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 12/11
President's Message
Every year I look forward to the plant sale, as do many of us on the board and the plant sale committee.
Seeds for Thought
A Newsletter from the Master Gardener
Foundation of Washington State.
GiveBig for the MGFKC!
Mark your calendar for May 2
Do you want to help preserve the Master Gardener program here in King County?
In Memoriam
John Overleese Memories, October 2011
John Overleese had a dynamic style that brought attention and enthusiasm to his work as a Master Gardener. John joined MG in 2005 and we were in for a real treat with his wide reaching contributions from the beginning. He joined the Speaker’s Bureau, shared his interest in Orchard Mason Bees and was an active member of the Redmond MG Plant Clinic at the Redmond Farmer’s Market.
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.
