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Sand And Soil Garden Club
Contact: 2016 President,
John Reese 253-549-2160
PO Box 145
Fox Island, WA 98333
Perennial Projects
2016-17 Calendar of Events
Members in the
Spotlight
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 Established in 1979
Meetings 2nd Thursday of each month
September thru June
11 a.m.
Chapel on Echo Bay
400 6th Avenue
Fox Island, WA 98333
Pot luck luncheon following each meeting
Membership fee: $10.00/yr
We welcome you to join us at the Chapel on Echo Bay on the second
Thursday of each month at 11:00 AM for our meetings. In addition to meeting
neighbors who enjoy gardening, you will get a chance to acquire new
knowledge and skills, from learning which plants are deer resistant, to what
to plant to attract bees or hummingbirds to your orchard or yard. We finish
our meeting with a potluck luncheon, so you will be nourished before you
head home.
Do not despair if your work schedule conflicts with our monthly meetings.
We have many members who join us for projects and field trips, but are
unable to attend our meetings.
Our club meets September through June, but we continue to meet in the
summer, as members often host informal garden tours of their yards. If you
want to get inspired, just visit some of these lovely gardens and get ideas
for your own piece of island paradise! We hope to see you at our next
meeting. Contact our club President, John Reese, at 549.2160 or
ejohnreese@comcast.net for more
information.
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Here are some of our “Perennial” Projects
which may be of interest:
Adopt a Road
Club members help keep the roadside clean of debris along Island
Boulevard from the Fox Island Bridge to Fox Drive. We want our
entrance to Fox Island to be clean for both residents and visitors.
Fox Island Annual Plant Sale
The plant sale is a collaborative project that we undertake with
FICRA and Fox Island Garden Club members. It is held the first
Saturday in May at the Nichols Community Center. We would love your
assistance digging and potting plants in the months leading up to
sale, or just helping set up and sell plants the week-end of the
sale. If your garden is a jungle of perennials that need thinning,
give us a call and our members will dig, separate, and pot the
plants for our sale in May.
Fox Island Cemetery Flag Pole Garden
Join us in planning, planting, and maintaining the flag pole garden
area of the cemetery.
Fox Island Chapel on Echo Bay Garden
Sand and Soil Garden Club Members assist with the planning and
maintenance of the Chapel gardens from April through October. |
September 8, 2016
Program: Member Sharing of Summer Activities
Presenter: Sand & Soil Garden Club Members
Plant Profile: None
Hosting: S. Spinn, A. Holder
October 13, 2016
Program: Field Trip – Far Reaches Farm, PT
Carpool: 7:30 a.m. sharp! at the Chapel
November 10, 2016
Program: Pruning
Presenter: Robert Sweet
Plant Profile: A. Rosello
Hosting: D. Samuelson, K. Craven
December 8, 2016
Program: Christmas Party
gift & cookie exchange
Plant Profile: none
Hosting: H. Goodell, A. Rosello
January 12, 2017
Program: Joint mtg. w/FI Garden Club at FI Yacht Club
Sand and Soil GC provides the program this year
Program: Wildlife Sanctuary - Jim Ullrich
We bring main salads & desserts this year
(NO Sand & Soil business meeting)
Hosting: P. Macdonald, P. Turnbull |
February 9, 2017
Program: All About Seeds!
Presenter: Dan Bruno
Plant Profile: Hal Goodell
Hosting: D. West, J. Broughton
March 9, 2017
Program: Fertilizing
Presenter: Barbara Carr
Plant Profile: L. Murphy
Hosting: D. Conlin, C. Gustafson
April 13, 2017
Program: Hedges and Garden Fencing
Presenter: Sue Goetz
Plant Profile: D. West
Hosting: Terry & Carolyn Wall
May 11, 2017
Program: Field Trip – Powells Wood FW
Carpool: 9:00 a.m. sharp! at the Chapel
June 8, 2017
Program: Canning
Presenter: Mary Smith
Plant Profile: None
Hosting: M. Francis, L. Timmons |
Sand & Soil Garden Club Plants Daffodils
 One
weekend in November 2006, the members of the Sand & Soil Garden Club planted over 100
daffodil bulbs at the Fox Island Nature Center. Spring is nearly
here, and the bulbs have begun to come up. Stop by the Nature
Center soon, and enjoy all of the springtime color.
Thank you Sand & Soil!
Below:
March 17th, the daffodils are blooming!
 Above: Sand & Soil members including
Sheila Spinn, Margaret Wickline-Peters, and Marian Fry and many others
at the Nature Center.
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