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The Orcas Island Garden Club will be holding virtual meetings via Zoom until in-person meetings are possible. We value the safety and well-being of our members and look to both San Juan County and Washington State for guidance in determining safety.

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KAREN CHAPMAN
Touchstones: A Journey of Healing and Discovery

The Orcas Island Garden Club welcomes Karen Chapman on a virtual (Zoom) presentation on Wednesday September 15th, 2021 at 10:30 am. This presentation will not be recorded. Click on the button below for the link to the live meeting provided by the Orcas Island Library.

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RYAN PALMATEER
Rain Gardens
October 17th, 2018

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Karen Chapman is a garden plant specialist and the owner of Le Jardinet, a custom landscape design company specializing in creating artistic plant combinations with a four-season foliage framework, functional outdoor living spaces, and deer-resistant designs. Her articles and designs can be found in many national gardening publications. She is the author of Deer Resistant Design: Gardens that Thrive Despite the Deer and co-author of the books Fine Foliage and Gardening with Foliage First. The Orcas Public Library has Deer Resistant Design in its collection. Darvill's Bookstore will be selling Deer Resistant Design. Call the store for other titles by our speaker.

In her presentation Touchstones: a journey of healing and discovery, Karen will discuss gardeners’ needs for continual reassessment, modifying our plans – and our plants, in response to unexpected circumstances. She will consider that not all of life’s changes are welcome or easily adapted to. She will show ancient villages, stately homes, and the rolling English countryside from her perspective as an expat turned tourist. We’ll see the private gardens and the grand estates that Karen explored on a recent trip, looking for ideas we can use in our own gardens while being immersed in the rich history. Drawing on her personal story and reflections on the past year, Karen will describe finding strength in connections.

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RYAN PALMATEER
Rain Gardens
October 17th, 2018

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BOOKLET

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The purpose of the Orcas Island Garden Club is to stimulate knowledge and love of gardening, to cooperate in the protection and conservation of nature, and to assist in the beautification of the community.

Before the pandemic, the Garden Club met at 10 AM on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at the Orcas Center, September through May. Nine meetings typically featured presentations by expert speakers on a variety of garden topics, followed by a small social hour. Please check back for updates on meetings, the annual garden tour, new Webinars, and the Members Newsletter.

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