April 2017 Newsletter
April 2017 Newsletter
Features:
- April meeting program: “The Many Beautiful Varieties of Hardy Fuchsias at the Bellevue Botanical Gardens”
- Photo: June Ann Hassebroek receiving the Seattle Civic Garden Club “Gardener of the Year” award at the March GALA in Olympia.
- Photos from WSFGC GALA XXXIX, March 15, 2017 in Olympia, WA.
- About Bees, tips from a new website “The Humane Gardener”
- Pacific NW Botanical Artist Show in the Miller Library
- Bellevue Demonstration Garden
- A Pruning Primer
March 2017 Newsletter
March 2017 Newsletter
Features:
- March meeting program: “Come Share the Beauties of Nature as we take a late winter tour of Bellevue Botanical Gardens”
- Photo: Two hummingbirds on snowy branches by Karen Lee.
- Roman Legend of the Daffodil
- Things to do in March
- Pink Grapefruit and Rosemary Sorbet recipe
February 2017 Newsletter
February 2017 Newsletter
Features:
- February meeting program: “Using Rain Gardens to Protect the Beauties of Nature”
- Rain Garden Basics, from the WSU Extension website
- Pollinators Need our Help, by June Ann Hassebroek
- The Pollinator Pathway, founded by Sarah Bergmann
- The Xerces Society, the largest pollinator conservation program in the world
- “The Layered Garden” book by David L. Culp
- Rosemary-Roasted Sweet Potatoes, recipe
January 2017 Newsletter
January-2017-Newsletter
Features:
- January meeting program: “Developing a Backyard Wildlife Sanctuary for the Beauties of Nature” presented by Jim Ullrich
- “Meet Up” discontinued. A big Thank You to Gloria Woo!
- “Delights of the Season” photos from our December meeting
- “Nature Happenings” for January, from Jim Ullrich’s website
- Helping the Bees, by Carole Menser
- Book review “Gardening for a Lifetime”
- Vegetable-soup-in-30-minutes recipe
December 2016 Newsletter
December-2016-newsletter
Features:
- December meeting program: “Delights of the Season” Members bring something they have grown or created to share.
- President’s message from Lenda features photos and names of Hawaiian indigenous plants.
- Photo of a Jon Throne arrangement from our November meeting.
- WSFGC Holiday Show “Parisian Holiday” report and photos by Karen Lee.
- Book review: Beatrix Potter’s Gardening Life
- Poor Man’s Caviar recipe
- Indoor Plant Tips.
November 2016 Newsletter
November-2016-Newsletter
Features:
- November meeting program: “Holiday Design Beauties” presented by Jon Robert Throne.
- Thank you volunteers ‘poem’ by Chrissy Brockway, Issaquah Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
- A message about Awards, by June ann Hassebroek.
- Planting for Pollinators.
- Antidepressant Microbes in the Soil, by Bonnie L Grant.
- How to Clean Garden Tools.
- Garden things to do in November.
- Digging and storing Dahlias.
October 2016 Newsletter
October-2016-Newsletter
Features:
- October meeting program: ” The Beauties of Bats” presented by Veda DePaepe
- Flower Show results for “Shore is Fun” ELWD Flower Show
- Photos from “Shore is Fun”
- Photo Issaquah Historical Museum garden
- ‘Landscaping with an Eye to Design’ by June Ann Hassebroek
- Black Bean and Roasted Vegetable Salad recipe
September 2016 Newsletter
Septenber-2016-Newsletter
Features:
- September meeting program: “The Benefits of Participating in Flower Shows” presented by June Ann Hassebroek.
- Food handling change at Tibbett’s Manor
- Plant Swap
- Million Pollinator Garden Challenge
- Flower show info “Shore is Fun” & Why Flower Shows
- Photos A Summer to Celebrate 2016
- Raw Apple Cake recipe
May 2016 Newsletter
May 2016 Newsletter
Features:
- May meeting program: “Easy Care Perennials throughout the Year” presented by Janel Garnett.
- Photo from the IGC April meeting tour of Bellevue Botanical Gardens.
- Photo of Janel Garnett visiting Joanne Dinken.
- Deer repellent recipe.
- “Garden Club Yesterday and Today” by June Ann Hassebroek
- How Dirt makes you Happy!