upcoming event
HOLIDAY WREATH-MAKING WORKSHOP
Presented by Linda Boardman, owner of Acorn & Evergreen Floral Studio
DATE: Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025
TIME: 4:00 p.m. (1:00 p.m. class is sold out)
COST: $55 per person (cash or check only at the door)
LOCATION: The Garden Club of Kent, 480 Ravenna Rd., Streetsboro OH
RSVP: By Tuesday, Dec. 2 to BackyardPest@gmail.com
All materials provided. You’ll take home a beautiful, fresh, fragrant and unique 20- to 24-inch wreath!
All wreath-making tools, step-by-step instruction and materials included in fee. You’ll work with live greenery such as Noble Fir, Carolina Sapphire Juniper, Cedar, Eucalyptus and Princess Pine. You can bring additional decorative items to incorporate, such as ribbon, pine cones, ornaments and lights. You’ll also want to bring a pair of gardening gloves. Our instructor is Linda Boardman, owner of Acorn & Evergreen Floral Studio in Kent.
upcoming event
gentle Candlelit yoga for tending the inner garden
Presented by Nichole Catalano-Miller
Date & Time: Thursday, Dec. 4, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $5 donation suggested — proceeds benefit The Garden Club of Kent
Location: Mindful Heart Wellness in Kent
(directions provided upon registration)
Please Register: Email Nichole@MindfulHeartWellness.com
Step out of the holiday fray and into the soft glow of candlelight for an evening of rest, reflection and renewal. Join Nichole Catalano-Miller for a gentle, accessible yoga class designed to calm the body, soothe the nervous system and tend to the inner garden of the heart. All levels of experience are welcome.
This special practice includes light movement, restorative postures and guided meditation, followed by a live sound bath. Come as you are. Leave renewed, rooted and radiant.
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"Sugarplums" holiday party
The Garden Club of Kent December Dinner Meeting
DATE/TIME: Monday, Dec. 8, 2025 at 6:30 p.m.
COST: $16 per person (cash or check only at the door)
LOCATION: United Methodist Church of Kent, 1435 E. Main St.
RSVP: By Thursday, Dec. 4 -- Email BackyardPest@gmail.com or sign up online at https://form.jotform.com/252474617300048
ON THE DINNER MENU: Cranberry chicken, rice, vegetables, salad and rolls. The vegetarian option is an entree-sized salad with rolls. Both come with the wide variety of baked goods and goodies prepared by fellow club members.
PLEASE BRING A DESSERT TO SHARE: Bring your best baked good and your sweet tooth to the meeting. It's not an actual baking contest this year, but dessert will be made up of all the goodies one might submit for such an occasion — cookies, cakes, pies, sweet breads, trifles, candies or whatever sweetness you want to bring.
The annual Garden Club of Kent holiday celebration, this year called "Sugarplums," will be held Monday, Dec. 8 at 6:30 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Kent. The Kent Roosevelt High School Quartet will perform a repertoire of seasonal favorites, and Rick Strebler will prepare a holiday-themed botanical quiz. And then ...
IT'S THE RETURN OF THE UGLY SWEATER CONTEST
Our motto: "There is no such thing as 'too ugly' in extreme sweatering." The ugliest are expected to be out in full force this year — don't be left behind. Dig deep in your wardrobe for your most ghastly and gaudy Christmas apparel. First-, second- and third-place uglies will be honored.
SOME CLUB BUSINESS (SINCE THIS IS CALLED A "MEETING")
The Garden Club of Kent will formally install its executive board and board of directors for 2026. We will also be announcing our 2025 winners of the Community Beautification Awards.