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.
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President’s Message
President’s Message (09/11)
Resources
Finally, summer has arrived, just when everyone insists it’s time to close things down. Many of the clinics will end their seasons in the next month. I’ve personally served at the Washington Park Arboretum clinic since I went through training. Continue Reading »
President’s Message (05/11)
Spring flies by, doesn’t it? This year, especially, seems like an endless transition from a dark, wet period to a brighter, wet period. Suddenly it’s almost June and growth is exploding while we’re still cataloging damage from our last freeze and wishing the winter wet would dry. None of that stops us, though. Continue Reading »
Soos Creek Open House
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.
Many Reasons to Garden
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 Summer Garden
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.
Got Bees?
The Puget Sound Beekeepers Association will pick up your wild swarm of bees from a tree and many structures.
It’s a phone call away; just call, or go online to the Puget Sound Beekeepers Association. There you will find a list of beekeepers in your area to collect the bees.
Vote for Magnuson Children's Garden
As you may know, the Magnuson Children’s Garden is a part of a nationwide grant contest, sponsored by Organic Gardening Magazine and Deloach Organic Winery. www.deloachcommunitygardens.com. The whole Magnuson Community Garden was chosen to be a contestant, and the grant will benefit every part of the community garden including the Children’s Garden.
Blue Orchard Bees Mason Bees!
Pollination of food crops is essential to society, for without this pollination service, most fruits, nuts and other foods would simply disappear off our dinner tables. Today, the world depends on a variety of pollinators to perform this task from a variety of sources: Honeybees and a number of other insects – and the hard working Mason Bee.
Mason Bee Habitat Measurements
From 3/8th inch Plywood – “Cut and Assemble
2 ea 9X8 Sides
1 ea 12X8 Back
1 ea 12X13 Top
1 ea 9X13 Bottom
