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Sunday, July 31, 2011

Viewfinder: The Summer—So Far—in Brecksville

Help us put together our next summer photo gallery and share your summer photos with Brecksville Patch.

From Home Days in June to the flower show earlier this month, there’s been a lot going on in Brecksville this summer. Check out the photo gallery above to get a quick glimpse of what's been going on in the city the past couple of months.   How have you been spending the warm months? Send your summer photos to Editor Rachel Abbey McCafferty, and I’ll post them in a future photo gallery. Be sure to include your name and a way to contact you.

Monday, July 18, 2011

Viewfinder: "Red, White and Blooming" Flower Show

Flower show unites two garden clubs for the first time to celebrate the Brecksville bicentennial.

The Chippewa Garden Club and the Emerald Necklace Garden Club joined together this weekend to host the “Red, White and Blooming” flower show at the Community Center.

Sunday, July 17, 2011

Viewfinder Sneak Peek: The "Red, White and Blooming" Flower Show

Flower show celebrates Brecksville's bicentennial.

The "Red, White and Blooming" flower show, which is sponsored by the Emerald Necklace and the Chippewa garden clubs, is in honor of Brecksville's bicentennial. The event began yesterday, and runs again from noon through 3 p.m. today. Check back on Monday for more photos from the flower show.

Friday, July 15, 2011

Photo of the Day: Getting Ready for the Flower Show

The Chippewa Garden Club and Emerald Necklace Garden Club show will open to the public tomorrow afternoon.

The Community Center is just about ready for the “Red, White and Blooming” flower show to begin.  Kathleen Habib, the treasurer of the Chippewa Garden Club and one of the people in charge of horticulture for the show, said that people with entries would be setting them up this afternoon and evening. She was setting up her own entries earlier this afternoon so that she could help others when they arrived.  The show, which is co-hosted by the Chippewa Garden Club and the Emerald Necklace Garden Club, opens to the public at 1 p.m. Saturday.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Free Flower Show to be Held at the Community Center this Weekend

The event will include a range of exhibits for visitors.

Brecksville's bicentennial celebration continues this weekend with the “Red, White and Blooming” standard flower show.  The show will include a variety of displays from members of the Chippewa Garden Club and the Emerald Necklace Garden Club. The two local clubs are joining together on the show to celebrate Brecksville’s bicentennial, said Pat Gabriel, president of the Chippewa Garden Club.  The clubs have been working on the show for nearly a year, Gabriel said, noting that it takes a “lot of time and energy” to put a show like this together. The Chippewa Garden Club usually hosts one show every two years, she said.  Both are part of the Garden Club of Ohio, and Gabriel said rules and regulations for standard flower shows are set at the …

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