2019 is our 62nd season! Join us on our gardening adventure...
We are sowing the seeds for another great year! Anyone who has an interest in gardening is welcome to attend. Guests are always welcome!
RSVP by email to Bath Gamma Garden Club for more information and meeting locations.
We are sowing the seeds for another great year! Anyone who has an interest in gardening is welcome to attend. Guests are always welcome!
RSVP by email to Bath Gamma Garden Club for more information and meeting locations.
Our 2019 Meetings and Field Trips
Please scroll down to see the complete schedule! Updates are made regularly. Also, the seminar flyer is below to download and share.
March 6, 2019 Season Opener ~ Organizational Meeting
— 7:00 p.m.
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Get to Know the Members (tell us 3 things about yourself)
There is no speaker for this meeting. We will announce each month's speakers and review meeting hosting duties. We will also discuss the plans and help needed for the May Seminar and Raffle, Fall Into Nature and the Hale Farm Herb Garden as well as committee assignments and other volunteer opportunities. Annual dues of $20 are due at this time. Location: Bath Township Trustee Meeting Room (lower level), 3864 West Bath Road, Akron, OH 44333 Co-Hostesses: Jenny Elzemeyer, Pam Reitz, Kathy Arthur, Pat Pate, Kathy Sidaway |
April 3, 2019 Gathering — 7:00 p.m.
Green Side Up/Best Tree Planting Practices
Arborist and urban forester Chad Clink of Bartlett Tree Service will present information on maintaining and protecting our small forests from deer damage and more.
Chad has a passion for trees and providing high-quality care toward their preservation. He is a registered consulting arborist with the American Society of Consulting Arborists and a municipal specialist and tree risk assessment qualified with the International Society of Arboriculture and a Licensed Commercial Applicator with the Ohio Department of Agriculture. Chad has worked as an arborist and urban & community forester for seven years and as a speaker for the Ohio Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture.
Arborist and urban forester Chad Clink of Bartlett Tree Service will present information on maintaining and protecting our small forests from deer damage and more.
Chad has a passion for trees and providing high-quality care toward their preservation. He is a registered consulting arborist with the American Society of Consulting Arborists and a municipal specialist and tree risk assessment qualified with the International Society of Arboriculture and a Licensed Commercial Applicator with the Ohio Department of Agriculture. Chad has worked as an arborist and urban & community forester for seven years and as a speaker for the Ohio Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture.
Location: Mary Anne Slattery's home
Co-Hostesses: Carolyn Balogh, Amy Crawford, Nancy Mazak, Joy Scala
Guests are always welcome! Please RSVP by email to Bath Gamma Garden Club
May 1, 2019 Annual Community Seminar and Raffle! — 6:30 p.m.
How to Attract Pollinators ~ Choosing the Best Perennials for Your Garden
You love seeing butterflies, honeybees and hummingbirds, but how do you attract them and keep them coming back to your garden all summer? Cynthia Druckenbrod, American Public Gardens board member who also has served as V.P. of Horticulture for the Cleveland Botanical Garden, will teach us about the best perennials and even a few annuals that will keep your yard abuzz! We will also talk about which of these plants are the most deer resistant and how best to ensure that they keep blooming all season long.
Location: Bath Township Admin. Building, Trustees Meeting Room (lower level)
3864 W. Bath Road, Akron, OH 44333
Annual Raffle: Tickets 6/$5.00 or 12/$10.00 (pre-order your tickets now!) Great baskets and prizes include items such as a beautiful Adirondack chair, bird houses, gardening supplies, gift cards, wines and more! All proceeds benefit Bath community service and plantings.
The event is FREE and open to the public, but reservations are suggested for best seating.
Email: Bath Gamma Garden Club to RSVP to this fantastic event!
You love seeing butterflies, honeybees and hummingbirds, but how do you attract them and keep them coming back to your garden all summer? Cynthia Druckenbrod, American Public Gardens board member who also has served as V.P. of Horticulture for the Cleveland Botanical Garden, will teach us about the best perennials and even a few annuals that will keep your yard abuzz! We will also talk about which of these plants are the most deer resistant and how best to ensure that they keep blooming all season long.
Location: Bath Township Admin. Building, Trustees Meeting Room (lower level)
3864 W. Bath Road, Akron, OH 44333
Annual Raffle: Tickets 6/$5.00 or 12/$10.00 (pre-order your tickets now!) Great baskets and prizes include items such as a beautiful Adirondack chair, bird houses, gardening supplies, gift cards, wines and more! All proceeds benefit Bath community service and plantings.
The event is FREE and open to the public, but reservations are suggested for best seating.
Email: Bath Gamma Garden Club to RSVP to this fantastic event!
Bath Township Plantings ~ the week of May 20, 2019
Beautify Bath, Beautify Others
Teams of Bath gardeners install plants at the Bath Township Administration and Service Buildings, the local cemeteries, and the Post Office. Dates and times will be decided by each group. Group leaders will form teams and provide further direction. Personal gardening equipment is needed as well as gallons of water. Please contact your committee chair for details and updates!
Contact Pam Reitz for more information.
June 5, 2019 Gathering — 7:00 p.m.
Shrink Your Lawn
Sandy Barbic, Summit County Soil and Water Education Specialist, presents rain garden plants, runoff reduction and keeping stormwater in place.
Location: Patti Sinar's home
Hostesses: Mary Anne Krejci, Bev Cinovec, Sue Pye, Annette Brady
Guests are always welcome! Please RSVP by email to: Bath Gamma Garden Club
Sandy Barbic, Summit County Soil and Water Education Specialist, presents rain garden plants, runoff reduction and keeping stormwater in place.
Location: Patti Sinar's home
Hostesses: Mary Anne Krejci, Bev Cinovec, Sue Pye, Annette Brady
Guests are always welcome! Please RSVP by email to: Bath Gamma Garden Club
July 10, 2019 Gathering — 6:30 p.m.
Progressive Garden Party
The first stop on our tour of gardens is the home of Elise Bennett. We next head to Heather Pasket's garden and conclude the tour at Sally Schneider's gardens.
Co-Hostesses: Linda Littler, Claire Purdy, Wilma Martino, Pat Witmer, Diane Collins, Sally Goodall, Rose Kleidon
Guests are always welcome! Please RSVP by email to: Bath Gamma Garden Club
The first stop on our tour of gardens is the home of Elise Bennett. We next head to Heather Pasket's garden and conclude the tour at Sally Schneider's gardens.
Co-Hostesses: Linda Littler, Claire Purdy, Wilma Martino, Pat Witmer, Diane Collins, Sally Goodall, Rose Kleidon
Guests are always welcome! Please RSVP by email to: Bath Gamma Garden Club
August 1, 2019 Gathering — 7:00 p.m.
The Modern Cutting Garden
Jacqueline Kowalski, OSU Extension and Education Coordinator for Summit County Master Gardeners, will present The Modern Cutting Garden.
Location: Barb O'Malley's home
Co-Hostesses: Libby Littler, Linda Littler, Joan Marsh, Rachel Luther
Guests are always welcome! Please RSVP by email to: Bath Gamma Garden Club
Jacqueline Kowalski, OSU Extension and Education Coordinator for Summit County Master Gardeners, will present The Modern Cutting Garden.
Location: Barb O'Malley's home
Co-Hostesses: Libby Littler, Linda Littler, Joan Marsh, Rachel Luther
Guests are always welcome! Please RSVP by email to: Bath Gamma Garden Club
September 5, Members and Friends Annual Picnic — 6:30 p.m. |
Enjoy a picnic with fellow club members and guests. The club will provide the main course and all members bring an appetizer, salad, side dish or dessert to share.
Location: Regal Beagle Pavilion, Bath Nature Preserve, 4266 Ira Road, Bath
Guests are always welcome! Please RSVP by email to: Bath Gamma Garden Club
Location: Regal Beagle Pavilion, Bath Nature Preserve, 4266 Ira Road, Bath
Guests are always welcome! Please RSVP by email to: Bath Gamma Garden Club
October 2, 2019 Gathering — 7:00 p.m.
Harvest, Preserve & Use Herbs
Our speaker will be Noelle Aikin Clark from Petitti's Garden Centers. She will share tips on harvesting, preserving and using herbs as well as provide recipes and more.
Location: Suzy Scott's home
Co-Hostesses: Heather Pasket, Jennifer Clements, Karen Barta, Kathy Halliwill
Guests are always welcome! Please RSVP by email to: Bath Gamma Garden Club
Our speaker will be Noelle Aikin Clark from Petitti's Garden Centers. She will share tips on harvesting, preserving and using herbs as well as provide recipes and more.
Location: Suzy Scott's home
Co-Hostesses: Heather Pasket, Jennifer Clements, Karen Barta, Kathy Halliwill
Guests are always welcome! Please RSVP by email to: Bath Gamma Garden Club
November 6, 2019 Gathering — 7:00 p.m.
Make & Take: Holiday Tapas and Dessert Using Local Ingredients
Deb Geiser, owner of Quince Bakery and Cafe in Kidron, Ohio, has been in the culinary field for 24 years. She is also a partner in Pioneer Farm in Apple Creek, encouraging sustainable agriculture and offering seminars and fresh produce.
Deb will teach us how to make two holiday tapas as well as a dessert using some of her local ingredients.
This program is being offered for $15 per person.
Location: Hale Farm & Village, 2686 Oak Hill Road, Bath
Co-Hostesses: Cathy Parker, Cindee Herderick, Eileen Simon, Pam Reitz, Tina Siniawski
Guests are always welcome! Please RSVP by email to: Bath Gamma Garden Club
Deb Geiser, owner of Quince Bakery and Cafe in Kidron, Ohio, has been in the culinary field for 24 years. She is also a partner in Pioneer Farm in Apple Creek, encouraging sustainable agriculture and offering seminars and fresh produce.
Deb will teach us how to make two holiday tapas as well as a dessert using some of her local ingredients.
This program is being offered for $15 per person.
Location: Hale Farm & Village, 2686 Oak Hill Road, Bath
Co-Hostesses: Cathy Parker, Cindee Herderick, Eileen Simon, Pam Reitz, Tina Siniawski
Guests are always welcome! Please RSVP by email to: Bath Gamma Garden Club
December 4, 2019 Holiday Gathering — 6:30 p.m.
Happy Holidays!
Installation of Officers and the Annual Gift Exchange
Bring a gift to exchange for the party. Handmade gifts preferred; please keep to $20.
Hosted by the Board of Gardeners
Location: Firestone Trace Community Room ~ 4115 Ira Road, Bath 44210
(entrance off Firestone Trace Drive)
Refreshments: Bring an appetizer, salad, side dish or dessert to share.
Co-Hostesses: Elise Bennett and the BGGC Elf Team
Guests are always welcome! Please RSVP by email to: Bath Gamma Garden Club
Installation of Officers and the Annual Gift Exchange
Bring a gift to exchange for the party. Handmade gifts preferred; please keep to $20.
Hosted by the Board of Gardeners
Location: Firestone Trace Community Room ~ 4115 Ira Road, Bath 44210
(entrance off Firestone Trace Drive)
Refreshments: Bring an appetizer, salad, side dish or dessert to share.
Co-Hostesses: Elise Bennett and the BGGC Elf Team
Guests are always welcome! Please RSVP by email to: Bath Gamma Garden Club
2019 FIELD TRIPS ~ TBD ...
Stay tuned for more fun-filled gardeners' field trips with your friends!
Friends and spouses are welcome on field trips. Be sure to let trip leaders know your plans, since they often make arrangements for group entrance tickets and reservations for lunch.
Friends and spouses are welcome on field trips. Be sure to let trip leaders know your plans, since they often make arrangements for group entrance tickets and reservations for lunch.
Beautifying Bath since 1957
Founded in 1957 as the garden club for women who work professionally, we still schedule monthly meetings (gatherings) in the evenings to accommodate the busy lives of women! Most of the field trips we plan are scheduled on Saturdays as much as possible.
Our name, Bath Gamma Garden Club, has an historical significance related to the time period. Gamma indicates the numerical order of the development (founding) of multiple garden clubs, which existed in Bath at that time. We were the third of four clubs that formed (Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta). Today, we are the only remaining club from that era. With the onset of environmental concerns currently in our culture, we foresee a long, "green" future ahead of us in the landscape of possibility. Our goal is preserve the legacy of community landscape for younger generations.
Members plan, install plantings, water and weed our own well-loved gardens as well as the four public gardens we created in Bath to keep Bath beautiful. We come together to share ideas, trends, methods and, of course, FUN! New members are always welcome. (Beginner gardeners encouraged!)
We share our interests in the love of gardening and nature with each other at our monthly meetings and with our community through published articles and community-wide events. (Look for "Plant of the Month" in the Bath Country Journal). Our Annual Community Seminar and Raffle is well known and free to the public — always a fun evening with loads of gifts baskets and prizes.
To learn more about membership, events, donations/contributions, contact Pam Reitz at 330-665-5855.
Our name, Bath Gamma Garden Club, has an historical significance related to the time period. Gamma indicates the numerical order of the development (founding) of multiple garden clubs, which existed in Bath at that time. We were the third of four clubs that formed (Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta). Today, we are the only remaining club from that era. With the onset of environmental concerns currently in our culture, we foresee a long, "green" future ahead of us in the landscape of possibility. Our goal is preserve the legacy of community landscape for younger generations.
Members plan, install plantings, water and weed our own well-loved gardens as well as the four public gardens we created in Bath to keep Bath beautiful. We come together to share ideas, trends, methods and, of course, FUN! New members are always welcome. (Beginner gardeners encouraged!)
We share our interests in the love of gardening and nature with each other at our monthly meetings and with our community through published articles and community-wide events. (Look for "Plant of the Month" in the Bath Country Journal). Our Annual Community Seminar and Raffle is well known and free to the public — always a fun evening with loads of gifts baskets and prizes.
To learn more about membership, events, donations/contributions, contact Pam Reitz at 330-665-5855.
