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December 2017 Newsletter Features: December meeting program: “Reducing Maintenance and Backache in the Garden” presented by Karen Chapman owner of Le jardinet Designs. Hellebore Tea information WSFGC 71st Holiday Show “Sing In, Ring In the Holiday Season” photos Coconut Snowman recipe
November 2017 Newsletter Features: November meeting program: “Iris, A Flower for all Seasons” presented by Patrick Spence, owner of Cascade Iris Garden Morinda citrifolia – Nori fruit , by Lenda Sundene photo Plant America, theme for new NGC President – Nancy Hargrove Flea Market Gardening Photos, Historical Museum and members flowers Apple and Carrot Soup recipe
October 2017 Newsletter Features: October meeting program: “Fall Propagation” presented by Master Gardener Kay Gordon Lorene Jackson memorial garden Pennies for Pines Art and Nature Appreciation, notes from a booklet by George H. Opdyke Plant Propagation in October
September 2017 Newsletter Features: September meeting program: “Grasses as Botanical Expressions” presented by Sue Thompson Bellevue Demonstration Garden State Awards “It was a very good year” Photos of Joanne Westveer dahlias Photo of BBG Waterwise Garden Lake Sammamish State Park Cultural Native Plant Trail
May 2017 Newsletter Features: May meeting program: “How to Create Beauties of Nature by Pruning” presented by Alan Haywood. 2017 Plant Sale thank you and report. Memorial Day and the Blue Star Markers. May Garden Tips from BBG Staff. The Chocolate Flower Farm review. Bellevue Demonstration Garden.
2017 Plant Sale Poster
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 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 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 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