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.
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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.
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Ohio’s Asphalt Paving Industry at an Inflection Point: What Cleveland Commercial Property Owners Need to Know in 2025-2026
Empire Paving: Asphalt Paving Contractors in Cleveland, OH
Ohio’s asphalt paving industry is undergoing a significant structural shift driven by $14 billion in federal infrastructure funding through the IIJA, aging pavement across Northeast Ohio’s commercial corridors, and rising demand for integrated pavement management over one-time new construction. For Cleveland-area commercial and industrial property owners, this convergence of public investment, climate-driven wear, and evolving contractor capabilities creates both urgency and opportunity.
CLEVELAND, OHIO – The asphalt paving industry in Northeast Ohio is entering a pivotal period of transformation, driven by federal infrastructure dollars, aging commercial pavement, and the region’s punishing freeze-thaw climate. For commercial property owners, facility managers, and HOAs throughout the Cleveland metro area, these trends directly inform decisions about when to pave, whether to repair or replace, and how to select the right contractor.
Historic Infrastructure Investment
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is channeling an estimated $14 billion into Ohio, including $9.7 billion for roads and bridges. In Northeast Ohio alone, ODOT announced over $1.7 billion across 248 projects. Ohio voters further reinforced this in May 2025, approving $2.5 billion in general obligation bonds for infrastructure. For commercial property owners, improved surrounding roads make neglected private parking lots more conspicuous – and more costly to ignore.
Ohio’s Infrastructure Report Card Signals Urgency
The ASCE issued Ohio an overall grade of C- in its 2025 Infrastructure Report Card. NOACA confirmed that 76% of its 2024-2027 roadway funding is dedicated to system preservation – a clear signal that the region’s pavement stock needs rehabilitation. Privately owned parking lots and access drives, many built during Ohio’s industrial peak, are likely in comparable or worse condition.
The Shift to Integrated Pavement Management
Pure “paving-only” revenue among the top 50 U.S. contractors declined approximately 24% from its 2023 peak, even as total revenues climbed 18%. Property owners increasingly seek contractors offering integrated services – milling, resurfacing, drainage repair, sealcoating, and long-term maintenance planning – not just new installation.
Freeze-Thaw Climate Creates a Compounding Crisis
Cleveland’s repeated freeze-thaw cycles fracture pavement from within, saturate subbases, and accelerate structural failure. Well-maintained asphalt can last 20-30 years; neglected pavement often requires full replacement in 10-15. Replacement costs can run up to seven times that of a proactive maintenance program.
In-House Crews Separate Winners from the Rest
Contractors with in-house crews and integrated capabilities outperform subcontracting-dependent firms on scheduling, quality control, and accountability – all critical on active commercial and industrial sites.
Empire Paving has delivered commercial asphalt paving, concrete construction, drainage solutions, and pavement maintenance across Northeast Ohio for over 20 years from its Cleveland headquarters. Learn more at https://www.empirepaving.biz/cuyahoga-county/cleveland-oh/ or call (216) 581-1000.
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The Cleveland Cavaliers were crowned NBA champions for the first time in their franchise’s history ten years ago. The 2016 NBA Finals seems like it was just yesterday.
The memories of LeBron James pouncing on a vulnerable Andre Iguodala to swat away his layup attempt is still fresh in the memory of Cavs fans watching at the time.
Kyrie Irving’s stepback three-point shot over Stephen Curry is a moment in time that will be replayed in NBA documentaries and compilations for decades to come. This period of time was truly a magical time for the city of Cleveland and the state of Ohio.
The city had never experienced anything similar to what the 2016 Cavs did for Cleveland. The star duo of Mark Price and Brad Daugherty from the late 1980s and early 1990s got far into the playoffs routinely, but never into the NBA Finals, largely because of Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls.
The Cavaliers toppled the mighty record-breaking 73-win Golden State Warriors in 2016 and now the organization is keeping that memory alive in a huge way.
A professional-sized basketball court
Plans to advance development of “Meet Me Here” Park went through City of Cleveland this past Friday. Developers are speeding up plans to revamp the park in order to have it ready by the 10th anniversary of the championship victory later this summer.
The #Cavs have unveiled development plans for a space on the corner of E 4th St. and Huron Rd. to commemorate the Cavs 2016 NBA Championship.
The project will feature a professional-size basketball court, seating, active greenspace and artwork. pic.twitter.com/aRwPLnwGjA
— Camryn Justice (@camijustice) March 10, 2026
The space where this development will be built is in Downtown Cleveland. A NBA-sized basketball court will dominate the space, but benches for spectators and artwork is slated to be included as well. The design of the court will be based on the 2016 NBA championship victory. There’s room for additional mobile hoops to be inserted for specific community events.
The space is temporary and has room to grow
The current plans unveiled last Friday are set to be a temporary solution due to the 10th anniversary approaching. There could be more grand plans to revamp the surrounding area beyond the one professional-sized basketball court. The current space will feature grass areas, trees, and a fence to block basketball from wildly rolling into the street.
A nearby parking garage will also hang a banner with LeBron James famous “Cleveland, this is for you” quote after winning game seven of the 2016 NBA Finals.
This development is one of many recent advancements geared toward building up the surrounding areas of Rocket Arena. A riverfront park that supports residences is being developed near Rocket Arena.
The Cavaliers are opening a brand new practice, training, and sports medicine facility in 2027 called the Cleveland Clinic Global Peak Performance Center. On top of these developments and the new basketball court, a riverfront amphitheater fit to seat about 6,200 people is set to open around 2028. Cleveland is developing right before the eyes of nearby residents and it’s the consistent success of the Cavaliers that have contributed heavily to these possibilities.
CLEVELAND — Ohio’s plan to use unclaimed funds to help fund construction of a new domed stadium for the Cleveland Browns was temporarily blocked in court on Monday.
In her preliminary injunction, Franklin County Magistrate Jennifer Hunt found that plaintiffs in a lawsuit brought by former Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann are substantially likely to win their case on the merits. Her order pauses the plan while the case is heard.
The class-action lawsuit argues that provisions of Ohio’s two-year, $60 billion budget that took $1 billion from the state’s Unclaimed Funds Account to pay for the stadium that Haslam Sports Group is planning for suburban Brook Park, south of Cleveland, violate constitutional prohibitions against taking people’s private property for government use, as well as citizens’ due process rights.
The strategy was among several hotly debated topics during Ohio’s budget planning last year.
Dann and former state Rep. Jeffrey Crossman, both Democrats, filed the legal action on behalf of three named Ohio residents, as well as all other individuals whose unclaimed funds were being held by the state as of June 30, 2025.
The litigation challenges specific budget provisions that diverted more than $1 billion in unclaimed funds to create an Ohio Cultural and Sports Facility Performance Grant Fund and designate $600 million for the Browns as its first grant.
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s office said it was reviewing the decision and determining next steps.
Before ending his bid for governor last year, the Republican spoke out against using unclaimed funds for such a purpose, having gone so far as to urge DeWine to veto it. However, the state’s top lawyer has further said that he believed the plan was legally sound.
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