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Due to safety guidelines regarding COVID-19, all in-person meetings have been cancelled until further notice. For everyone's safety during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Garden Club Board has suspended all indoor Garden Club activities until health authorities determine that it is safe to resume. In the interim, we are holding virtual monthly meetings via Zoom (September through May), sending out a monthly newsletter, and are planning for Garden Tour 2022 on June 25 and 26. Be safe and be well.

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September 15, 2021: Karen Chapman - Touchstones: A Journey of Healing and Discovery
October 20, 2021: Kristy Bredin - Herbs and Medicinal Plants of the Pacific Northwest
November 10, 2021: Jessi Bloom - Permaculture and Resiliency
December 8, 2021: Emmy Gran-Creating a Seasonal Wreath Using Foraged and Dried Materials
January 19, 2022: Carol Miles-Growing Vegetable Crops From Seeds
February 16, 2022: Jennifer Harris -A Designed Pacific Northwest Native Meadow on San Juan Island: bare root native perennials, natives from seed, and mineral mulches
March 16, 2022: Emily Aring -Gardening in San Juan County for Healthier and Happier People, Plants, and Land
April 20, 2022: Margaret Payne - A Four-Season Cottage Garden on Orcas Island
May 18, 2022: Linda Gilkeson - Next Winter's Harvest Starts Now!
June 25 & 26, 2022: Orcas Island Garden Tour
July 2, 2022: Orcas Island Fourth of July Parade

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CAROL MILES
Growing Vegetable Crops from Seeds

On Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at 10:30 am, the Orcas Island and Lopez Island Garden Clubs’ virtual (Zoom) meeting will feature Carol Miles who will discuss Growing Vegetable Crops from Seeds.

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RYAN PALMATEER
Rain Gardens
October 17th, 2018

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Carol will discuss growing various vegetables from seeds. Her presentation will include timing of planting and caring for the seed crop, and some general garden techniques that lead to success in the garden.

Carol Miles is a Professor in the Department of Horticulture at Washington State University, and is the Horticulture Specialist and the Interim Director at the Washington State University Mount Vernon Northwestern Washington Research and Extension Center. She specializes in vegetable crop production as well as cider apple production, and has a strong interest in alternative crops and organic production. Her current research program focuses on grafting melon and watermelon, sweet potato production for northern climates, tea propagation, and using soil-biodegradable plastic mulch for vegetable and fruit production. Carol has her M.S. and Ph.D. in vegetable crops from Cornell University.

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.

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RYAN PALMATEER
Rain Gardens
October 17th, 2018

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