John Overleese Memories, October 2011
John Overleese had a dynamic style that brought attention and enthusiasm
MGFKC Newsletter – Jan/Feb 2012
It’s good to be back in touch. We’ve
heard from many of you how much you
enjoyed the last issue of the newsletter.
The Rock Creek Elementary School children enjoyed
their field trip to the Lake Wilderness Arboretum…
Read the full article from Maple Valley’s local newspaper
“VOICE of the Valley”
Pesticides
My tenure as board president has coincided with a horrible, terrifying, fascinating exploration of lawn and garden chemicals. One of the first interactions I had as president was with a MG who’d spent weeks trying to get our chemical use policy changed–a change with which I whole-heartedly agree, for the record.
The Soos Creek Botanical Garden Open House: The Soos Creek Botanical Garden in Auburn recently opened its gates to the public with a 2-day open house (July 16th & July 17th) which included access to 6 gardens, its history center, and a plant sale.
So many reasons to garden: I’m struck this summer by the number of reasons people garden. Sometime in the last year I gave a division of Echinops ritro to my friend and fellow MG, Katie, who has two small children. She just told me how much she’s enjoying watching it bloom this summer.
The Livin’ can be Easy in Summertime
Our lawns and gardens in King County are finally waking up after a spring that was so much cooler and wetter than normal. However, summer is usually a period of drought so it behooves us to consider water use and conservation in this beautiful region of ours. Just as it takes a village to raise a child, it takes all of us in our village, whatever the size, to preserve the quality of the water all around us.
