Cleveland, OH
Where to buy your garden: 2024 Northeast Ohio plant sale guide
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The month of May is upon us, which means plant sale season has arrived in Northeast Ohio.
This year’s guide is bigger and better than ever, and will be updated throughout the month of May, so if you don’t see your organization’s plant sale listed, drop me a line at sbrownstein216@gmail.com.
A variety of plants and planters awaits at the Master Gardeners of Cuyahoga County yearly plant sale at the Kiwanis Pavilion in Independence.Lois Rose
Plant sales are typically hosted by garden clubs as their major annual fundraiser. The money is then used to beautify local parks and communal spaces, support club programming, and sponsor scholarships for high school seniors. Because most of the plants are donated by club members from their own gardens, the prices are far lower than at retail establishments. Best of all, you know the plant was successfully grown in a nearby garden and you can get expert advice from the grower.
Read all of Susan Brownstein’s gardening columns here.
Avon
Avon Garden Club Plant Sale
Saturday, May 18, 2024
8 a.m. to 12 noon
Next to the Avon Senior Center, in front of Little League Park
36786 Detroit Road
https://www.facebook.com/avongardenclub/
Members will be selling plants from their gardens. Perennials, house plants and seeds will be available for purchase. Cash or PayPal accepted.
Avon Lake
Avon Lake Garden Club Plant Sale
Saturday, May 11, 2024
Goddard School
430 Avon Belden Rd.
Bedford
Bedford Garden Club Annual Plant Sale
Friday, May 17, 2:30 to 7 p.m.
Saturday, May 18, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Ellenwood Recreation Center
124 Ellenwood Rd.
Selection of annuals, perennials, herbs, flowers, vegetables, and shrubs.
Brecksvillle
Emerald Necklace Garden Club Plant Sale
Saturday, May 11, 2024
9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Brecksville United Methodist Church
65 Public Square
There will be ready-to-plant perennials, annuals, herbs, native plants and indoor plants. More than 100, foot-tall tomato plants, including heirlooms, are of special interest if you’re a veggie gardener! All grown in your local neighborhood and mostly deer resistant! All at incredible prices. Pay with cash, check or credit card. Proceeds from this club fundraiser are contributed to scholarships and also fund monthly speakers for ENGC.
Chagrin Falls
Kelly’s Working Well Farm Spring Plant Sale
Sunday, May 19, 2024
11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
16519 S. Franklin St.
morethanafarm.org
Native plants, fruit and nut shrubs and trees, herbaceous perennials, flowers, annual herbs and veggie starts, farm and garden crafts. More than a dozen growers selling plants in an informal festival atmosphere. Certified organic vegetable seedlings.
Cleveland
Friends of Greenhouse/Gardeners of Greater Cleveland Plant Sale
May 16, 17, 18 (Thursday – Saturday)
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Rockefeller City Greenhouse
750 E. 88th St.
https://rockefellerparkgreenhouse.org/spring-plant-sale
Native plants, annuals, perennials, vegetables, herbs, houseplants, hanging baskets, upcycled arts, and special feature, irises from RPG’s celebrated Willott Iris Garden.
Cleveland
Nature Center at Shaker Lakes Annual Plant Sale
Saturday, May 11, 2024
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Nature Center at Shaker Lakes
2600 South Park Blvd.
Perennials and annuals, flats, edibles, hanging baskets, and ready-to-go pots. Enjoy the hands-on shopping experience of exploring and seeing what is available to purchase with experts available for planting and purchasing guidance. Parking is available on nearby streets and curbside assistance with purchases is provided.
Conneaut
Northeast Ohio Pollinator Summer Festival
Saturday, June 8, 2024
12 – 4 pm
Gateway Elementary School Auditorium & Outdoor Learning Center,
229 Gateway Ave.
More than 10 Ohio native plant nurseries will be selling quality trees, shrubs, and perennials. Guided tours of the award-winning Outdoor Learning Center Butterfly & Pollinator Garden Guided hikes led by area naturalists. Kid activities led by local non-profit service groups, musical groups, and food trucks.
Gates Mills
Gates Mills Garden Club Plant Sale
Saturday, May 25, 2024
8 a.m. to noon
Esquire’s Cottage & Barn
1280 Chagrin River Rd
https://www.thegatesmillsgardenclub.com/2024-plant-sale.html
Shop for a wide variety of annuals, perennials, shrubs, and houseplants gathered from Gates Mills gardeners. Browse our Vintage Boutique offering an array of whimsical, unusual, and utilitarian gardening and flower arranging items for sale. Cash, Checks, and Credit Cards accepted. No dogs please.
Shoppers wait to enter the Master Gardeners of Cuyahoga County yearly plant sale at the Kiwanis Pavilion in Independence.Lois Rose
Independence
Master Gardeners of Cuyahoga County Plants in the Park Sale
Saturday, June 1, 2024
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Kiwanis Pavilion
6363 Selig Dr.
https://www.cuyahogamg.org/MGSpecEvents/MGSpecEvents.html
Plants in the Park is held each year by the Master Gardeners of Cuyahoga County. This one-day sale includes a wide variety of perennials, annuals, herbs, ground covers, house plants, containers and more. All plants have been grown by Master Gardeners around the Cleveland area. In addition to the sale there will be a reference table staffed with Master Gardeners ready to answer all your gardening questions.
Larchmere Neighborhood
Larchmere Community Association Annual Plant Sale
Saturday, May 11, 2024
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Our Lady of Peace Cummins Hall
12601 Shaker Blvd.
http://www.larchmere.com/new-events
We’ll have annuals, perennials, pots, flats, and hanging baskets. Welcome spring and beautify your home, porch, yard and neighborhood throughout summer and fall. Preorder your plants on the website before May 4th and receive 10% off your order. Special requests and arrangements can be made in advance. All proceeds benefit Larchmere Community Association activities.
The Lyndhurst Garden Club plant sale features plants grown by club members.Lyndhurst Garden Club
Lyndhurst
Lyndhurst Garden Club Perennial Sale
Saturday, May 18, 2024
8 a.m. to 12 noon
Little Red Schoolhouse (behind the South Euclid/Lyndhurst Administration Bldg)
1532 Richmond Rd.
Our plants are very reasonably priced, and all the proceeds from the sale benefit our community gardens, civic donations, and programs. Our club members will also answer any questions to help new or experienced gardeners. We accept cash or checks only.
Macedonia
Nordonia Hills Garden Club Plant Sale
Saturday, May 18, 2024
9 a.m. to noon
Macedonia Service Department
9691 Valley View Rd,
https://www.nordoniahillsgardenclub.com/
We typically have over a thousand perennials, annuals, herbs and vegetables at VERY reasonable prices, as well as beautiful hanging baskets. Proceeds help fund a scholarship awarded to a Nordonia Hills High School senior.
Mentor
Wildwood Garden Club Annual Plant Sale
Sunday, May 19, 2024
1 to 3 p.m.
Wildwood Cultural Center (inside the Wildwood Manor)
7645 Little Mountain Rd.
facebook.com/wildwoodgardenclb
Wide variety of outdoor plants and flowers, including both annuals and perennials. All proceeds benefit the Wildwood Garden Club.
Multiple locations
Cleveland Metroparks Native Plant Sale
Saturday, May 11, 2024
9:30 a.m to 4 p.m.
Brecksville Nature Center 9000 Chippewa Creek Drive Brecksville, OH 44141 North Chagrin Nature Center 401 Buttermilk Falls Parkway Mayfield Village, OH 44143 Rocky River Nature Center 24000 Valley Parkway North Olmsted, OH 44070 Canalway Center 4524 East 49th Street Cuyahoga Heights, OH 44125 Watershed Stewardship Center 2277 West Ridgewood Drive Parma, OH 44134
https://www.clevelandmetroparks.com/parks/calendar/2024/native-plant-sale/2024-native-plant-sale-%e2%80%93-brecksville-nature-center
Be a steward for wildlife by adding native plants to your landscape. These beautiful, hardy, low-maintenance plants will make your yard an oasis for important native pollinators while creating attractive garden spaces around your home. While supplies last.
Munroe Falls
Summit Metroparks Native Plant Festival
Saturday, May 18, 2024
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Munroe Falls Metro Park
521 S. River Rd.
https://www.summitmetroparks.org/ProgramsAndEvents.aspx?id=12271
Kick off summer by welcoming wildlife into your yard with beautiful, beneficial native plants! Join Summit Metro Parks staff and local native plant nurseries to learn more about the vital role of native plants in our ecosystem. Browse a wide variety of plants available for purchase or attend an educational session to better understand how to incorporate native plants into your landscaping.
Newburgh Heights
Washington Park Horticulture Spring Sale
May 10 – 15, 2024
9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Washington Park Horticulture Center
3875 Washington Park Blvd.
Hanging baskets, geraniums, and combination flower pots. All sale proceeds support horticulture students.
Olmsted Falls
Olmsted Falls Garden Club Annual Plant Sale
Sunday, May 5, 2024
11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Between City Hall/Community Center and Olmsted Falls Library
26100 Bagley Rd.
https://www.olmstedfallsgardenclub.com/plant-sale
Our large (1,000+ plants) selection offers plants and flowers for both sun and shade in over 100 varieties, all locally grown. In fact, most of our plants come from the gardens of our members or their friends. They’re called divisions.
Parma
Ridgewood Garden Club of Parma Plant Sale
Saturday, May 18, 2024
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Parma Memorial Hall (next to the Parma City Hall)
6637 Ridge Rd.
https://www.facebook.com/p/Ridgewood-Garden-Club-of-Parma-100064551741566/
Perennials, annuals, hanging baskets, house plants, herbs, garden veggies & bulbs. Cash or checks only.
South Euclid
South Euclid Garden Club Green Elephant Plant Sale
Saturday, June 1, 2024
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
1636 South Green Rd.
southeuclidgardenclub@gmail.com
Wide variety of perennials grown by members. An OSU Master Gardener will be available to answer questions. Proceeds help provide scholarships for Brush High School horticulture students and beautification of garden sites around South Euclid.
CLEVELAND — For the first time in U.S. history, a Navy warship will be commissioned in Ohio.
Commissioning a ship is a time-honored naval tradition that formally places a ship into active duty.
The USS Cleveland arrived in its namesake city on Saturday, coasting into Cleveland’s North Coast Yard. It’s the fourth ship in U.S. Navy history to bear the name Cleveland.
“It’s a little bit bigger than a flight deck. About 25% bigger,” said Commanding Officer Bruce Hallett. “And it’s higher up, the water makes it a little easier for pilots to be able to land on it. So they like it.”
Hallett has served with the Navy for more than 20 years.
“There are up and overs. So these flags are actually single flags. So we have quartermasters on board,” Hallett said of the colorful flags seen across the ship. “So they can use these to send signals to other ships. But in this capacity right here, they’re just purely for decoration.”
Inside the ship, the decorations pay homage to Cleveland, with two murals in the waterborne mission zone depicting key landmarks and Cleveland Browns signs in the gym.
“It’s all swagged out with all kinds of Cleveland Browns stuff new,” said Hallett. “We got the colors down there, the flags, the towels. It looks phenomenal. And the crew loves it.”
Sailors have been touring the city throughout the week, and Executive Officer Adam Cline has been coordinating community relations events with the crew. He sent two specific sailors to City Hall.
“We have two members of our crew that are from Cleveland,” Hall said. “That’s where they grew up. So it was real nice to incorporate them into that and to get a great memento from the city, a nice flag for us.”
The USS Cleveland will be commissioned Saturday and then head to its home port of Florida. When the ship eventually retires, the USS Cleveland Legacy Foundation hopes to bring it back to become a museum.
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – A U.S. Navy warship will be commissioned in Ohio on Saturday for the first time in 250 years.
The USS Cleveland is docked on Lake Erie ahead of the 10 a.m. ceremony.
Commander Bruce Hallett has commanded the USS Cleveland for more than two years.
“It is extremely exciting to be able to bring the USS Cleveland here to Cleveland and to be able to commission this ship here — obviously to introduce it to the city so that they can see the ship that bears their name,” Hallett said. “This has been a long time coming.”
The ship’s hallways are named after Cleveland streets, including East 9th and St. Clair Avenue.
A mural honoring the city of Cleveland is displayed on board. The Navy says it is rare to see something like this on a warship.
“Amazing mural, right? We’re so proud to have that on board,” Hallett said. “We’re just pretty much in awe when we saw all the stuff that we have in the city, and now we have it as part of the Cleveland. We love it as a crew.”
The ship’s weight room was outfitted by the Cleveland Browns with flags, towels, and mats.
“The Browns came and added their own touches to that weight room,” Hallett said. “So it’s all swagged out with all kinds of Cleveland Browns stuff now.”
The ship carries a crew of about 90, including two sailors who grew up in Cleveland.
The USS Cleveland is the final Freedom-variant littoral combat ship to be commissioned in the U.S. Navy.
Copyright 2026 WOIO. All rights reserved.
A trio of locally made films will grace area screens, here is your Movie Nerd Report for the week of May 11-17.
Thursday evening will bring the red-carpet premiere of “The Last Shop On Walnut” at the Cedar Lee Theatre (2163 Lee Rd Cleveland Heights, OH 44118) . The film, which was written and directed by Jason Richardson, was mostly shot in Ravenna. It stars Peter Lawson Jones and Cleveland native Kym Whitley. The screening will benefit the Charles & Margaret Jones Endowed Scholarship Fund at College Now. Tickets can be found at this link.
Can’t make the premiere? The Cedar Lee will be playing the film for at least a full week starting Friday!
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“Blood & Rust” the debut feature from Kent State alumni Jeremy Herbert, will be coming to Cranked Up TV on May 19 and The Ashland Cinema (212 Center Street Ashland, OH 44805) will be offering a screening of it this Friday evening at 7 p.m., and it is free!
Sunday at 3:30 p.m. the Capitol Theatre (1390 W.65th Street Cleveland, OH 44102) will present the directorial debut of Frank Calo IV in “Last Call”. Sounds like this one is poised to sell out so click here to grab your tickets.
Over at the Cleveland Cinematheque (11610 Euclid Ave Cleveland, OH 44118) :
Cleveland is fortunate to be one of the five select cities of the Future of Film Is Female Series which highlights films from female and nonbinary filmmakers. The first film in this series kicks off Thursday at 6:30 p.m. with the Midwest road trip film, “Dreams In Nightmares.”
Thursday at 9 p.m. and Friday at 9 p.m. they will present a 4K Restoration of the Dutch classic “Malpertius,” which features Orson Welles.
Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 4:30 p.m. they will present the Italian dramedy “The Last One For The Road.”
Saturday at 6:30 p.m. and Sunday at 7:35 p.m. they will present a documentary that explores the effects of colonialism on Northern Argentina in “Our Land.”
Saturday at 8:50 p.m. and Sunday at 5:45 p.m. they will present a 4K Restoration of the Argentinian film “The Headless Woman”
Sunday at 3:30 p.m. they will present the documentary “Four Rational People,” which looks at the Emerson String Quartet’s final performance.
More information about the films and ticket prices are at: cinematheque.cia.edu
At the Nightlight Cinema (30 N High Street Akron, OH 44308):
One of the most acclaimed films of the year is the Canadian drama “Blue Herron,” it is the feature debut of Sophy Romvari, who gained attention for her short films.
They also will be playing the documentary “Steal This Story, Please,” which highlights independent investigative journalist Amy Goodman.
More Information about the films and ticket prices are at: nightlightcinema.com
This weekend there are a trio of new films opening in wide release: The first is one that I would recommend if you are a horror fan – “Obsession”. This film continues a trend where we are seeing Youtubers become filmmakers, in this case it is 26-year-old Curry Barker. This is a spin on “be careful what you wish for” when a young man makes a wish for his crush to love him more than anything else in the world, and it gets increasingly disturbing from there. I personally loved it and thought the performance from actress Inde Navarrette will make her a star.
“Is God Is” is a revenge tale which was based on an award-winning play by Alesha Harris. Harris makes her feature directorial debut and currently the film stands at 95% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes!
The other film opening is the latest from director Guy Ritchie, the action-thriller “In The Grey” with Jake Gyllenhall and Henry Cavill.
Rounding out this busy week are some anniversaries hitting screens in “Top Gun” and “Top Gun: Maverick” for one week to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of Tony Scott’s original, and the original “Shrek” is also playing for one week to commemorate its 25th Anniversary (Anniversaries like this are making your resident movie nerd feel old!).
Lastly, I just wanted to wish congratulations to my longtime friend Dave Huffman, who has just been named the new director of The Cleveland Cinematheque! If you have ever attended some of the Late Shift Series back in the day at the Cedar Lee or Capitol, or the 12 Hours of Terror, you know that Dave is a huge cinephile and I am certain will do a great job at the Cinematheque!
Until next week my friends, see ya at the movies!
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