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Kathy Ziemba of the Chippewa Garden Club sent in the photo above of the new officers for 2012. Thanks, Kathy! Ziemba also noted that the club is always open to new members who enjoy gardening. For more information, call Pat Gabriel at 440-526-7972. Does your club have news to share? Add it by posting an announcement or sending it to Editor Rachel Abbey McCafferty.
From the election to Veteran’s Day, there's a lot going on around town.
Election Day is Tuesday. Check out our Election Central page for a look at the local candidates and issues on the ballot, or try our voter guide to compare them side-by-side. The next “Coffee With the Superintendent” is from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday at the McDonald’s in Brecksville, according to the district’s website. Brecksville Theater on the Square’s production of Annie continues this week, with shows on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Veteran’s Day is Friday, and according to a press release from the city, city offices, including City Hall and the Service Department, will be closed. Also in honor of Veteran’s Day, the Chippewa Garden Club will be dedicating a memorial marker to men and women who have served the country …
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The local garden club has tips for homeowners who are preparing for the late fall and winter.
Fall is a good time to cut down perennials and other plants, said Chippewa Garden Club member Lynne Evans. Perennials are plants that live for at least three years. Evans invited Brecksville Patch to her home to share some tips on getting your yard ready for winter.
The local garden club has tips for homeowners who are preparing for the late fall and winter.
Fall might traditionally be harvest season, but that’s not the case for everything. One plant in particular that can be planted in the fall is garlic. Paula Kramer, a member of the Chippewa Garden Club, has some tips for local gardeners who want to have garlic to harvest next August.
The local garden club has tips for homeowners who are preparing for the late fall and winter.
While spring and summer might be the most popular seasons for gardeners, there are still plenty of things homeowners can do now to prepare their yards for fall and winter. Some members of the Chippewa Garden Club volunteered to share some of their autumn tips with Brecksville Patch. Today’s topic is feeding the birds through the cold months. Homeowners can feed birds using store-bought sunflower seeds or plain suet, said garden club member Lynne Evans, or they can try this simple recipe using seeds and peanut butter. Check Brecksville Patch on Thursday and Friday for more video tips from the garden club.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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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A parade and ceremony will mark the holiday.
The year 2011 marks the 150th anniversary of both President Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration and the Civil War’s beginning at Fort Sumter. Brecksville’s 200-year celebration also makes this year's Memorial Day events special occasions. “There will be a lot of bicentennial committee members with floats at the parade,” said Brecksville Special Events Coordinator Ashley Rizzo. The Memorial Day Parade begins at 10:45 a.m. Monday, May 30 at City Hall. The parade, which will include the Brecksville-Broadview Heights Marching Band and Bicentennial Committee member floats, will include more than 50 parade entries, Rizzo said. The event is being hosted by the city, the Brecksville Bicentennial Committee and the Brecksville Historical Association, …
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