Meetings
We meet the third Wednesday each month from September through June.
During August we have an annual picnic. Our meetings are held at the
Redeemer United Methodist Church at Parcell Road and Shorty Campbell Road in
Kingston unless otherwise noted on the calendar. We start our meetings at 9 am for a social time, 9:30 for the
featured program and 11 am for the business meeting.
Year at a Glance
2008
September
- 11 Blanche Gray Show at Gordon
Elementary School
- 17 Meeting: Liz Jefferys Floral Arranging
Hostesses: Nancy M, Sally C, Kay P.
Door Prizes: Carol D. (last meeting for Door Prizes)
Design of the Day: (now to be called Show & Tell)
- 18 Blanche Gray Show at Wolfle
Elementary School
October
- 15 Meeting: Potting, division, etc of plants
at Linda's home
Hostesses: Dawn V, Marilyn K, Roddy R
November
- 19 Meeting: How do you keep your garden
humming during the winter days? Cold Frame construction and use; Water
conservation with a rain barrel; Susan, our Kingston Librarian, with
gardening books to get you through the winter!
Hostesses: Mary Ann E, Earleen H, Eleanor D.
December
- 17 Christmas Party at Nancy's home! Please bring
an unwrapped toy, wrapping paper and canned foods for the food banks.
Hostesses: Diann K, Liz J, Cathy M.
2009
January
- 21 Meeting: Fay Linger:
Plants that attract birds year round!
Hostesses: Madelynne C, Teri M, Karen A.
February
- 18 Meeting: Heidi
Castor from Dragonfly Nursery. New and interesting plants for our region.
Hostesses: Sura J, Mitzi G, Michael B.
March
- 18 Meeting: Jim
Trainor: Trees and Treetures. Come learn about the trees and treetures in
our forests, their identification, sounds and habitats. Jim spent time with
Aloha Wright and Kingston's heritage trees years ago.
Hostesses: Dawn V, Ann W, Carol A.
April
- 15 Meeting: Ed Hume (Joint
meeting with Indianola Garden Club)
Hostesses: Bobbi W, Alice M, Annika M
May
- 2 Plant Sale
- 20 Garden Tours: Visit the outstanding
gardens of Alice M.
Hostesses: Pam W, Jan S, Sharon N.
June
- 17 Meeting: Dana Coggin:
Invasive weeds and what they look like!!
Pull one weed a day and remove them from the face of the earth!!
We will have examples of different invasive weeds to help you
identify them and remove them from your gardens.
Hostesses: Carol D, Debbie W, Erika B.
August
- 19 Picnic by the sea! Everyone bring a pot
luck dish. Think SUN!!
Hostesses: Ann I, Noel L, Mary S.
c2008
Kingston Garden Club