Celebrating 70 years of Continuous Growing in Portage County Ohio

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Monthly Dinner Meetings: September through MaY

United Methodist Church

 1435 East Main Street, Kent,  OH

Reservations required for dinner

 Cost is $11 per person. Reservations are required by the Friday before. Reserve with your caller or call Chico at 330-346-0129.  

Dinner served at 6:30pm

 The Garden Club of Kent thanks the ladies of the United Methodist Church for preparing our dinners and the youth volunteers who serve.  

The program, at 7:30, is free and open to the public.

Speakers

Our speakers are from many walks of our community: gardeners, scientists, growers, environmentally related, and others. If you would like to make a presentation to The Garden Club of Kent, Ohio, please contact our President, Rick, whose number is at the end of this page. 

Coming Next

May, 2019  Julie Morris of the Kent Sustainability Commission talking about the gardens for Kent Social Services and Edible Kent. 

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Friday, MAY 10 and Saturday, MAY 11, 2019. 10am to 6:00pm.

MOTHERS' DAY HANGING BASKET SALE

Hundreds of lovely hanging baskets of flowers for the ladies in your life.

Grandmother, mother, aunt, wife, sister, daughter, granddaughter. 

Or for the man in your life. Grandfather, father, uncle, husband, brother, son, grandson. 

Or for thanking someone special. 

Friday, MAY 10 and Saturday, MAY 11, 2019. 10am to 6:00pm. 

Community and Permanent Gardens

Community Garden Rental

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Our gardens are ready to plant on Memorial Day weekend, right after our HUGE plant sale. We fertilize and till every year, provide water at multiple locations throughout the gardens, and provide a port-a-john for your comfort. There is ample parking and our price is the best around.  Contact Sue for rental information. 330-673-4048.

Community Gardens

Community Gardens

Family sharing gardening time. Go kids, go!

 Families that garden together...eat healthier food and live healthier lives. Try it yourself! 

Permanent Garden Rental

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  Permanent garden rental allows you to plant perennials like rhubarb, fruit trees, and berries; plants that need to stay in the ground year round.   We break ground the first year but do no other maintenance. Water and port-a-john are available nearby. Contact Sue for more information. 330-673-4048.

Permanent Gardens

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More to come...

Permanent Gardens

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Watch this space...

Annual Plant sale flyer for 2019

Annual Memorial Day Plant Sale

Contact Us

We'd love to hear from you!

Have a question about our garden club  or want to know how you can get involved?  Call Rick at 330-296-9300 for general information. Call Lee at 330-673-8659 for membership information and Sue at 330-472-5109  for information about renting a garden plot. 

The Garden Club of Kent

480 Ravenna Road, Streetsboro, Ohio 44241, United States

Rick: (330) 296-9300

Administrative Information

Officers

President: Rick Strebler                   

Vice President: Chico Enin
Secretary: Judy Sewell                   

Treasurer: Leslie Ann Geer 

Directors

Steve Sumner

Helena Parry

Ray Aeschliman

Dan Wolcott 

Appointed Positions

Facilitator: 

Newsletter Editor: Kelly Dickerson

Membership: Lee Hall 

Programs: Marilyn Sorrick

Building and Grounds Management: 

Bonnie Zuchniak, John Siefer, Brian Loveland

Committees

Club Member Awards: President 

Community Beautification Recognition Awards: Bonnie Zuchniak 

Community Recognition and Memorials: Executive Board 

Community Gardens: 

Sue Abbott, Judy Woudenberg

Constitution: Ron Snowberger 

Elisa's Refreshment Society: 

Elisa Loveland 

Finance: Leslie Ann Geer 

Historian: Ron Snowberger 

Horticulture Show: Judy Woudenberg

Illness & Remembrance: Sue Siefer

Multi-Media/Publicity/Public Relations: Karen Smith (webmaster kesmith6@kent.edu)

Newsletter: Kelly Dickerson

Plant Sale:  Rick Strebler, Steve Sumner

Photography Exhibits: Chico Enin

Scholarship: Anne Jorgenson, Helena Parry

Telephone/Attendance:  Chico Enin

Youth Activities: Executive Board

Event Coordinators

February dinner auction: Marilyn Sessions & Committee

March: President's Banquet: President and Kelly Dickerson 

June Picnic: President & Committee

August Corn Roast: President & Committee

October Fall Festival: President & Committee

December Snowflakes & Sugarplums: Bonnie Zuchniak, Karen Smith, & Committee