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Garden delights ISSAQUAH GARDEN CLUB How beautifully leaves grow old, How full of light and color are their last days.” John Burroughs, American naturalist and nature essayist, 1837-1921 October Meeting October 10, 2018, 10:00 A.M. Tibbetts Creek Manor is again unavailable to us for our meeting in Oc- tober. We’ll again meet at the Issaquah Train Depot Museum, be- tween City Hall and the Issaquah Senior Center, approximately one block off of Front Street. The address for this facility is given variously as at 50 Rainier Avenue North or at 78 First Avenue NE. here are en- trances to parking on both Front Street and Sunset Way. You might also consider parking at the King County Library Building, though this may be more of a walk than you’d like. We’ll meet again in the original baggage room of the Depot, which pro- vides adequate, though somewhat rustic, space, with a tiny kitchen and other necessary facilities. Our business meeting, program and lunch will all be held in this room. There will be a hospitality table right out- side the entrance to the room. ___________________ “Paint a Picture—You are the Artist” Our speaker this month is Linda McClenahan, a member of Terra Till- ers Garden Club since 1995. She’ll talk about floral arrangement. She states that she has always been interested in art, having earned a minor in Fine Arts at Washington State University and completing graduate work in Art Education. She was influenced by her mother, whose charcoal and pen and ink drawings she still has. A former teacher, she taught elementary children overseas for the Department of Defense, where she had the opportunity to (continued on page two) 2 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE thinking about and executing arrange- ments…this is kind of what I’ll be Inspired talking about in my program. “ Our September meeting speaker, Bar- bara Reisinger, inspired me to start re- IGC PLANT SALE juvenating a small garden space on the east side of my house. Your officers have planned to continue the tradition of our annual Plant Sale Several years ago, I planted ‘Sun Gar- next May 3 and 4. Joanne and Ken den’ plants and a small vine maple in Morgan have again generously donated the sunny space. The perennials looked their property for the sale. great the first two years, but as the vine maple grew, the flowers looked sad It’s early, but not too early to think and were stretching out from under the about the sale or make plans about maple toward the light. The maple which plants you might donate to the helps shade the side of the house from sale. Fall is a great time to divide per- the hot summer sun so it stays. I am ennials. You might designate a part of saving a few sedums to replant and your garden to hold your donations. pulled out the remaining few leggy You might then bring them to a potting plants. I am replacing them with party, next April. ‘Harbour Dwarf Heavenly Bamboo’ on [There’s a great tutorial on this web- the sunny border of the bed and ferns site: https://gardenerspath.com/how-to/ and hellebores is the shadier area. A propagation/divide-perennials/ ] few new plants are giving a fresh look to the whole space! I’m looking forward to our October program ‘Paint a Picture - You are the Artist.’ Dividing daylilies Debbie DeFilipps OCTOBER PROGRAM (continued from page one) PLEASE HELP OUR CLUB! enjoy and appreciate the art of differ- ent cultures which has influenced the Please don’t forget to bring your way she arrange flowers. Then, while plate, cup and utensils from living in the South, she started an art home! program for a predominantly boys’ military academy, And please don’t forget your “Flower arranging is an art form...so contributions for the Issaquah goes along with my interest. It seems Food Bank! to fulfill my need to continue to be cre- ative....and to use my background in 3 OUR DISTRICT GENERAL BBG WORK DAY, Cont. MEMBERSHIP MEETING, SEPTEMBER 24 According to the BBG Director, "We will focus on fall clean up and “Hi IGC members — just an update on wattle fencing. We’re asking peo- the ELWD meeting at Saint Andrews Lu- theran Church, Monday September 24. ple to bring long pruned branches This meeting was well attended by dis- (about ½” diameter) if they have trict garden club members and the our them, to help build the wattle." club was represented by twelve mem- Even if you didn’t sign up at our bers. We had an excellent presentation by September meeting—and not many Patrick and Margaret Spence owners of Cascade Iris Garden in Lake Stevens. did—your help will be appreciated. He provided a colorful and informative This is a chance to share our exper- talk on a wide variety of Iris species. tise and get to know some friendly gardeners at the same time. There was a district horticultural flower show which had many interesting and beautiful specimens. A number of our 2018 October Classes club members received awards for their at BBG entries. There is always lots to be learned from these competitions. Bellevue Botanical Garden Society is pleased to offer the following educa- Three fabulous prizes donated by garden tional opportunities. Pre-registration is clubs were raffled off, and a delicious required for our classes. Many of our lunch was provided by West Sammamish classes sell out so we strongly encour- Garden Club. age you to register early. Please be ad- Our afternoon program, a design pro- vised that if you elect to come to a class gram by Linda Maida, gave us lots of in- without pre-registering, you may be spiration to try floral design. She was turned away if the class is full. If you witty and entertaining and enticed even do attend a class as a walk-in, you must some of u who never thought about en- pay with exact cash or a check. tering a design. BBGS members receive special pric- Georgann Lennon ing on all classes and lectures. Want to enjoy our classes and lectures at WORK DAY AT BELLEVUE reduced prices? Become a member BOTANICAL GARDEN now. ELWD, in partnership with Belle- MEMBERS, PLEASE NOTE: When vue Botanical Garden, will be par- registering for classes and lectures, you ticipating in the work day in the must sign in with your user name and BBG Discovery Garden on Fri- password to receive your member dis- day, October 12, from 10 A.M. to count. Visit the website to register: 12 noon. ELWD will be working https://bellevuebotanical.org/classes/ along with the Native Plant Society. {See page 4 for classes offered.) 4 BBGS CLASSES IN OCTOBER plants that shine as backdrop plants dur- ing the winter months. We will discuss October 10 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am, why plants are evergreen and how to FALL CARE FOR YOUR PEONIES best use them in your garden. Conifers and their pruning will be touched on, but Peonies are prized in gardens for their easy we won’t limit “evergreen” to upkeep and exquisite flowers. They may “conifers.” Come and enjoy a winter gar- bloom for years with little or no mainte- den stroll with George, who was the su- nance. Ensuring the beauty of your peony pervisor of the Perennial Border garden plants requires minimal fall season atten- at BBG for 8 years. He shares his exten- tion. However, some care is important to sive knowledge of plants and gardening ensure maximum blooms and to prevent with humor and wisdom. ... diseases. Join Kit Haesloop for some hands -on time with peony plants learning winter- izing techniques and how to divide them. This class will spend time outdoors in the LECTURE, October 17 at 7 pm, Garden's Perennial Border. $15 BBGS & Aaron Education Center NPA/ $20 nonmembers The New Perennial Movement: October 12 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm, Bringing the Highline Home Aaron Education Center Tony Spencer is the MINDFULNESS IN THE GARDEN: creative force be- DEEPENING YOUR AWARENESS hind The New Peren- nialist, an award- A second class added due to popular de- winning blog explor- mand! While we move through various gar- ing the frontiers of dens, we will focus on nurturing the natural naturalistic garden flow of the senses and deepening our con- design. In his Power- nection to nature, allowing ourselves to ful- ly engage and awaken to the combined Point presentation, he healing power of nature and present aware- will give us an intro- ness. Utilizing elements of mindfulness duction to the ethos, meditation and Shinrin-oku (Japanese For- aesthetics and ecological tenets of the est Bathing), we will cleanse and free our New Perennial Movement in terms of nat- mind, body, and spirit creating a sense of uralistic planting design. Tony will in- inner strength, spaciousness, and stillness. clude an overview of some key princi- Instructor Deborah Wilk LMFT. ples—layering, matrix planting, intermin- October 14 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm, gling, etc.—and how to achieve that in Gathering Place at BBG our gardens. These design principles in- TOP 10: WINNERS OF AN EVER- spired the new Urban Meadow at the Bellevue Botanical Garden. $15/$5. GREEN WINTER Taught by George Lasch. The rest of the world covets our Pacific Northwest lush- ness in winter...and so they should! In this seasonal class, we will talk about the 5 AN EDITORIAL OF SORTS THINGS TO DO IN OCTOBER WASHINGTON GARDEN Fall is the best time of year for moving & DESIGN plants.

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