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By Mary Beth Breckenridge
Beacon Journal staff writer
Published on Saturday, May 31, 2008
Three homes in Richfield will be on the Richfield Town Trust's second annual Historic Home and Garden Tour, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 14, starting at Fellowship Hall, 3909 Broadview Road.
Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 on tour day. A boxed lunch may be ordered in advance for an additional $5.
Besides the homes on the tour, the Richfield Historical Society and several businesses will be open. Horse-drawn carriage rides will be available.
Participants should wear comfortable shoes. Children younger than 12 are not permitted, and the tour is not wheelchair-accessible.
The day of the tour, a plant swap will be held on the grounds of the Fellowship Hall. Individuals may bring divisions or cuttings of perennials or houseplants to swap, in waterproof containers and properly identified and labeled. Plants will also be available for purchase.
To order tour tickets or lunches, write a check to Richfield Town Trust and send it with your name, address and phone number to Richfield Town Trust, 4300 W. Streetsboro Road, Richfield 44286. If ordering lunch, indicate the choice of sandwich (ham and cheese, turkey and cheese or vegetarian). Deadline is June 8.
For information about the tour or plant swap, call 330-659-6819 or e-mail kls1650@roadrunner.com.
Restoring houses
A series of workshops on restoration topics is being offered by Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens, Progress Through Preservation and the Cleveland Restoration Society.
The programs are:
• Burning Money: Maintenance & Energy Efficiency of Old Houses, 9 a.m. June 14.
• House Makeover: Exterior Painting of Your Old House, 9 a.m. June 28.
• Historic Landscapes: The Marriage of House and Gardens, 9 a.m. July 12.
• Replace or Repair? Ask a Contractor, 9 a.m. July 26.
The programs will be in the Carriage House Auditorium at Stan Hywet, 714 N. Portage Path, Akron. Cost is $25 per session or $80 for the series.
Each hourlong workshop will be followed by a question-and-answer session where participants may ask about their own restoration issues. A tour of Stan Hywet relevant to the topic will follow.
To register, call 330-315-3227 or e-mail mheppner@stanhywet.org. More information is at http://www.stanhywet.org.
Events, programs
• Art in the Garden, 11 a.m. today, Donzell's Flower & Garden Center, 937 E. Waterloo Road, Akron. Akron sculptor Don Drumm will talk about his favorite plants and how the garden inspires him, and afterward will greet customers until 2 p.m. Free. Information: 330-724-0505.
• Fantastic Frogs, 1-3 p.m. today, Cleveland Botanical Garden, 11030 East Blvd. Drop-in family activities celebrate the Year of the Frog. Free with garden admission: $7.50; children ages 3-12, $3; members and younger children, free. Information: 216-721-1600 or http://www.cbgarden.org.
• Eleanor Squire Library Used Book Sale, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, Cleveland Botanical Garden, 11030 East Blvd. Sale of used gardening books. Garden admission: $7.50; children ages 3-12, $3; members and younger children, free. Information: 216-721-1600 or http://www.cbgarden.org.
• Quail Hollow Herb Society meeting, 2 p.m. Sunday, Quail Hollow State Park, 13480 Congress Lake Ave., Lake Township near Hartville. Program: plant exchange, planting of the park's herb garden and planting of containers brought from home. Information: 330-877-6652 or http://www.quailhollow.org.
• Warm Up Akron meetings, 3:30 and 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Mogadore Library, 144 S. Cleveland Ave. Members knit and crochet rectangles that are used to make afghans for needy people in the Akron area, and they'll teach others the skills. Information: 330-699-3252 or http://www.geocities.com/warmupakron.
• Green Clutter Club meeting, 7 p.m. Thursday, Portage Lakes Career Center, 4401 Shriver Road, Green. Club provides participants with organizing ideas. Free, but advance registration is required at 330-896-8256. Information: http://www.realsolutionsforliving.com/clutterclub.html.
• Color and design seminar, 10 a.m. next Saturday, CabinetCraft, 1315 S. Cleveland-Massillon Road, Copley Township. Talk by interior designer Linda Russell. Free, but space is limited. Reservations: 330-670-2915.
• Growing Roses, 11 a.m. next Saturday, Donzell's Flower & Garden Center, 937 E. Waterloo Road, Akron. Master rosarian Marian Wyman will talk about choosing and planting roses, maintenance, diseases and insects. Free, but reservations are required. Registration: 330-724-0550, Ext. 110.
• Zensai: The Horticulture of Japan, through June 29, Cleveland Botanical Garden, 11030 East Blvd. Show includes programs, exhibits of art and photographs, tours of the Japanese Garden and displays of ikebana flower arranging and bonsai, the art of miniaturizing plants. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays (open till 9 p.m. Wednesdays), noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Admission: $7.50; children ages 3-12, $3; members and younger children, free. Information: 216-721-1600 or http://www.cbgarden.org.
• Great Garden Adventure, through Oct. 31, Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens, 714 N. Portage Path, Akron. Imagination Stations throughout the grounds help visitors reconnect with nature and learn about natural phenomena. Displays of flower sculptures made by ''junkyard artist'' P.R. Miller and whimsical bugs and butterflies made by area students. Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays. Closed Mondays except Labor Day. Various admission options are available, with adult prices ranging from $8-$25. Information: 330-836-5533 or
http://www.stanhywet.org.
Mail notices of classes, programs and events two weeks in advance to: Home and Garden News, Features Department, Akron Beacon Journal, P.O. Box 640, Akron OH 44309-0640. Please include your name and telephone number. All events must be open to the public.
Mary Beth Breckenridge can be reached at 330-996-3756 or mbrecken@thebeaconjournal.com.
Three homes in Richfield will be on the Richfield Town Trust's second annual Historic Home and Garden Tour, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 14, starting at Fellowship Hall, 3909 Broadview Road.
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