Monthly Archives: March 2018

03 30, 2018

Get orchid advice from a master gardener

By |2018-03-30T06:00:19-04:00March 30, 2018|

Lake County Master Gardener Susan Cowling offered advice on caring for orchids when she visited earlier this month.

She makes recommendations for watering, light, humidity, fertilizer, and potting the lovely (and surprisingly hardy) plants. She also suggests some lovely starter orchids for novice gardeners.

Speaking of gardening, did you know MPL has a seed library? Here’s how it works:

You can borrow heirloom and organic seeds from us the same way you’d borrow a book or movie.

You can pick from our dozens of varieties of herbs, flowers, vegetables and fruit seeds. Take up to 15 types of seed per year.

All we ask is that when the seeds grow into plants,  you save some of its seeds and return them to the library.

For more gardening tips, including a seed-planting calendar, visit our Seed Library’s page.

03 11, 2018

MPL Talks: Warrior to the White House

By |2018-03-11T06:00:09-04:00March 11, 2018|

Several of the men who served in the Civil War also served as president of the United States, including Mentor’s most famous resident.

Todd Arrington (site commander of James A. Garfield National Historic Site) discussed the lives of six of these men as the subject of his latest Civil War talk.

Find out who among them:

  • had a grandfather who also served as president
  • was injured in battle and nearly lost his arm
  • never won an election until they were voted vice president
  • began their military career as a private
  • had the nickname Rather-fraud after a controversial election. (That one should be easy.)

Our Civil War series continues at noon on Wednesday, March 14, at our Main Branch. The topic will be Major General Ambrose Burnside. The talk is free and open to all.

If you’re interested in Civil War history, some other previous talks in our Civil War series can be viewed online in their entirety:

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