upcoming events
July "auction at the ode" to support Raised Garden Beds Project
Club Members & Seasonal Gardeners are invited
Cost: $10 for dinner
Silent Auction starts at 4:00 p.m.
Dinner served at 4:45 p.m.
Live auction after dinner, plus 50/50 cash raffle
Come check out the great deals awaiting you!
CASH OR CHECK ONLY
Mark your calendar! On Saturday, July 19 at beginning at 4:00 p.m., join The Garden Club for food, fun and a live and silent auction to generate funds for Auction at the Ode for our Raised Garden Beds Project.
Our goal is to raise $1,000 through the auction to help cover costs for 10 custom-made raised beds. We will install them on the property for the 2026 gardening season.
ON THE DINNER MENU
• Taco Bar - beef filling and you add the fixings (lettuce, tomato, onion, cheese, sour cream); black beans; chips & salsa; cake; lemonade, water & coffee.
Feel free to BYOB, but do not bring a dish to share because we are not sure we will have the space for dishes from home. You don’t need to bring plates or other tableware, but can if you prefer. (Our Conservation Committee does an excellent job cleaning and disinfecting our items.)
WE NEED AUCTION DONATIONS
Drop off now through Friday, July 18 at 3:30 pm at the Ode to Joy
(Baked goods should be brought the day of the auction). Members and seasonal gardeners are asked to donate items to the auction. Donors are asked to provide a value amount for their donations so the auction committee can set opening bids.
WHAT CAN YOU DONATE?
• Like-New or Great-Condition Items From Your Home
• Plants & Garden Tools
• Handmade Arts and Crafts
• Homemade Baked Goods (bring day of auction)
• Gift Baskets
• Gift Cards
• Re-Gifts (no judgment here!)
• Special Skills and Services
• Items for our Mystery Bags -- We're looking for items that can be used in our Mystery Bags. Useful, quirky, random items, new or like-new, are needed. Think "stocking stuffers."
If you like to eat, drink or garden, go out on the town once in a while, enjoy a nice objet d'art or take your chances on a Mystery Bag, you'll find something special at Auction at the Ode. Club members and the auction committee are securing great items for the our event, which will help secure funds needed to expand our ability to share the joys of gardening. We hope all members will contribute!
upcoming event
floral design workshop: summer blooms
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
DATE: Thursday, Aug. 14 at 6:30 pm
LOCATION: The Garden Club of Kent, 480 Ravenna Rd., Streetsboro
COST: $45 (pay at door)
RSVP REQUIRED: By Aug 10 to BackyardPest@gmail.com
Put your creative garden gloves on for a hands-on workshop on floral design. You’ll take home a beautiful arrangement (retail value of $65-$85) and the know-how for your next creation.
Linda Boardman, owner of Acorn & Evergreen Floral Studio in Kent, will walk you step-by-step through the principles of good floral arranging. Participants will create arrangements with daisies, statice, sunflowers, gomphrena, zinnias and foliage. There may be a few surprises, depending on Mother Nature’s mood.
All the flowers and tools you’ll need will be provided, but feel free to bring flowers and foliage from your own garden to add to the arrangement.