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It’s gardening season! The Chippewa Garden Club has some tips and ideas for local gardeners. Above, President Pat Gabriel shows readers how to plant a “pizza garden.” What tips do you have for gardeners in the area? Share them in the comments.
The Brecksville Beautification Committee and the Chippewa Garden Club planted pansies yesterday.
Did you ever wonder how those pretty pansies have made their way into the planters around town for the past few years? Wonder no more. It’s an anniversary project the Brecksville Beautification Committee takes on each year.
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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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