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, Gathering Room, 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 Presidents – Debbie Schuckert, Kelly Manocchio
- Secretary – Susan Porter
- Treasurer – Kathy Habib
- Finance – Mary Jane Maloney and Lynne Evans
- Historian – Margaret DeWolf
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):
Former President Kathy Wagner selected native plants as her theme for her presidency. She suggested “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 Way Stations. Chippewa Garden Club members know that growing to support pollinators, including butterflies, is really native plant gardening.
Our incoming President, Debra Turner has chosen her theme as “Plant A Future”. She will elaborate as she enters her presidency.
National Garden Clubs, Inc.:
Donna Donnelly has begun her presidency in 2025, serving as the 49th National Garden Clubs, Inc. President, promoting her theme of “PLANT AMERICA, for the next 100 years!”, with projects including “PLANT AMERICA, KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL and PLANT AMERICA red, white and blue to celebrate America’s 250th Birthday!”
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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