Formed in 1949, the goals of the Chippewa Garden Club founding members continue to be our same goals today:
“To share a love for gardening, to study the fine art of flower design, to aid in the
protection of native plants and wildlife, and to encourage civic betterment.”
In its 74-year history, the Chippewa Garden Club has won numerous awards for its Flower Shows and Civic Projects. Eight times the Club has been awarded the prestigious “Garden Club of the Year” by the Garden Club of Ohio (GCO). The first award was given in 1971 for our work in 1970; the most recent award was in 2018 for our work in 2017.
The Chippewa Garden Club is a member of the Cleveland District of the Garden Club of Ohio; the Central Atlantic Region of the State Garden Clubs, Inc., National Garden Clubs, Inc. and Cleveland Botanical Gardens (now Holden Forests and Gardens).
We generally meet the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Brecksville Human Services Center, Activity Room A, 2 Community Drive, Brecksville, Ohio. Please check this site often for updates of meetings, workshops and community involvement.
Garden Club Executive Board:
- President – Lynne Evans
- Vice President – Jo Ann Bartsch
- Secretary – Sandy Ladebue
- Treasurer – Kathy Habib
- Finance – Debbie Schuckert and Lynne Evans
- Historian – Margaret DeWolf
- Past President – Jo Ann Bartsch
Our Affiliations:
Chippewa Garden Club belongs to National Garden Clubs, Inc. (NGC) and the Garden Club of Ohio (GCO). We participate in their activities and programs and share information via websites and Facebook pages.
Garden Club of Ohio (GCO):
President Kathy Wagner has selected native plants as her theme for her presidency. She suggests “Let’s Garden with Ohio Natives”. Chippewa has been doing that for a number of years! Both community gardens that we have been involved in creating and maintaining have pollinator gardens growing along nicely with the vegetable beds. Both gardens are also Monarch WayStations. Chippewa Garden Club members know that growing to support pollinators, including butterflies, is really native plant gardening.
In order to specifically participate in President’s Wagner’s effort, we are currently brainstorming an additional native plant garden in our community. One of our suggestions is a landscape restoration at the Squire Rich Museum in Brecksville where we currently maintain an Herb Garden. We are considering replacing shrubs and other plants around the 1840s home with natives. Stay tuned to see what develops!
National Garden Clubs, Inc.:
Brenda Moore, of Oak Hill, West Virginia, is honored to serve as the 48th National Garden Clubs, Inc. President, and to promote her theme of “Go Green – Plant America.”
Chippewa’s community gardening programs both for adults (Greene Acres Community Garden) and children (Recess Gardening) are right in line with those efforts. Watch and see how we expand those efforts to support more gardens in our communities.
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