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The purpose of the Garden Club is to stimulate interest in gardening, preserve and enhance the natural beauty of the Village of Gates Mills, and promote charitable, educational and scientific endeavors related to gardening. |
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Mary Schmidt
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Dear Friends,
Happy New Year! This year, the Gates Mills Garden Club is celebrating our 90th Anniversary! We are working on a full lineup of activities to celebrate the occasion. We are hopeful many of our members will be receiving the COVID vaccine and be able to participate in this special year.
Despite the pandemic, the Gates Mills Garden Club members remained engaged in 2020. Gardening, flowers, and community outreach seemed to be the perfect therapy! Below are some of the 2020 Garden Club activities.
What to look forward in 2021
For 2021, we will continue to plan our programs and events using social distance guidelines while adhering to our Garden Club mission to stimulate interest in gardening, preserve and enhance the natural beauty of the Village of Gates Mills and promote charitable, educational, and scientific endeavors related to gardening.
Kelly Siemborski will champion our efforts to partner with the Gates Mills Environmental Education Center to rebuild the “Outreach Garden”. We will continue the “Plant A Row” project to provide produce for nonprofit organizations. In 2020 several raised beds were rebuilt, overgrowth was removed, and soil amended. We will provide a few educational programs for the students.
On the Saturday, May 29th, Plant Sale & Vintage Boutique.
July 16 & 17 - Re-Scheduled, Shakespeare with a Twist Specialty Flower Show
We look forward to a fruitful year!
Please stay tuned for updates and connect with us through email, Facebook, Instagram or our Website www.thegatesmillsgardenclub.com. If you would like to join our mailing list to learn about all our current and future events, please click here.
Stay Healthy, Happy & Resilient!
Mary Schmidt & Janet Kirschenbaum
Happy New Year! This year, the Gates Mills Garden Club is celebrating our 90th Anniversary! We are working on a full lineup of activities to celebrate the occasion. We are hopeful many of our members will be receiving the COVID vaccine and be able to participate in this special year.
Despite the pandemic, the Gates Mills Garden Club members remained engaged in 2020. Gardening, flowers, and community outreach seemed to be the perfect therapy! Below are some of the 2020 Garden Club activities.
- Arbor Day - A White Oak was planted in front of the Post Office and dedicated in memory of our Club member and former Gates Mills Mayor, Connie White.
- May Day Baskets - With the help of members and service department, we were able to continue the tradition of hanging baskets of daisies throughout the Village.
- Bridge Box Planting – The members continued the tradition of planting the summer and holiday bridge boxes.
- Annual Plant Sale fundraiser went virtual. We hosted the sale online and most of the plants sold within hours of opening.
- National Garden Week, June 7-13 – Special programs and community outreach were planned each day to highlight the importance of gardening.
- Scholarships –$5000 in Scholarships were given to students pursuing a degree related to horticulture or conservation.
- Library & Post Office Flowers – While the library was closed during the pandemic, members displayed weekly flower arrangements at the Post Office. We now provide flower arrangement to both the Library and the Post Office.
- "Into The Wild" A Petite Design Specialty Flower Show- In September, we had an invitation only flower show to keep our members engaged and enhancing their creativity.
- Youth & Senior Outreach – Youth Victory Garden program, support notes to seniors and decorated pumpkins for Meals on Wheels.
- GMGC Library – We received hundreds of gardening books from Connie White's library which took months to organize. We are working to include many of these books in our library on the 2nd floor of the Esquire’s Cottage.
What to look forward in 2021
For 2021, we will continue to plan our programs and events using social distance guidelines while adhering to our Garden Club mission to stimulate interest in gardening, preserve and enhance the natural beauty of the Village of Gates Mills and promote charitable, educational, and scientific endeavors related to gardening.
Kelly Siemborski will champion our efforts to partner with the Gates Mills Environmental Education Center to rebuild the “Outreach Garden”. We will continue the “Plant A Row” project to provide produce for nonprofit organizations. In 2020 several raised beds were rebuilt, overgrowth was removed, and soil amended. We will provide a few educational programs for the students.
On the Saturday, May 29th, Plant Sale & Vintage Boutique.
July 16 & 17 - Re-Scheduled, Shakespeare with a Twist Specialty Flower Show
We look forward to a fruitful year!
Please stay tuned for updates and connect with us through email, Facebook, Instagram or our Website www.thegatesmillsgardenclub.com. If you would like to join our mailing list to learn about all our current and future events, please click here.
Stay Healthy, Happy & Resilient!
Mary Schmidt & Janet Kirschenbaum
The Gates Mills Garden Club
is a member of these organizations:
Garden Club of Ohio, Inc.The Garden Club of Ohio, Inc., a federated garden club, is a 501c3 non-profit volunteer organization. It is open to anyone in the state of Ohio who is a member of a local garden club. GCO currently has 4,348 individuals in 148 clubs across the state of Ohio. The Garden Club of Ohio, Inc., is a member of the Central Atlantic Region of National Garden Clubs, Inc.
GCO supports endeavors in every aspect of gardening through educational programs, horticulture and floriculture. Our goal is to be the source for gardeners and members for everything related to horticulture, landscaping, floral design, and environmental news and issues through local club meetings, district events, and annual state conferences. |
National Garden Clubs, Inc.National Garden Clubs, Inc. is composed of 50 State Garden Clubs and the National Capital Area, 198,595 members in 6,218 member garden clubs. National Garden Clubs, Inc. is proud to recognize 447 International Affiliates…from Canada to Mexico and South America…from Bermuda to South Africa, Australia and Japan, as well as 149 National Affiliates within the United States.
National Garden Clubs is the largest organized group of gardeners in the world. The mission of National Garden Clubs is to provide education, resources, and networking opportunities for its members to promote the love of gardening, floral design, civic and environmental responsibility. |