SEPTEMBER MONTHLY DINNER MEETING WITH SPEAKER JUDY SEMROC
Monday, Sept. 28, 2026 at 6:00 PM
The Garden Club of Kent, Ode to Joy Building
480 Ravenna Rd., Streetsboro
ON THE DINNER MENU Meal prepared by TipTop Catering: Parmesan chicken, macaroni and cheese, green beans, salad, rolls and butter, dessert and beverages.
COST $16 per person, cash or check at the door
RSVP Register by Sept. 24 online at https://tinyurl.com/5askzach or email BackyardPest@gmail.com
Judy Semroc will be the guest speaker at The Garden Club of Kent’s September monthly dinner meeting on Monday, Sept. 28 at 6:00 p.m. The event will be held on the club’s property at 480 Ravenna Rd. in Streetsboro, OH.
Ms. Semroc’s presentation, “Late Summer & Fall Plantings to Aid Pollinators & Migratory Species,” will review planting options for attracting and aiding migratory species and late season pollinators. It is especially important for our insect species to get enough food to make it through the winter, so what we plant and cultivate can help them reach this goal. Natural history and plant attributes will be presented. Goldenrods, Asters and other late summer/fall species will be featured, as well as helpful identification information.
A conservation specialist, field biologist and naturalist, Ms. Semroc has 35+ years of experience offering hands-on exploration based learning programs. As a former petroleum geologist and science teacher, Judy loves to learn about and share her passion for the natural world through hikes, interpretive programs, and photography. She is the founder of Chrysalis in Time‚ the first Ohio chapter of the North American Butterfly Association (NABA). She also serves on the board of the Ohio Bluebird Society & Ohio Ornithological Society (Conservation Committee). She has co-authored two natural history guides, Dragonflies & Damselflies of Northeast Ohio in 2008 and Goldenrods of Northeast Ohio: A Field Guide to Identification & Natural History in 2017.
Free Family Flower Workshop: Mini Mums
This event is sponsored by The Garden Club of Kent and Kent Free Library
DATE: Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026
TIME: Choose your half-hour session: 2:00 pm, 2:30 pm OR 3:00 pm (choose only one)
LOCATION: Kent Free Library's Youth Services Craft Room, 312 W. Main St., Kent
REGISTER AT: https://tinyurl.com/wjy8xdd2
Decorate a terracotta pot in your own design, fill it with soil and pot a mini mum to take home and nurture.
Please register children only, but children must be accompanied by an adult. Supplies will be provided for each child.
Holiday Wreath-Making Workshop
DATE & TIME: Saturday, Dec. 5, 2026 - 1:00 pm
LOCATION: The Garden Club of Kent, 480 Ravenna Rd., Streetsboro OH
COST: $55 per person - all materials provided by workshop presenter
REGISTER AT: BackyardPest@gmail.com
The Garden Club of Kent welcomes back Linda Boardman, owner of Acorn & Evergreen Floral Studio in Kent, for a fun-filled holiday wreath-making workshop. Each participant will leave with a beautiful, fragrant and unique 20- to 24-inch wreath — handcrafted by you!
INCLUDED IN THE $55 WORKSHOP FEE
• Live greenery including Noble Fir, Carolina Sapphire Juniper, Cedar, Eucalyptus and Princess Pine
• Ribbon
• Wreath-making tools and step-by-step instruction