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DesNet meetings and programs provide members with a wealth of education, networking, good food, and a great time with like-minded women. The program year runs from September through March, with occasional nursery tours and other gatherings during the busy summer months.

Upcoming Events

  • Social Time at Diane's
    Social Time at Diane's
    Social Time at Diane's
    Mon, Oct 14
    Social Time at Dianes!!
    Time for a Autumn Potluck!! Come chow, visit, and wander through Diane's autumn garden.
  • Annual Business Meeting and Potluck
    Annual Business Meeting and Potluck
    Annual Business Meeting and Potluck
    Wed, Oct 09
    Chagrin Falls
    Always yummy food and good conversations! See you there!!
  • Meadow City Nursery Tour
    Meadow City Nursery Tour
    Meadow City Nursery Tour
    Wed, Sep 11
    Meadow City Nursery Tour
    Join us for a behind-the-scenes tour of Meadow City Native Plant Nursery in Cleveland's Waterloo Arts District. Co-owner Julie Slater, DesNet member will share adventures of creating their native soft landings garden, show how they grow healthy tree roots, discuss the wild seed collection process.
  • Annual Business Meeting
    Annual Business Meeting
    Annual Business Meeting
    Tue, Oct 17
    Chagrin Falls
    Our usual business meeting, food,fun and a bit of planning. Potluck dinner, bring something to share.
  • Wildflower Ramble
    Wildflower Ramble
    Wildflower Ramble
    Sun, Apr 23
    West Woods Geauga Park District
    Join us as we investigate the buds and flowers on spring blooming ephemerals along with trees in search of those very important pollinating insects that use and need these important blooms.
  • Care of Roses and Round Table Discussion
    Care of Roses and Round Table Discussion
    Care of Roses and Round Table Discussion
    Sat, Mar 04
    Chagrin Falls
    We will have a short presentation from Emily Davis from Budding Artists about rose care. She will discuss her background with roses, talk about basic rose care, proper pruning techniques and some of her favorite varieties. We will follow that up with an opportunity to ask each other questions.
  • Growing Grapes in Ohio Soils
    Growing Grapes in Ohio Soils
    Growing Grapes in Ohio Soils
    Sat, Feb 25
    Madison
    Join us for a one hour presentation detailing the process of establishing a vineyard—home or commercial—in the Grand River Valley. Questions welcomed impromptu or submitted in advance. After the presentation we are planning to stay for lunch and perhaps a sip or 2 of wine?
  • Focus on Native Plants! Not Just One, But Two Speakers!
    Focus on Native Plants! Not Just One, But Two Speakers!
    Focus on Native Plants! Not Just One, But Two Speakers!
    Sat, Feb 04
    Chagrin Falls
    Our February 4th DesNet meeting will focus on native plants as we welcome two speakers to educate us.
  • The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
    The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
    The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
    Sat, Jan 21
    Chesterland
    A Non-Native and Invasive Species Update Come learn about the species that want to make your gardens, landscape and woodland their home.
  • Holiday Party
    Holiday Party
    Holiday Party
    Tue, Dec 13
    Mentor
    Our annual holiday party in Dianne’s beautiful historic home. Come and network with everyone – do what we do best
  • 2022 Business Meeting
    2022 Business Meeting
    2022 Business Meeting
    Wed, Nov 02
    Solon
  • Floral Arranging at KEW LLC
    Floral Arranging at KEW LLC
    Floral Arranging at KEW LLC
    Sat, Oct 08
    Chardon
    Enjoy a morning of several floral demonstrations and then a lesson on how to make a hand-tied bouquet. What to expect: Bring a bucket or vase for your hand-tied bouquet and pruners. Flowers, coffee, and breakfast snacks provided.
  • What's Diane's place look like without snow??
    What's Diane's place look like without snow??
    What's Diane's place look like without snow??
    Tue, Sep 20
    Mentor
    Friends, Gardens, Good Food and Wine. What else could we need?
  • Farmpark AAS Trial GardenTour
    Farmpark AAS Trial GardenTour
    Farmpark AAS Trial GardenTour
    Tue, Sep 13
    Kirtland
  • Late summer stroll with Judy Semroc
    Late summer stroll with Judy Semroc
    Late summer stroll with Judy Semroc
    Sun, Aug 28
    Chagrin Falls
    Prairie Plants!! Dragonflies! Bees! Great tour guide.
  • Plants to Aid Early and Late Season Pollinators & Birds
    Plants to Aid Early and Late Season Pollinators & Birds
    Plants to Aid Early and Late Season Pollinators & Birds
    Sat, Mar 12
    Chesterland
    Two lectures- Timely Trees, Shrubs & Vines to Aid Early Season Pollinators & Birds AND Important Late Summer & Fall Plantings to Aid Pollinators & Migratory Species
  • Tour of Earth & WaterScapes, Inc
    Tour of Earth & WaterScapes, Inc
    Tour of Earth & WaterScapes, Inc
    Mon, Feb 28
    Chagrin Falls
  • Foraging Wild Edible Plants
    Foraging Wild Edible Plants
    Foraging Wild Edible Plants
    Wed, Jan 26
    Zoom
    Join us on this wintry day to dream of warmth and foraging of plants! Enthusiastic plantsman Fred Bess shares with us his knowledge and experiences of foraging, highlighting uses and benefits of wild edible plants.
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