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Chippewa Garden Club Newsletter

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President’s Message National Garden Club, Inc.

President—Sandra H. Robinson

National Garden Clubs, Inc.

4401 Magnolia Avenue

St. Louis, MO 63110

Central Atlantic Region

Director—Mary Washauer

Rumson, New Jersey

Garden Club of Ohio, Inc.

President—Lynn Fronk

353 Pittsfield Drive

Worthington, OH 43085

GCO Cleveland District

Director—Marilee Zarbock

170 E. 194th Street

Euclid, OH 44119

Chippewa Garden Club

Co-Presidents—Kathy Habib

3490 Mark Drive

Broadview Hts, OH 44147

Jo Ann Bartsch

7700 Fitzwater Road

Brecksville, OH 44141

Vice-President-Kathy Ziemba

8207 Montridge Ct.

North Royalton, OH 44133

Secretary-Christine Sparano

7443 Old Quarry Lane


Treasurer-Aggie Goss

8677 Hollis Lane


Co-Finance--

Lynne Evans

9455 Woodchip Lane

Broadview Hts., OH 44147

Laura Springer

3665 Meadow Gateway

Broadview Hts. 44147

Historian-Margaret DeWolf

7001 Crestview Drive


November/December 2016

Dear Members,

On September 12, 2016, your Co-Presidents

attended a Garden Club of Ohio (GCO)

Leadership Seminar. Its purpose was to pro-

vide us with information and resources to con-

duct the business of a garden club.

While much of the seminar reinforced many

items we were already familiar with

(like meeting agendas, Robert’s Rules,

setting up by-laws, and keeping financial records) there was a lengthy

discussion on the IRS regulations that govern us as a 501(c)(3).

Here are two bullets of which all of you, as garden club members, need to

be aware:

Chippewa is a tax exempt organization as a “subordinate” to GCO.

This means donations made to us are tax deductible for the donor. It

also means that all our expenditures must reflect our educational ob-

jectives. We can’t spend money on ourselves. This is something the

Board continually reviews during its budgeting, reimbursement, and

auditing procedures.

In addition, we are also State of Ohio sales tax exempt. Purchasing

anything for individual use is not sales tax exempt. Chippewa has

sales tax exempt accounts set up at a variety of vendors. You as an

individual should not be using those accounts if you are buying some-

thing for yourself. If you are buying supplies (like flowers) for one of

our civic projects, like a flower show, then that purchase is sales tax

exempt. The Board can’t possibly know if you are making a personal

purchase and not paying sales tax. Don’t do it!

We don’t want to lose our nonprofit status for not following the rules! If

you have any questions, or are unsure of what you can or cannot do,

please ask. We are able to get clarification from GCO on any situation

that may arise.

Kathy Habib and Jo Ann Bartsch, Co-Presidents

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Dates To Remember

November

Tuesday, November 8

Election Day

Tuesday, November 15

7:00 p.m. Chippewa’s Holiday Show “Christmas

From Country To City” at the Brecksville Com-

munity Center. Doors open to the public at 6:30

p.m. Please bring your raffle donation and

bakery by 6:00 p.m. The flyer for the show is

page 9.

November 20-27

One of our most challenging (there are 29 of

them!), yet satisfying, civic projects is helping the

Brecksville Beautification Committee decorate for

the Holidays. This year, the downtown planters

along Brecksville Rd. will be decorated on Sunday

November 20. We'll join the Committee at 11:00

a.m. along Brecksville Road between Rt. 82 and

Arlington St. Just look for the truck full of

greens. Bring your clippers, gloves, and dress in

layers. This is Northeast Ohio after all. Watch for

an email from Jo Ann Bartsch just in case weather

becomes an issue and either the date or time needs

to be changed. It only takes an hour or so and then

you can proudly point out "I did that one..." Here's

hoping we can go to Honey Hut for ice cream after-

wards!

Tuesday, November 29

6:00 p.m. Budget and Board meeting at the Broad-

view Hts. Club Room. Please attend to submit

2017 requests for standing committee and project

budgets as well as to suggest community projects.

December

Sunday, December 4

Annual Meeting and Christmas Tea at 1:00 p.m. at

the Brecksville Community Center room A. For

more information, the Christmas Tea flyer is on

page 10.

Garden Therapy July 16, 2016

Light Your Way with paper lanterns

Residents with CGC members

Susan Forest and Sandy Ladebue



How To Take A Better Picture

Rob Erik, a member of the Cleveland Photographic

Society, presented a program on using the rules of

photography at our September membership meet-

ing. Rob’s handout indicates that these rules of

composition are a combination of basic principles

and techniques used to create a mood, tell a story,

and draw the viewer’s eye to the photo. This

sounds like floral design where we also invoke

rules to create exciting designs. He had a handout

listing twelve rules as well as handouts on things

to consider when buying a digital camera.

Rob discussed the rules using visuals to show us

how they worked. The rule of thirds has you men-

tally visualizing your potential photo with two hor-

izontal lines and two vertical lines, thus creating

nine parts. The theory is that if the image you

want is placed on one or those lines or on the con-

junction of two lines, the image becomes more bal-

ance and encourages the viewer to see it more nat-

urally. Another rule involves the horizon line

which is literally the height of your eye as you sur-

vey your subject before clicking the photo. Experi-

ment with changing the horizon line and using it

to invite the viewer to see what you want them to

see.

During the second portion of his presentation, Rob

discussed the purchase of a digital camera. He

listed types of cameras, including cell phones,

types of pictures we might take, and our own con-

siderations such as price before we buy a camera.

He concluded with three website resources.

Pat Gabriel

Garden Therapy

Chippewa Garden Club has completed another

year of Garden Therapy programs for the residents

at Pleasantview Care Center. Each program was

formulated to incorporate floral design as well as

educational discussions about nature. The pro-

grams were well attended by the residents, and all

participants left with successful designs.

The 9-24-16 program named “Leaves, Leaves,

Leaves” included the creation of a fall floral design

and an educational presentation on tree leaves and

the science behind autumn leaves’ color. The pro-

gram was led by Chippewa Garden Club members

Susan Forest, Sandy Ladebue and Lynne Evans

who guided residents in creating their own designs

and promoted socialization while reminiscing

about past fall memories. Chippewa Garden Club

has a tradition of offering Garden Therapy to the

community, and we are in the midst of developing

a fresh and fun schedule for 2017.

Funds to support this program come from CGC’s

budget which is funded primarily from our annual

Holiday Design Program and through donations.

This year’s Holiday Program fundraiser will be on

November 15th at the Brecksville Community

Center. Contact Lynne

Evans for more infor-

mation at 440-668-6128.

Lynne Evans

TOP

Design Residents

Made

LEFT

Sandy Ladebue

and a Resident



Garden Club of Ohio Fall District Meeting

At the Fall District Meeting held October 19th, the West Shore Arrangers gave a fantastic design

presentation called America the Beautiful. Two of our members participated: Susan Jurecki and Mari-

an Dougherty.

The presentation took us from America’s West Coast to the East Coast giving us kernels of history and

describing how the districts in the National Garden Club were established and what states they en-

compassed. Each design incorporated something unique to a particular state within the district. For

instance, the design presented for Wisconsin was done with yellow cheese box-

es (both circular and triangular). The background was even in the pattern of a

cow’s hide!

Susan’s design theme was New Orleans, Louisiana. She was all for JAZZ in

New Orleans! Her background featured musical notes and a drummer beating

out the rhythm.

Marian’s inspiration was Christmas in Connecti-

cut and we heard the story of the song White

Christmas from the musical film Holiday Inn.

The poinsettia in the design was really a group-

ing of magnolia leaves with a pinecone center.

We were dutifully warned not to try this in a

Flower Show since contrived flowers are not

Please turn the page.

New Orleans, Louisiana

Susan Jurecki

Wisconsin

allowed. But don’t you agree it sure looked like a

poinsettia!

Christmas In Connecticut

Marian Dougherty



Garden Club of Ohio Fall District Meeting, cont.

The last photo that had to be included in this article was the design for Ohio…. O H I O….even the “I”

was dotted with a red carnation (our State Flower.)

Seeing designs whets our appetites, don’t you think? What are you

already thinking about when you think about the Metroparks

and our 2017 Flower Show? Let the incubation begin!

Jo Ann Bartsch

A certificate of commendation for Youth Horticulture Education for the Recess Gardening Program

at Central School;

The Tommy Donnan Certificate of Merit for our “Art in the Garden” Newsletter; and

An Achievement Award (with Rosette) for a Club Standard Flower Show for our 2015 Flower Show

“Artists in Our Garden.”

Congratulations to all our members who worked on all these projects. A special round of applause to Pat

G. who edits our award-winning newsletter.

Jo Ann Bartsch

Ohio

Attending the GCO Fall District Meeting

Margaret DeWolf, Jo Ann Bartsch, Jeannette Weaver, Aggie Goss, Noreen

Butano, Susan Jurecki, and Judy Guinn.

Not pictured is Marian Dougherty

AWARD UPDATES

NATIONAL GARDEN

CLUBS, INC.

On May 6, 2016, National Garden

Clubs, Inc. presented three

awards to Chippewa Garden

Club. They were:



Milkweeds

Monarch butterflies cannot survive without milk-

weed plants. Adult females lay eggs on milkweeds,

and caterpillars need the plants to grow and

develop. Milkweeds provide nectar sources to polli-

nators and other butterflies, and many species of

insects use milkweed as a primary or major food

source. The decline in milkweed plants has led to a

decline in the monarch butterfly population.

Milkweeds are North American natives.

The seeds are spread by wind, and milkweed

plants spread by underground rhizomes. Milk-

weeds contain a toxic milky sap. Some animals can

eat milkweed and are not harmed by the sap.

When monarch caterpillars eat the leaves, it makes

them and the adult butterflies toxic to predators

like birds.

All milkweeds are low maintenance and deer re-

sistant. They do not transplant well because of

their deep tap roots.

The Monarch Joint Venture is a partnership of fed-

eral and state agencies, non-governmental agencies

and academic programs which work together to

protect monarch migrations by encouraging the

planting of milkweeds.

Common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) grows up to

six feet tall and may be too large for small gardens.

It grows in fields and along roadsides. It needs well

-drained soil, full sun, and blooms June—August.

Swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) and butter-

fly weed (Asclepias tuberosa) are easy to grow and

readily available from catalogs or nurseries.

Swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) has either

white or pink flowers and grows four to five feet

high. It blooms July-August and requires full sun.

It tolerates clay soil and wet soil. Use this milk-

weed in butterfly gardens, rain gardens or perenni-

al beds.

Butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa) has yellow/

orange flowers and grows one to one-and- a- half

feet high. It blooms June-August and requires full

sun. Dry to medium dry soil is required, and it is

drought tolerant. This plant does well in poor, dry

soils but may be slow to establish. Use in butterfly

gardens or perennial beds.

A less common garden milkweed is Whorled milk-

weed (Asclepias verticillata) . Flowers are white or

greenish white. This plant will grow in full sun or

part shade and is drought tolerant and blooms

June-September. It attracts hummingbirds as well

as butterflies. Use in butterfly gardens or perenni-

als beds.

Kathy Habib

Asclepias syriaca

Common milkweed



Getting To Know You

Noreen Butano joined Chippewa Gar-

den Club when she moved to Broadview

Heights in 2001. At that time member-

ship was limited to Brecksville and

Broadview Heights residents. Times

change, and today membership is open to

anyone with an interest in the stated

purpose of CGC.

Noreen has actively participated in the club as Co-

Membership Chair 2001-2002 and Co-Vice-

President 2003-2004. In 2005-2006 she served as

President. She has chaired the Yearbook Commit-

tee, the Publicity Committee, and served as the

Broadview Heights Liaison as well as helping on

many projects. In 2004 she received the Blue Vase

Award which is presented to an outstanding mem-

ber of the club at our annual meeting.

Noreen was the Cleveland District Director for the

Garden Club of Ohio in 2004. This position is a li-

aison between the State and the forty plus garden

clubs in NE Ohio. She found it thoroughly enjoya-

ble to meet such enthusiastic members, visit at

their meetings, flower shows and events, and up-

date those Presidents of the happenings at all GCO

board meetings. She also organized the GCO's

Cleveland luncheon/seminar/meetings quarterly.

Does she make time to volunteer elsewhere? Oh

yes, the Church of the Assumption, where she took

on chairing the 150th Anniversary Celebration for

over 500 in attendance, produced a program book-

let, and handled the day's program with all digni-

taries and those in attendance.

She also headed up the Garden of Memo-

ries at the church, obtaining donors and

sponsors for the statue, benches and en-

graved paver bricks, along with creating

the design of the garden area and imple-

menting the construction of it.

She is currently the Treasurer of the

Greene Acres Community Garden, Inc. in Broad-

view Hts. The garden is now completing its 4th

year. This past season over 300 pounds of produce

were donated to the Human Service Department

for its seniors.

Noreen has planted many perennials in her yard,

and she enjoys the seasons of blooms, trimming and

pruning in the spring and fall. She’s extended her

veggie and flower gardening to two plots at Greene

Acres and enjoys picking produce throughout the

growing season. She also enjoys the many bou-

quets of flowers she takes to the office and gives to

neighbors.

Her gardening philosophy is “Enjoy and have

fun!” She’s always eager to try new plantings and

eager to learn.

Although she designs her floral arrangements to

her own tastes and standards, she does listen to

her mentors on the floral design "rules" when en-

tering Flower Shows, and she “wins a blue ribbon

here and there.” But she advises us to enjoy floral

design and the comradery of friends and not to

stress out about creating a design. “Life is pre-

cious, enjoy it!” She is also eager to learn more de-

sign techniques.

Please turn the page.



Noreen cont.

When Noreen has a gardening or design question,

she loves the new technology which includes using

her cell phone to ask questions and receive an-

swers on a Google app. She also uses the Google

search engine to find more information. One of

the websites she loves is the Master Gardeners’

website http://www.mastergardeners.org/

I asked Noreen what she feels she has contributed

to the club and how she has benefitted from her

membership over the fifteen years she’s been a

member. Her response was that she hopes her

organizational and marketing skills in helping to

notify the public of future and past community

projects and events were helpful to the club. Cer-

tainly if you look at the local newspapers and

many publications in which she has articles and

information about CGC, you would wholehearted-

ly agree.

She’s benefited from the many friends obtained

over the years who also love belonging to a club

whose purpose is to help educate and to give back

to the community.

Her advice for new members?

Try it---you'll like it!

For all members? Enjoy and have fun. Get in-

volved in a committee, be a co-chair, and do pre-

sent your new ideas. Sometimes our old ideas get

rusty. We are always growing.

Pat Gabriel

“Fabulous Flowering Shrubs”

At our October meeting, Joanna Thomas who is

the owner of Gardenscapes by Joanna, located in

Oberlin, Ohio, presented “Fabulous Flowering

Shrubs.” Ms. Thomas is a member of the National

Wildlife Federation and is a certified wildlife and

landscaping professional. Her goal was to inspire

us to plant more shrubs.

Shrubs can be mass plantings (same plants in one

area) with no gaps; they can be planted in a mixed

bed with a variety of plant material; or they can

be planted as specimen plants, using each as a

focal point.

The design of the plantings should benefit the en-

vironment by attracting wildlife and minimizing

storm runoff. The design in the front of the house

should focus on the house-color, shape, size, histo-

ry and character. Plants should complement, not

detract. Less is better as is using the right plant

for the right location. Joanna likes to plant larger

plants (five-gallon pots) because they can be

spaced more realistically. The home owner needs

to understand their yard’s unique environment

in order to calculate plant spacing and size at ma-

turity.

Ms. Thomas uses conservation landscaping which

includes wildlife habitats, native plants, endan-

gered plants, and plants that attract pollinators

and songbirds. She encourages no-mow lawns, us-

ing lawn alternatives such as high wildlife value

plants and wildlife cover and nesting sites. Grass

inhibits tree root growth so she advises using

mulch around tree bases. She warns of the pollu-

tion caused by lawn mowing equipment.

Ms. Thomas cited the importance of soil. It ab-

sorbs rainfall, mitigates flooding, removes pollu-

tants, and stores water for plants, wildlife and

people. Soil is ever-changing, and we need to im-

prove the soil’s organic matter content.

Included in the presentation was a handout listing

eighteen shrubs for large or small gardens, for

shade or sun, and with various bloom times and

coloration.

Kathy Habib

http://www.mastergardeners.org/



Annual Meeting/Christmas Tea Presented by: Sandy Kovach

Date: December 4, 2016

Place: Brecksville Community Center Rm. A

Time: 1:00 pm

Starters

Four Appetizers

Sandwiches

Chicken Salad on Croissant

Roast Beef

Turkey on Orange Cranberry Bread

Salad

Waldorf Salad

Seven Layer Salad

Pastries

Assorted Holiday Cookies

Cheesecakes

Kolackies

Drinks

Punch

Hot Tea

Please make check payable to Chippewa Garden Club for $15.00.

Deadline is November 21, 2016

Mail payment to Kathy Ziemba 8207 Montridge Ct. North Royalton, Ohio 44133

(Formal invite will be mailed to you by November 1st)

Favors and Giveaways!

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