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By Mary Beth Breckenridge
Beacon Journal staff writer
Published on Saturday, Jan 24, 2009
Donzell's Flower & Garden Center is offering Saturday gardening seminars designed to get you growing once spring arrives.
The topics are:
• Feb. 7: Have No Fear of Orchids by Barb Ford of the Akron Orchid Society.
• Feb. 14: It Starts with a Tiny Seed, a program on starting plants from seed, by Donzell's grower Dan Dubnicka.
• Feb. 21: Backyard Bird Watching by Joyce Pelz of the Akron Audubon Society.
• Feb. 28: Houseplants: More Than Decor by Beth Minger of the Donzell's greenhouse staff.
• March 14: Spring Floral Showcase, a demonstration of faux floral accents by floral designer Mary Eagle.
• March 21: Bonsai Basics by Dale Cochoy of the Akron Bonsai Society.
• March 28: Vegetable Gardening by Lee Paulson, master gardener.
All seminars start at 11 a.m. The programs are free, but reservations are requested at 330-724-0550, ext. 110.
Donzell's is at 937 E. Waterloo Road, Akron.
Free home workshops
Free home-weatherization workshops are being offered to groups around the state.
The workshops are conducted by the Office of the Ohio Consumers' Counsel and are available to audiences of 30 or more. They're designed to help Ohioans lower their utility bills using low-cost or no-cost methods.
To schedule a presentation, call 877-742-5622.
Gardening newsletter
Gardening tips, news and information on regional gardening events are available in a free e-mail newsletter from Salsbury-Schweyer, a landscape design and development firm in Akron.
Sign up at http://www.salsbury-schweyer.com. Go to the ''Contact'' section and register to receive e-mail updates.
Events, programs
• Researching Your Antiques, 1 p.m. today, Western Reserve Historical Society, 10825 East Blvd., Cleveland. Chief curator Dean Zimmerman will explain how to use Internet resources to learn about your antiques. Free with museum admission ($8.50; seniors, $7.50; children and students, $5; members, free). Information: 216-721-5722 or http://www.wrhs.org.
• Recycled Bird Feeders, 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Cleveland Botanical Garden, 11030 East Blvd. Use recycled items to make a feeder. 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.
• 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.
• Story Time in the Eleanor Squire Library, 11 a.m. to noon Thursday, Cleveland Botanical Garden, 11030 East Blvd. For children with an accompanying adult. 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.
• RemodelOhio Show, opens Thursday through Feb. 1, I-X Center, 6200 Riverside Drive, Cleveland. Show presented by Professional Remodelers of Ohio. Displays by home-improvement companies; state-of-the-art master bedroom; curb-appeal, party-planning and green-living areas; and cooking demonstrations. Hours: noon to 9 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. next Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 1. Admission: $12.50; children younger than 16, free; half price for seniors on Thursday and women on Friday. Discount coupon and additional information at http://www.remodelohio.org.
• Designing with Perennials & Ornamental Grasses, 10 to 11:30 a.m. next Saturday, Graf Growers, 1015 White Pond Drive, Akron. Program by Laura Deeter, associate professor at Ohio State University's Agricultural Technical Institute. $12. Advance registration encouraged; walk-ins welcome if space is available. To register, print and mail the form found in the ''In Season'' section of http://www.grafgrowers.com, visit Graf's to sign up, call 330-836-2727 or send e-mail to grafgrowers@grafgrowers.com.
• Eleanor Squire Library Lecture: The History of Cleveland Botanical Garden, 1 to 2:30 p.m. next Saturday, Cleveland Botanical Garden, 11030 East Blvd. Presentation by librarian Gary Esmonde, illustrated by archival photos. Free with garden admission ($7.50; children ages 3-12, $3; members and younger children, free), but reservations are required. Registration: 216-721-1600 or http://www.cbgarden.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.
Donzell's Flower & Garden Center is offering Saturday gardening seminars designed to get you growing once spring arrives.
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