Hello again, neighbors. I know that Elisabeth just posted about the Highland Park Garden Club, but I've gotten a good deal of questions about it since my recent garden posting, and wanted to give some more information. The Highland Park Garden Club was started last fall, and right now we have about 15 paid members (it's a $15 annual fee). We are part of the National Federation of Garden Clubs, so we fall under their 501c3. Our members range from people like me, who take care of plants for a living to folks who just really love the outdoors, to those who strive to live as sustainably as possible here within the city and all points in between. We meet on the 3rd Saturday of every month at 10am at the Union Project. We hold a short business meeting, have one or two brief talks/presentations on topics by members, and try to get a local expert in for a longer session on topics ranging from bonsai gardening to floral decoration to rain gardens/rain barrels. We also do community service aimed toward beautification of the area. Last fall, with the help of Boy Scout troop 343 of Morningside, we cleaned up the Negley side of the Union Project. Yesterday, some of our members planted the yellow pansies at the entrance to Highland Park, and we will be creating & placing 20+ floral planters at Bryant Street businesses on May 17th. We will also be doing clean-up on the Stanton side of the Union Project sometime soon. Since, as I said, the club just started up last fall, I think that's pretty amazing! Our next meeting will be Saturday, April 19th at 10:00 am at the Union Project. I'll be talking about proper division of perennials, so bring your questions (or, if you get to them before then, bring some divided perennials and folks might just trade with you!). We'd love to have you new members, but anyone is free to attend the meeting to check us out! Hope to see you ALL there! Rachel