POINT ROBERTS GARDEN CLUB MEETING
Date: Annual General Meeting: Friday August 10, 2018
Time: Time to be announced: Location: Home of Chris Cameron 1931 Cedar Park Drive
Program: Potluck
The Club will provide tea, coffee & edibles. Members & guests are welcome to bring any interesting gardening information, questions related to gardening or pest management, a snack to share, or just good company and good cheer.
EVERYONE WELCOME — JOIN US FOR TEA AND COOKIES TOO
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The Point Roberts Garden Club meets the first Wednesday of the month, February though November, 7:00 at the Point Roberts Community Center.
Everyone is welcome to attend our informal and friendly meetings. Our annual membership fee is $10.
To join our club or participate in the Point Roberts Garden Tour, please contact us.
info@pointrobertsgardenclub.org
PO Box 1498, Point Roberts, WA 98281
360.945.5075
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PAST PROGRAMS:
June 2018: Garden visits
May 2018: Garden visits
April 2018: Discussion of Tyee plantings
March 2018:
February 2018: Bring your favorite garden tool
October 2017: Bee-wise Garden
September 2017: Visit to Earthwise Garden in Tsawwassen
August 2017 Annual General Meeting
July 2017 Meeting: Summer garden visits
June 2017 Meeting: WSU weed scientist Tim Miller spoke on herbicides and pesticides.
May 2017 Meeting: Later spring garden visits
April 2017 Meeting: Early spring garden visits
March 2017 Meeting: Rhiannon showed us how to start plants from seeds
February 2017 Meeting: Slide show of 2016 Garden Tour
November 2016 Meeting: How to make cuttings
October 2016 Meeting:
September 2016 Meeting: Garden Visits
August 2016 AGM
July 2016 Meeting: Garden Visits
June 2016 Meeting: Garden Visits
May 2016 Meeting: Garden Visits
April 2016 Meeting: Spring Garden Visits
March 2016 Meeting: Barry Roberts, Hydrangeas
February 2016 Meeting: Composting Workshop on Saturday
November Meeting: ”Living Walls – Vertical Gardening for Home & Garden”
October Meeting: A Saturday afternoon hands-on session of fall veggies planting
September Meeting: Autumn Garden Visits
August Meeting: Annual General Meeting
July Meeting: Garden Visits
June Meeting: Garden Visits
May Meeting: Spring Garden Visits
April Meeting: Kristin Crouch talked about starting vegetable gardens
March Meeting: Members brought their favorite garden tools
February 2015 Meeting: Slide show of Highlights of Garden Tour 13
November Meeting: Putting Your Garden to Bed
October Meeting: Feed the Bees
September Meeting: Garden visits
August Meeting: AGM
July Meeting: Garden visit followed by meeting at Community Center
June Meeting: Garden visits
May Meeting: Garden visits
Apr Meeting: Kristin Crouch on “Saving Tomato Seeds and Growing Heirloom Tomatoes from Seed.”
Mar Meeting: Chuck Norwich, Arborist – “Caring for our Trees”
Feb 2014 Meeting: Laurel Baldwin of the Whatcom County Noxious Program
Nov Meeting: Growing sprouts
Sept Meeting: Garden visits
Aug Meeting: Annual General Meeting – potluck dinner
July Meeting: Garden visits to view 3 member gardens
June Meeting: Garden visits featuring 3 late spring-time gardens
May Meeting: Garden visits to view members’ spring gardens: May 18 Plant Sale at Community Center
April Meeting: George Wright talked informally about pest management, with an emphasis on prevention. April 23 Field Trip to Free Spirit Nursery in Langley
March Meeting: Rhiannon Allen provided tips, tricks, & advice on how to start seeds.
February 2013 Meeting: Preview of Spring – Two short films were shown on Spring bulb fields and spectacular Spring bulb gardens in The Netherlands and in the Skagit Valley. Member seed swap
November 2012 Meeting:
Madeleine Anderson, A Fall Visit to Nitobe Garden at UBC: Madeleine treated us to a short PowerPoint presentation of Nitobe Garden in autumn.
October’s Meeting: Jamie Dehner, Bee-ing and Knowing…some of the things you wanted to know about honeybees and beekeeping in a short presentation
September’s Meeting: met at the garden of Don Falk, followed by a meeting at the Community Center where we discussed and approved new plans for further beautification of Tyee
August’s Meeting – Annual General Meeting
July’s Program: Madeleine Anderson & Holger Michelsen, Observing Hummingbirds.
June’s Program: Patricia Fleming from the Earthwise Society presented a talk on Bees and what gardeners can to do promote healthy bee populations.
May’s Program: Visited 3 member’s gardens, and finished with wine, lemonade & cheese at the home of Scott & Jody Hackleman.
April’s Program: Tour of the Point Roberts Homegrown Co-op on Benson Road.
March’s program: Spring In The Garden
February’s program: Chuck Norwich of Western Arborist Services, Pruning and Caring for Fruit Trees & other Pruning issues.