Author Archives: Marianne Wilkins

Free Zoom Talk to Garden Clubs

From: Northwest Perennial Alliance <ajohnson.npa@gmail.com>Sent: Monday, October 19, 2020 1:17 PMTo: info@elwd.orgSubject: NPA virtual Garden Tour Talk My name is Alison Johnson and I am coPresident of Northwest Perennial Alliance.  I am looking to promote NPA with a  presentation on … Continue reading

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Joe Dahlbom Memorial

Memorial from Elawags (East Lake Washington Arrangers Guild) from Linda Oberloh,  (loberloh@aol.com) Joseph Arthur  Dahlbom Jr.   July 29,1936 – June 27, 2020 Life memberships in WSFGC, Pacific Region, and NGC. Joe was a member of WSFGC for over 50 years. He served as Director of the Evergreen … Continue reading

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Ask a Master Gardener on line

        You can now “Ask a Master Gardener” live & online or via email   The King County Master Gardener Program in-person plant clinics have been suspended for the 2020 season, but you can still reach us … Continue reading

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ELWD ECHO EXTRA time sensitive – June 2020

ELWD MEMBERS: Here’s information about the Vision of Beauty Calendars (order by 6/21/2020) , some club news and garden items that may interest you.  If you have things you’d like to share in a future email, please let me know.  … Continue reading

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Hilltoppers Garden Club News Letter June 2020

Hilltoppers’s member Jo Ann Evans created a beautiful newsletter. Members share many pictures from their gardens. See whats growing!

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Convention Planning in May

Convention Planning – What a Ride By Diane Franchini, 2020 Convention Chairman I’ve never really been a fan of roller coasters. Their basic foundation structures look a bit shaky to me and I’ve never been fond of gaining incredible high’s … Continue reading

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Enter A Virtual Flower Show July 2020

National Garden Clubs, Inc. presents A Virtual Flower Show Gay Austin, PresidentNational Garden Clubs, Inc. “Originally the Perfect Vision 2020 Petite Horticulture Specialty Flower Show was created for our members to exhibit at NGC’s Annual Convention in Milwaukee May 2020. … Continue reading

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Avant Virtual Meeting April 2020

The Avant flower arranging guild was unable to meet in April due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Our board decided to have a virtual meeting. The topic for April was “Exploring History“. Members were asked to create a period design at … Continue reading

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Computer/phone/Ipad spring classes

Sally Ann Mowrey is a member of W Sammamish Garden Club, a good friend and an excellent teacher.   She teaches classes for seniors at North Bellevue Community Center and the Peter Kirk Community Center in Kirkland WA.  Spring Classes … Continue reading

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Green Matters: Wild Olympics Legislation Passes U.S. House of Representatives!

Wild Olympics Legislation Passes U.S. House of Representatives! Lana, We are excited to share with you that on Wednesday, February 12, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Wild Olympics Wilderness & Wild and Scenic Rivers Act! Thank you to … Continue reading

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