Thank you, Garden Club of Kirtland!

You may have noticed seasonal and holiday decorations around town including the pots outside the Library's front doors. This is thanks to the Garden Club of Kirtland who has worked very hard to make the season bright!

Every year the club collaborates on the swags you see on city signs and elsewhere. Emily Kutscher made all 44 bows. This year, Marilyn Spease and Marilyn Raishart made and installed the swags for the businesses on Route 306. The Club gets the greenery for these swags from the road department.

The tree at the Farm Park is a new project for the Club this year. Most of the ornaments were made by Lynn Bernard and Gwen Zietz, with Emily Kutscher and Beth Wagar finishing up the loose ends. The ornaments are made with all natural materials. The Garden Club also decorates at City Hall.

The Garden Club is committed to gardening and the community. They have booths at the Library Yard Sale and at Lake County Fair. They also weed the Veteran's Memorial once a year and have planted many things at the Library, including the witch hazel shrubs out front.

Interested in joining the Garden Club? They are looking for new members.

Meetings are held at Kirtland Public Library on the first Thursday of the month at 6:00 pm, January through May. All are welcome to join and you don't even have to live in Kirtland. Gardeners from any city are welcome. The meetings include seasonal topics and guest speakers, plant exchanges and field trips.

Stop by the Library for information on the Club's 2014 season and get contact information for Lynette Capra who heads the Garden Club.

Thank you, Garden Club of Kirtland! You make our city even more beautiful.