Native orchids of ohio

The Garden Club of Kent Monthly Dinner Meeting

Monday, Nov. 25, 2024 • 6:30 pm Dinner

United Methodist Church, 1435 E. Main St., Kent

"Native Orchids of Ohio" is the subject of Tom Sampliner’s presentation at The Garden Club of Kent's monthly members’ dinner meeting on Monday, Nov. 25. Dinner is at 6:30 p.m., and Tom will speak at 7:30 p.m.

Ohio is home to over 40 species of wild orchids. They bloom from as early as late April and, in warm years, as late as Halloween. They occur in diverse habitats, ranging from specialized wetlands such as fens, bogs and swamps to dry upland forests and prairies. Some are common, others rare. One is an alien from Europe. Some lack chlorophyll. All are terrestrial and require fungi for a complex mycoheterotrophic relationship between tree, mushroom and orchid. Tom will introduce you to myriad Ohio members of the orchid family.

Tom is an avid self-taught naturalist. He has turned a lifelong

hobby into a post-retirement career as a nature writer, photographer, lecturer and part-time instructor at a local community college in a seniors program. His articles and images appear on Facebook pages and in journals for various nature and flower groups such as the Native Orchid Conference. He is the past president and journal editor for The Native Plant Society of Northeast Ohio and the Indoor Gardening Society. He volunteers for Cleveland Botanical Gardens and speaks to many orchid societies across North America. Tom always welcomes an opportunity to go out into the field with the orchid-curious to see native orchids in situ.

On the Dinner Menu  Cabbage rolls with mashed potatoes and dinner salad. Vegetarian option: entree-size salad with cucumbers, tomatoes, garbanzo beans and beats. Both come with rolls and dessert.

Cost & Reservations  The dinner is $16 per person, cash or check only. Deadline to reserve is Thursday, Nov. 21. Club members will receive a call from their club callers to ask for their RSVPs.  For information, email BackyardPest@gmail.com. 

Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. 

The Garden Club of Kent  

480 Ravenna Rd., Streetsboro

RESERVE YOUR SPOT!  

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The Garden Club of Kent welcomes Linda Boardman, owner of Acorn & Evergreen Floral Studio in Kent, to lead a fun-filled holiday wreath-making workshop. You’ll leave with a beautiful, fragrant and unique 20- to 24-inch wreath! 

(The wreath you take home would cost you way more if you bought it in a store!)

WORKSHOP COST: $55

Included:

  • All wreath-making tools and step-by-step instruction 

 •  Live greenery including Noble Fir, Carolina Sapphire Juniper, 

     Cedar, Eucalyptus and Princess Pine

  • Ribbon (bring your own other decorative items if you like)

OPTION: For a $15 workshop fee, we will provide wreath-making tools and step-by-step instruction and you bring your own greenery, ribbon and decorative items.