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By Mary Beth Breckenridge
Beacon Journal staff writer
Published on Saturday, Jul 18, 2009
Garden tour season is in full bloom.
Seven gardens will be on display during the 2009 Medina County Garden Tour, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 26. The self-guided tour is sponsored by the Medina YWCA and Boyert's Greenhouse and will benefit YWCA programs.
Tickets for the tour are $20 and may be purchased at the YWCA, 4046 Medina Road, Medina Township, or Boyert's, 7171 Wooster Pike, Montville Township. Tickets may be purchased in advance or on the day of the tour, but only tickets purchased by next Saturday will include a boxed lunch.
The day of the tour, ticket holders can pick up their tour books from 11 a.m. to noon at the YWCA or starting at 11 a.m. at Boyert's.
For information, call the YWCA at 330-722-2020.
Preserving old homes
Do-it-yourselfers can get information about preserving and restoring older homes at THAT Old House, a workshop to be presented Aug. 1 by the Tuscarawas County Heritage Home Association.
The workshop is intended to help people make the right choices in preserving their homes and use the most effective methods, said the association's president, Rod Kirkendall. Participants can choose among sessions on researching house histories, repairing windows, painting exteriors, repairing or restoring masonry, decorating interiors and deciding on wall treatments.
The event will be at the Tuscarawas County Center for the Arts, 461 Robinson Drive SE, New Philadelphia. Registration starts at 8:30 a.m., and the workshop ends at 4 p.m.
Cost is $25 in advance or $35 at the door. An optional lunch may be ordered in advance for $5.
To read more about the workshop or print a mail-in registration form, visit http://TuscHHA.googlepages.com/THATOldHouse. Information can also be obtained by sending e-mail to workshops@TuscHHA.org or calling 330-364-5757.
Two-for-one deal
Cleveland Botanical Garden is offering a two-for-one admission deal on Fridays through August. Visitors get two adult tickets for $7.50.
The garden is at 11030 East Blvd. in Cleveland's University Circle. Information is at http://www.cbgarden.org or 216-721-1600.
Events, programs
• Ask the Gardener, noon to 4 p.m. today, Cleveland Botanical Garden, 11030 East Blvd. Representatives of Cuyahoga County Master Gardeners will answer questions. Garden admission: $7.50; children ages 3-12, $3; members and younger children, free. Information: 216-721-1600 or http://www.cbgarden.org.
• Night Insect Walk, 8:30-10:30 tonight, Secrest Arboretum, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, 1680 Madison Ave., Wooster Township. Family event includes guided walks, games and a bug zoo. Free. Wear walking shoes, dress for the weather and bring a flashlight and mosquito repellant. Information: 330-263-3761 or http://secrest.osu.edu.
• Floor Sample Sale, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Ohio Design Centre, 23533 Mercantile Road, Beachwood (off Chagrin Boulevard, west of Interstate 271). Four showrooms open to the public. Seminars today: Kitchen Design at 11 a.m. and The Biggest Design Mistakes at 1 p.m. Admission (12 and older): $5, which benefits the Cleveland Furniture Bank. Information: 216-831-1245.
• Parade of Ponds, this weekend and next, Akron area. Self-guided tour of more than three dozen water features. Ponds north of U.S. 224 are featured today and Sunday, and those south of that line will be on display July 25 and 26. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays. Admission booklets $11, available at Hoffman's, 1021 E. Caston Road, Green, and Graf Growers, 1015 White Pond Drive, Akron. Proceeds benefit the burn center at Akron Children's Hospital. Information: 330-896-9811 or http://www.hoffmansgardencenter.com.
• Men's Garden Club of Akron meeting, Monday evening, St. George Fellowship Centre, 3204 Ridgewood Road, Copley Township. Social hour starts at 5:30, dinner at 6:30. Program: The Environment — Green Gardening. Cost: $13. Reservations: 330-825-5315. Information: http://www.acorn.net/mgcakron.
• Warm Up Akron meetings, 3:30 and 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Mogadore Branch, Akron-Summit County Public 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.
• Gardening book sale, 6-9 p.m. Wednesday, Eleanor Squire Library, Cleveland Botanical Garden, 11030 East Blvd. Sale of obscure, out-of-print and first-edition books. Garden admission: $7.50; children ages 3-12, $3; members and younger children, free. Information: 216-721-1600 or http://www.cbgarden.org.
• Dance/Movement in the Garden, a Botanical Arts for Kids: Arts in the Garden program, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Thursday, Cleveland Botanical Garden's Hershey Children's Garden, 11030 East Blvd. For children ages 3-10. $10 for a member's child or $12 for other children. Registration: 216-721-1600 or http://www.cbgarden.org.
• Building Doctor clinic and house calls, Thursday and Friday, Richfield. Clinic by building-preservation specialists from the Ohio Historical Society, 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Richfield Historical Society Museum, 3907 Broadview Road. Clinic is aimed at owners of buildings constructed during the period from 1800 to 1955. House calls to sites within five miles of the center of Richfield, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday by appointment. Both are free but require advance registration at 800-499-2470 or http://www.building-doctor.org. Information: Linda Fleming, 330-659-0336.
• Akron Arts Expo, next weekend, Hardesty Park, 1615 W. Market St., Akron. Fine arts and crafts by more than 160 juried exhibitors. Free admission. Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. next Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 26. Information: http://www.akronartsexpo.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.
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