MetroParks News
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Upcoming Special Events
September 1 - 6
See Us at the Canfield Fair
Our Forestry crew will be at the Garden of Engines area to demonstrate log cutting. Staff from the MetroParks Farm will be at Old MacDonald's Barn with our many farm animals. Visit the MetroParks booth located in the Expo Building to see displays, talk with Park staff, and find out what's happening in the MetroParks. Stop by the Mill Creek MetroParks picnic area, located by the Commercial Tent, to sit relax, and enjoy your fair food. See you at the Fair!
September 18
Sunset at the Farm
Saturday, 5 - 8 pm
Bring the entire family to this fall celebration at the MetroParks Farm. Ride a hay wagon pulled by draft horses, visit with farm animals, explore the AgVenture barn, lose yourself in a giant corn maze, sample cider and homemade apple butter, and roast marshmallows over a campfire. Young children can search for toys in a haystack, older children can compete in sack races, and adults can try the egg toss! Bring a lawn chair or blanket and enjoy the sunset while being entertained by folk singer John Mosey. Call Ford Nature Center for details.
Mark Your Calendars for these Special Events in 2010:
September 18 … SUNSET AT THE FARM
October 16 … HALLOWEEN AT THE JUDGE MORLEY PAVILION
October 17 … PUMPKIN WALK
November 27 & 28 … OLDE FASHIONED CHRISTMAS AT THE MILL
December 4 - January 2 … WINTER CELEBRATION
December 5 … SANTA AND REINDEER
December 12 … GARDENS BY CANDLELIGHT
Road Closed for Improvements
Monday, July 26, the southern section of West Golf Drive in Mill Creek MetroParks will close as part of a drive improvement project. The section of the roadway to be closed extends from Boardman-Canfield Road (US 224) to the Mill Creek Golf Course.
Access to several MetroParks’ facilities will be maintained throughout the duration of the project from the Shields Road entrance to West Golf Drive. These facilities include the Mill Creek Park Golf Course, Stitt Pavilion, Recreation Field, and the Overflow Parking lot to the East Golf Hike/Bike Trail.
For information, call MetroParks Office at 330-702-3000.
Garden Snippets
ROSE CARE
Roses need plenty of water and fertilizer during the warm months of summer. Roses perform best when watered deeply at least once a week, to a soil depth of about 12". Water slowly and avoid wetting the rose foliage. Avoid frequent shallow waterings which encourage roots to remain near the soil surface and subsequently reduces the drought-tolerance of the rose.
Modern roses, such as hybrid teas, floribundas, and grandifloras, perform well with a monthly feeding from May to August. Organic or synthetic fertilizers can be used. Be sure to follow the label directions for the fertilizer you are using.
Cutting off flowers after they finish blooming, called “deadheading”, encourages roses to continue blooming all summer. Make a clean cut with sharp pruners about ¼" above an outward-facing leaf that has five leaflets. Cut the cane at a 45-degree angle, with the cut surface facing away from the leaf. This ensures that moisture does not collect on the cane or leaf which would encourage fungal diseases to develop.
Discontinue deadheading by the middle of September to allow roses to set seed pods, called rose hips. This process encourages roses to enter a dormant state which helps them survive our cold winters.
What's in Bloom at Fellows Riverside Gardens?
Roses, herbaceous perennials and summer-blooming shrubs are blooming throughout the Gardens. Art in the Gardens features stunning artwork by local artists. In the Davis Center, pick up a Visitor Guide with an Art in the Gardens insert to use as you stroll through the Gardens. Sit and relax in the shade of the Gazebo, surrounded by blooming roses and daylilies. Visit Fellows Riverside Gardens and experience the color of summer!
Go Green—It's Easy!
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BACK TO SCHOOL RECYCLING TIPS
It is important to have a "Green" attitude while getting ready for school. There are lots of things you can do to help the environment. Below are a few simple tips:
• Recycled Scratch Paper: You're going to need scratch paper for drafts, preview prints, notes, phone messages, grocery lists, and much more. Gather last year's blank pages from composition books, notebooks and old papers. Put them in a conveinent spot to use for all of your scratch paper needs.
• Refill Current Ink Cartridges: Buying ink to refill your printer cartridges helps to save the environment and also saves you dollars.
• Double Sided Printing: Printing on both sides of the paper helps reduce paper waste. Remember to proof your work prior to printing and use the draft mode as much as possible.
• Reuse, Renew and Recycle Clothes: Before getting a new wardrobe check what you can reuse, what can be modified into new outfits and donate the rest.
• Use washable containers for lunches. Sandwiches, snacks, and other treats can be packaged in reusable, washable containers. Send inexpensive silverware that will be brought home and washed instead of plasticware that will get thrown out. Make sure to use lunch boxes or resuable lunch bags to reduce the "brown paper bag" waste.
· More Recycling Tips
· Recycling Center in the MetroParks
• MILL CREEK PRESERVE
• PIONEER PAVILION
• YELLOW CREEK LODGE
• MILL CREEK WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
• MASTER PLANS
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