne looks forward to leading our terrific club for the next two years.The meeting was adjourned at 5:10PM. Members were joined by their spouses to view the horticulture showand enjoy the cocktail party.Respectfully submitted,Sarah Dimling, Assistant Recording Secretary

VOLUME 118PAGE 7Are you ready to receive the newsletter by email only??? Please sendan email to Anne Ginn at anne.ginn5@gmail.com or to Binney Fouts atbinney.fouts5@gmail.com if you are interested.CONSERVATION NEWSConsider attending the following:Sixth Annual Great Lakes Restoration Conference – Buffalo, NYSeptember 22-24Hosted by the Healing Our Waters®-Great Lakes Coalition*http://conference.healthylakes.org*With funding from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI)flowing into the region, the HOW Coalition has launched anImplementation Program to help local groups engage in the GLRI at therestoration project level.SOME DATES TO NOTE FOR THE FALL!Tuesday, September 28th - at the Gates Mills Community Center—9:30am"One Glass Act - A Cut Above"Weezie Monroe & Molly Stephan, Winnetka Garden Cluboptional box lunch followed by optional flower arranging workshop at 1pmTuesday, October 26th Joint Meeting SLGC and GCC at Cleveland Botanical Garden’s Clark Hall“Hort Couture” Ellen Avellino of Green Fingers G. C., Greenwich, Conn.Tuesday, November 16th—9:30am- location to be determinedKathleen Jordan, Birmingham, EnglandHoliday Décor demonstrationFriday, December 10th Greens workshop at 9:30AM at St. Paul’s Church

SLGC NEWSLETTERShaker Lakes Garden Club2330 Delamere Dr.Cleveland Hts., OH 44106V ISIT OUR NEW WEBSITE:W WW. SHAKERLAKESGARDENCLUB. ORGSeptember Membership meetingTuesday, September 28th9:30amGates Mills Community CenterExecutive Board MeetingSeptember 21st9:00am coffee9:15am meetingLeslie Marting—hostessRSVP to Anne Ginn 216-371-7603 oranne.ginn5@gmail.comSLGC NewsletterThe Shaker Lakes Garden Clubpublishes the SLGC Newsletter monthly(except March and July) for its members.The deadline is the 15 th of the month:issues are mailed by the first of thefollowing month.Your new editor:Binney Fouts2330 Delamere RoadCleveland Heights, OH 44106Please send material to:binney.fouts3@gmail.com& anne.ginn5@gmail.com