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• Western Reserve Herb Society & Cleveland Botanical Gardens GDO

  • When
    Wednesday, June 07, 2023
  •  
    10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Western Reserve Herb Society & Cleveland Botanical Gardens
  • Spaces left
    4

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• Exhibitors and Judges School #5

  • Start
    Friday, June 23, 2023
  • End
    Saturday, June 24, 2023
  • Location
    Crowne Plaza Columbus North - Doubletree
  • Spaces left
    40

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  Join us for good food, wonderful friends and unending education at Exhibitors andJudges School #5, Friday & Saturday, June 23-24, at the Crowne Plaza ColumbusNorth-Worthington, 6500 Doubletree Lane, Columbus. 

  Back by popular demand is the simulated flower show! The artistic design portion will consist of four classes, including classes for novice, traditional, creative and choice. You can participate but only if you register for the school.

  An exciting innovation to Plant Identification will actively involve you in hands-on demonstrations. Learn to develop your observation skills to describe the horticulture specimens. This will replace the horticulture part of the simulated flower show. The plant identification list and PowerPoint will be emailed to registrants prior to the school.

  Creative Designs II will be demonstrated and discussed at School #5. Our talented designers will be presenting exhibits that are partially completed or include a “fault.” They will finish the designs or correct the faults while addressing the elements and principles of design and answering your questions.

  No matter how you pronounce Bonsai, you will learn about the history, cultivation and maintenance practices of this unique living art.

  Bring horticulture specimens from your garden including those on the plant identification list and enter your name in the drawing for a free day at E&J School #6.

  Other topics include growing and showing roses, hostas, bromeliads, and African violets. Learn what makes a good educational display and how to include it in your flower show schedule.

  Vendors will provide an amazing selection of plants and supplies for gardeners.

  Encourage your friends to come with you! Consider becoming a student judge or suggest this to others.

  Special note to Judges: This is the third year of the three-year recertification period. Recertification requires you to attend 6 out of 12 days of Exhibitors and Judges Schools, including 2 days on creative design sessions. Be sure to register!

  Mail in registration is available in the current issue of The Garden Path.

  Late registrations may be made by mail with a $20 late fee applied.

  Please make hotel reservations directly with Crowne Plaza Doubletree

  Room reservations may be made by calling the Crowne Plaza North Columbus Worthington 614-885-1885

  Rooms are $115 per night before taxes and include morning breakfast.

  The code is "OAG"

  The deadline to register for this price is June 1.

  Printable and Fillable Form is can be found HERE.

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• Junior Gardener's Day Out 2023

  • When
    Wednesday, June 28, 2023
  •  
    10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Scioto Audubon Metro Park

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  Junior Gardener's Day Out

  Scioto Audubon Metro Park

  Wednesday, June 28, 2023  10:00am-3:00pm

  No Charge

  All participants must bring a packed lunch, water will be provided.

  Join the OAGC team for a great day outdoors! 

  During our together we will:

  Learn about birds

  Go on a guided interpretive hike throughout the area surrounding the center

  Make a bird feeder from recycled material

  Registration is required by June 9.  Junior gardeners must be accompanied by an adult, one adult for multiple juniors is fine.  Please provide names of all juniors and adults that will attend to oagcjunior@gmail.com

  Scioto Audubon Metro Park is located at 400 West Whittier Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215

  
  

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• 2023 OAGC Convention Flower Show ~ Horticulture

  • Start
    Wednesday, July 12, 2023
  • End
    Thursday, July 13, 2023
  • Location
    Hancock Hotel, Findlay, Ohio

  
  

  2023 OAGC Convention
  

  Flower Show ~ Horticulture Schedule

  
  

  The 2023 OAGC Convention Flower Show ~ Horticulture Schedule indicates that the Horticulture Show will occur during the first two days of the convention, concluding at the end of the second day.  The third convention day will be designated for garden tours.  Therefore, the dates are accurate and are not typographical errors!

  This year, new variety classes 23 and 56, adult and junior divisions respectively, focus on Calendula officinalis (kuh-LEN-doo-lah  oo-fiss-ih-NAH-lis), Calendula ‘Ivory/Snow Princess’. Ivory or Snow Princess features almost pure white petals with a dark center, a sharp contrast from the traditional deep orange petals of other Calendula cultivars.  Two sources for seed acquisition include www.rareseeds.com and johnnyseeds.com.

  In spring, propagate by seed sown in place at a depth of ¼”, 6 – 12” apart.  Seeds will sprout in one to two weeks with 50 – 55 days to maturity.  Plants prefer full sun, rich soil and are frost hardy.  They have a bushy habit whose flowers close at night.  C. officinalis self-seeds readily; remove dead flower heads to prolong flowering and prevent excessive self-seeding.

  Besides use as an annual cut flower, C. officinalis is a bittersweet, salty herb with culinary and medicinal properties.  Only the flower petals are used, not the center disk or calyx.  Petals are used as a substitute for saffron in rice and soup, and infused to give color to cheese, butter, milk desserts and cakes; also added fresh to salads.  Consider using Ivory or Snow Princess as an herb cultivar in the Special Container Foodscape Window Box class; check out the 2023 winter edition of The Garden Path for more details.

  Contact Julie Divelbiss for questions

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• 2023 OAGC Convention Flower Show Artistic Division

  • Start
    Wednesday, July 12, 2023
  • End
    Thursday, July 13, 2023
  • Location
    Hancock Hotel, Findlay, Ohio

  

  The 2023 OAGC Convention Flower Show Artistic Division will take place on Wednesday July 12th at the Hancock Hotel in Findlay Ohio and conclude Thursday evening July 13th. Interested exhibitors must pre-register with Deborah Graham, OAGC Flower Shows Chairman. The full artistic schedule is listed below. Classes only will be listed in the 2023 spring issue of the Garden Path.

  Artistic Flower Show Schedule/ Rules

  “Grow With The Flow In Your Backyard”

  (See the ‘OAGC Handbook for Exhibitors and Judges’ for page number references.)

  Adult Division

  1. “Metamorphosis” – A miniature design, not to exceed 5” in any direction. (Page 24)
  2. “Climate Change” – A small design, more than 5” but less than 12” in any direction. (Page 24)
  3. “Algae” – A miniature design, not to exceed 5” in any direction, using predominantly foliage. (Page 24)
  4. “In Your Own Backyard” – Incorporating native plants in the design.
  5. “Stream Bank” – A panel design. (Page 109)
  6. “Hop to It” – A satellitic design. (Page 111)
  7. “Below the Surface” – A transparency design. (Page 113) (Class for exhibitors who are not judges.)
  8. “Grow with the Flow” – A creative floor design of own interpretation. (Page 107) See Rule # 11 for details.

  Junior Division

  1. Creature in the Garden” – A creature made from any type of natural material. Not to exceed 12” in any direction.

  Artistic Flower Show Rules

  1. The Artistic Convention Flower Show is open to all Ohio Association of Garden Clubs (OAGC) Members and OAGC Members-At-Large (MAL). To be eligible to enter, adult exhibitors must be registered for convention, while junior exhibitors are not required to register for convention. If a junior is unable to attend convention, an adult who is registered may bring the junior’s entry to the convention.
  2. Adult and junior exhibitors must preregister with Deborah Graham OAGC Flower Shows Chair at (937) 747-2474 or email oagcflowershows@gmail.com. Classes will be filled in the order in which reservations are received by registering with Deborah Graham, OAGC Flower Shows Chair. Only one entry per person until June 1, 2023. If classes are not filled by June 1st then members may sign up for additional designs.
  3. Each adult class is limited to four entries. Junior classes have unlimited entries.
  4. Designers registering for a class must fulfill their commitment or provide a substitute and notify the flower show chair of the change.
  5. All entries must be the work of the exhibitor and must be placed by the exhibitor between 9 am and 1 pm on Wednesday, July 12, 2023. Closed judging will begin at 1:30 pm that day. Entries must remain in place until 8 pm on Thursday, July 13, 2023.
  6. Entry tags and 3”x 5” cards will be furnished. Exhibitors must list plant material used, type of design that they are doing and their interpretation on the 3”x 5” card provided.
  7. Juniors must fill out their own entry tags and cards. The junior’s age should be put on the card.
  8. Designs must include plant material, fresh or dried. No artificial plant material allowed. Dried/preserved material may be natural color or painted/treated. Feathers on the list of page 23 of the OAGC Handbook for Exhibitors and Judges are not allowed.
  9. Plant material on the conservation list may not be used unless grown by the exhibitor and should be stated on a card accompanying the design.
  10. Neither the show committee nor OAGC can assume responsibility for loss or damage. All possessions should be marked with the exhibitor’s name and address.
  11. Staging Notes: Class 1, Class 2, and Class 3 will be staged on an elevated white marble table and be viewed from all sides. Classes 4-7 will each be displayed in a space 30” wide x 30” deep x 45” tall within white cardboard backgrounds on white table coverings. Class 8 (floor design) will each be staged within a 6’x 6’ floor space and will be viewed from all sides. Junior Class 9 will be staged on a table with a white table covering.
  12. The white cardboard backgrounds will be provided by the show committee. Exhibitors may and are encouraged to enhance the backgrounds and underlay. (Do not pin, staple, paste, tape or paint, etc. the background provided.) Exhibitors may put their own background within the confines of the background provided. Accessories and or/bases may be used to enhance designs but are not required.
  13. Ribbon awards of first, second, third and fourth place will be given in all classes. More than one fourth place may be given in junior classes. Rosette awards will be given in the Adult Division for the Best of Show, the Victor Ries Creativity Award, the Judges Award of Distinction and the People’s Choice. A rosette will be given in the Junior Division for the Best of Show.
  14. People’s Choice: Each registered convention participant will be allowed to cast one vote for their favorite design from any of the Adult artistic designs starting after the completion of judging on Wednesday, July 12, 2023 until 4 pm Thursday, July 13, 2023. Your choice does not have to be a blue ribbon winner. A ballot will be in each person’s convention name tag. Votes will be counted and the winner will be announced on Thursday evening of the convention.
  15. Accredited judges of The Ohio Association of Garden Clubs, Inc. will evaluate the show according to the OAGC Handbook for Exhibitors and Judges. The judge’s decision is final.

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• 2023 Annual Convention

  • Start
    Wednesday, July 12, 2023
  •  
    9:00 AM
  • End
    Friday, July 14, 2023
  •  
    9:00 PM
  • Location
    Hancock Hotel, 631 South Main Street, Findlay, OH 45840
  • Spaces left
    252

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  2023 OAGC Convention

  July 12-14, 2023

  Hancock Hotel, 631 S. Main Street, Findlay, OH 45840

  Hotel Reservations can be made at hancockhotel.com or directly with Hancock Hotel at 419-452-0043

  Mention group code: 202307GARDE for reduced rates available until July 11, 2023 or until rooms are filled.

  To use the code on the website:
  

  1.            Go to https://www.hancockhotel.com/  

  2.            Enter your arrival and departure date  

  3.            Click on: Have a Promo or Group Code? Enter it now. Type: 202307GARDE

  4.            Click on: Update and then select the room type  

  The annual celebration of the Ohio Association of Garden Clubs, Inc. Open to all members and non-members for an additional fee.

  Note about registrations: Members and their guest(s) will use the Member registration tickets.  You must be signed in to access the member tickets.  Type of registration ticket is based on the PRIMARY registrant.

  No registrations accepted after July 1, 2023.

  NO REFUNDS AFTER JULY 2, 2023. REGISTRATION FEES ARE NOT REFUNDABLE.

  Questions?

  Contact Linda Finsel, Convention Registrar, at 419-788-1969 or linda.finsel23@gmail.com

  
  

  
  

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• GDO 2023 - Lakeside Chautauqua

  • Start
    Thursday, August 17, 2023
  • End
    Sunday, August 20, 2023
  • Location
    Lakeside Chautauqua

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  OAGC Gardeners’ Day Out

  Ohio’s Most Beautiful Mile

  Lakeside Chautauqua, August 17-20, 2023

  For 150 years, Lakeside Chautauqua has welcomed families to the shores of Lake Erie to take part in an experience dedicated to nurturing mind, body and spirit. Lakeside is a historic community in northwest Ohio that offers an abundance of spiritual opportunities, educational lectures, cultural arts performances and recreational activities year-round for both families and groups of all sizes. For more information on the Lakeside community, check out their website at https://lakesideohio.com.

  The itinerary for out Gardeners’ Day Out will include guided and self-guided tours of the gardens of Lakeside, gardening related programs, a keynote lecture by Doug Tallamy, music, the Northwestern Gladiolus Society Show and plenty of free time to enjoy all that Lakeside Chautauqua has to offer.  

  Hotel reservations may be made separately at the Hotel Lakeside online https://lakesideohio.com/stay/hotel-lakeside/ or by calling 419-798-4461 ext. 230. Use group code OAGC23 for room rate of $123.72/night (includes taxes)

  One registration per registrant including children. No registrations accepted after July 25, 2023

  NO REFUNDS AFTER JULY 26, 2023

  Questions contact Jill Bader at tel. 513-417-2643 or email oagc2ndvp@gmail.com

  Itinerary:

  Thursday, August 17

  10:30-11:30 Arrival at Lakeside Chautuaqua. Sign in and pick up Welcome Packet.

  11:30-1:30 Lunch on your own

  1:30-2:30 Get Growing! Presentation: “Garden Thrills at Cedar Point Amusement Park”

  3:00-4:30Self-guided Garden Tour along Ohio’s Most Beautiful Mile

  4:30-7:30 Free Time! Go swimming, eat ice cream, play shuffleboard, shop, explore, or relax on the lakefront deck.

  4:30-5:30 Free Shuffleboard Lessons

  7:30 Keynote speaker – Doug Tallamy at Hoover Auditorium

  Tallamy is Professor and Chair of the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware and co-founder of Homegrown National Park. Chief among his research goals is to better understand the many ways insects interact with plants and how these interactions determine the diversity of animal communities. 

  
  

  Friday, August 18

  8:30-10:00 Breakfast and Farmers’ Market

  10:00- 11:00 Guided Tree Tour and/or Historical Society Focused Tour

  11:00-12:45 Lunch on your own

  12:45-1:45 Guided Tree Tour and/or Historical Society Focused Tour

  2:15-3:15 Northwest Ohio Gladiolus Society Program

  3:15-7:00 Free Time! Go swimming, eat ice cream, play shuffleboard, shop, explore, or relax on the lakefront deck.

  4:30-5:30 Free Shuffleboard Lessons

  7:30 BritBeat concert at Hoover Auditorium

  
  

  Saturday, August 19

  3:00-5:00 Northwestern Ohio Gladiolus Society Show at Wesley Lodge

  7:30 Lonestar concert at Hoover Auditorium

  
  

  Sunday, August 20

  1:00-4:00 Northwestern Ohio Gladiolus Society Show at Wesley Lodge

  
  

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• Exhibitors and Judges School #6

  • Start
    Monday, August 28, 2023
  • End
    Tuesday, August 29, 2023
  • Location
    Crowne Plaza Columbus North - Doubletree
  • Spaces left
    75

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  Join us for good food, wonderful friends and unending education at Exhibitors andJudges School #6, Monday & Tuesday, August 28-29, at the Crowne Plaza ColumbusNorth-Worthington, 6500 Doubletree Lane, Columbus. 

  Vendors will provide an amazing selection of plants and supplies for gardeners.

  Encourage your friends to come with you! Consider becoming a student judge or suggest this to others.

  Special note to Judges: This is the third year of the three-year recertification period. Recertification requires you to attend 6 out of 12 days of Exhibitors and Judges Schools, including 2 days on creative design sessions. Be sure to register!

  Mail in registration is available in the current issue of The Garden Path and a printable/fillable form is available HERE

  Late registrations may be made by mail with a $20 late fee applied.

  Please make hotel reservations directly with Crowne Plaza Doubletree

  Room reservations may be made by calling the Crowne Plaza North Columbus Worthington 614-885-1885

  Rooms are $115 per night before taxes and include morning breakfast.

  The code is "OAG"

  The deadline to register for this price is August 1.

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