Cleveland Botanical Garden - Orchid Mania Saturday, January 18 – Sunday, March 1 Cleveland Botanical Garden celebrates one of the world’s most exotic and beautiful flowers at their annual flower show, Orchid Mania. This year Orchid Mania celebrates the natural beauty of Vietnam, and the Vietnamese culture that cherishes nature and plants. From the warm tropical forests and expansive coastline to rolling hills and mountains, plant diversity thrives throughout Vietnam. Orchids grown in the region are diverse and celebrated throughout the year. Orchid Mania explores four highlights of plant culture in Vietnam – natural areas, agriculture, food, and flowers.
Miller Nature Preserve of Lorain County Metro Parks' Fairies, Wizards, Gnomes, and Unicorn Homes April 22 – August 9 Miller Nature Preserves 2739 Center Road Avon, OH 44011 Back by popular demand, we are creating a display entitled “FAIRIES, WIZARDS, GNOMES, and UNICORN HOMES”. In the summer of 2015, we did a similar one entitled: ‘Fairy Gardens and Mini Landscapes’ at Miller Nature Preserve. It was very successful and we are bringing it back due to its popularity and requests from the public. This display is unique in the fact that we are inviting local businesses, garden clubs, organizations, and the general public to partake in the fun and enter their very own ‘Garden’ creation to be part of the display. In 2020 YOU are invited to help us with this display! How can you help?
Submit a fairy garden(s)
Create a garden right in one of the conservatory beds
Present a program. Programs can be scheduled March thru the end date
How does this help your business or organization?
Advertising of course! Each fairy garden will have the designers/business name
If you present a program, your information will be in our promotional material
We will provide a vendor sheet with your business contact information for visitors to take *You also can leave your business cards for visitors
Become part of a unique display: Enter Your Creation! Please consider joining us for this great local event! A park staff will be contacting you with details and to answer any of your questions! OR give us a call at 440.937.0764! -Linda Paull, Park manager
“Waking up the Garden” - A Free Education Series Program Sponsored by Emerald Necklace Garden Club Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020 2:00 – 4:00pm Brecksville Library 9089 Brecksville Road Brecksville 44141 Emerald Necklace Garden Club (ENGC) will present an education series program on Sunday, February 23, 2020 titled “Waking Up the Garden.” The program will be held at the Brecksville Library, 9089 Brecksville Road, Brecksville 44141 from 2:00 – 4:00pm. The program is free and open to the public. Reservations are recommended. Call Jane at 440.526.4213 to register.
Three local gardeners will share their knowledge, followed by questions and answers on any gardening subject. The presentations will include spring garden prep, what the deer don’t eat, including herbs; and new plants for 2020 you can include in your garden. There will be handouts on each subject, as well as a variety of free gardening literature.
Shake those winter blues and get enthusiastic about spring gardening at this program. Find out more about ENGC at www.EmeraldNecklaceGardenClub.com.