LUNCH AND LEARN series in the tan house at Clary Gardens from 12:15p-12:45p
Bring a brown bag lunch and learn about gardening with the Master Gardener Volunteers.
Location: Clary Gardens, Tan House, 588 West Chestnut Street, Coshocton
Cost: FREE and open to the public!
RSVP: Call Emily Adams at 740-622-2265 or email: adams.661@osu.edu
July17– Propagating Houseplants with Kirsten Ross
July 31 – Backyard Grape Care with Teresa Donley
Aug 14 – Keeping and Propagating Dahlias with Bob Bigrigg
CIB Container Workshop, Thursday, May 31st, 6-7:30pm.
Calling all GARDENERS! Would you like to learn the basics of planting and maintaining your seasonal containers? Help our team plant containers and get them off to a good start! We’ll be focusing on the 2018 Coshocton In Bloom theme of “Twist and Shout”.
We’ll meet in the tan Quilt Barn at Clary Gardens. Feel free to bring your own gardening gloves and be ready to learn. This workshop is HANDS-ON, but no experience is necessary. This will be a time of learning and sharing from the people who bring you the amazing planters and hanging baskets seen all over the city of Coshocton. Join our local Coshocton In Bloom “experts” in planting a variety of gardening containers. Event is rain or shine. Bring a friend! No RSVP required. Hope to see you at the gardens!
GET ROCK'N COSHOCTON is a collaboration between the Coshocton Public Library, Clary Gardens, the Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum, and the Pomerene Center for the Arts, to provide meaningful education centered in the arts to our children and our community throughout the summer months. There will be something FUN and EDUCATIONAL to experience Monday through Friday at one of our venues each day... (INFO LISTED BELOW). **Thanks to Lake Park Aquatic Center, 10 visits to any of these ROCK'N venues earns ONE FREE POOL ENTRY!
CLARY GARDENS will have sessions every TUESDAY (for five weeks) from 10am to 11am (Content subject to change): GARDENS ROCK! Tuesdays, May 29-June 26, 10-11am. Ecology is the study of relationships between living organisms and their physical surroundings. Each week children will discover a different environment and hike to that area for a hands-on outdoor experience (forests, streams, soils, etc.) Children should dress appropriately for the weather (rain or shine). RSVP Req'd: events@clarygardens.org - NO COST!
MAY 29: Trees and Forests in the Woodlands
JUNE 5: Worms, Soil, and Littering at the Compost Pile
JUNE 12: Bees and Wasps in the Pollinator habitat(s)
JUNE 19: Butterflies in the Butterfly Enclosure
JUNE 26: Stream Studies in the Woodlands
**Must EMAIL the gardens to register your child. For programming at the gardens through Get Rock'N Coshocton, children should be ages 7-12 years old. Younger children can be registered but will be waitlisted and will be able to attend if seats are available. You will recieve an email response by the Friday before the session. We're looking forward to this FUN set of events!
Roses are red, violets are blue, if you dread pruning roses, this workshop’s for you! Ohio State University Extension Master Garden Volunteers and Clary Gardens are offering a free “Everything’s Coming Up Roses” workshop on Saturday, April 14 from 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM at Clary Gardens, 588 West Chestnut Street, Coshocton.
The morning will include teaching and instruction from Master Gardener Volunteers and include hands-on training in pruning, fertilizing, and deadheading. There will also be discussion about proper use of fungicide and miticide application. Participants need to bring heavy gloves and sharp pruners. Please RSVP to the Coshocton County Extension Office at 740-622-2265 by April 9. More information is available at coshocton.osu.edu.
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Coshocton in Bloom board members presented Mayor Steve Mercer and City Services Director Max Crown the 2017 award the city received from the American in Bloom judges. The plaque was presented at the CIB symposium held at the Johnson Humrickhouse Museum on Saturday, March 17 as the group met to discuss plans for the 2018 contest.
COSHOCTON – Members of the Coshocton in Bloom board, city officials and residents met at the Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum on Saturday, March 17 for a symposium on this year’s theme and plans.
“Last year was a really big deal for us,” said Dorothy Skowrunski, CIB board member. “We won the national award for outstanding floral displays. This was against all cities, not just the small ones we usually compete against.” She also said that Coshocton was less than one percent from earning a five bloom status, which is the highest the American in Bloom judges award. “We are really going to try to get that five bloom award this year.”
Each year, the committee receives a report from the America in Bloom judges that shows how well Coshocton performed in several categories. The city is judged for floral displays, urban forestry, landscape, environmental, heritage preservation and overall. This year, community vitality will be added. Judges look at businesses, municipal and residents for each category, so Coshocton is actually judged in 21 categories. “We also give the judges a total of volunteer hours to consider,” said Skowrunski. “We really want to know all of the volunteer hours from civic groups, classes and other organizations who help make Coshocton beautiful each year. This year, we got a list of what the judges will be looking at when they visit this summer, so we can really look at improving those areas.”
During the morning, Tom Heading announced that the Coshocton Rotary had donated $5,000 for the CIB’s plans to beautify 7th Street with trees. Debbie Gaumer, also a board member, said that there are 392 planters and pots in the city, with plans to add more this year.
“One myth that we need to dispel is that the city pays for any of the plants or the person watering the pots,” said Jandi Adams, another board member. “Businesses and groups in the area sponsor the planters and that money, along with other donations, pays for the plants, flowers and to hire a person or two to water the plants.” She added that the city does sponsor plants, but does not pay for the person to water or for the planters. Everything the Coshocton in Bloom board does is by donation and the sponsoring of the planters.
Coshocton in Bloom also awards residents with a “Door Hanger Award” for anyone who has improved their landscaping or who has a beautiful garden or floral arrangement. Residents can nominate anyone that they think has made an improvement by calling the city hall or Clary Gardens with the name of the person they feel deserves the award. Winners of the Door Hanger Award will receive a specially-designed door hanger for their residence and will get a certificate at a ceremony during the Coshocton County Fair.
“I think by beautifying our area, we are planting pride in our community,” said Skowrunski. “We want any potential businesses that are viewing our city to see a beautiful place, one with pride.” The CIB board feels this can help entice new businesses to come to Coshocton.
The Coshocton in Bloom board has a Facebook page and encourages residents to view the page for local pictures and advice to help make their yards beautiful.
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