March Topic: Fruit Tree Selection and Care Our speaker will be Tom Thornton from Cloud Mountain Nursery. Tom will provide a review of the fruit tree varieties that work best in our area, tree care for optimal fruit production and tree health. The optimal time to plant fruit trees is now, so this is your chance to identify the best fruit trees for you garden. Please join us!!! 7:00...
April’s Topic: “Discover Modern Daylilies” Marilyn Glenn will be our featured speaker. Marilyn is a WSU trained Master Gardener. The Whatcom County Master Gardener Foundation appointed her to be the Operations Garden Manager for the Hovander Homestead Park Demonstration Gardens in 2022. Marilyn and her husband, Steve, have a four season ornamental garden in Bellingham. Their garden was featured as a tour garden by the Whatcom Horticultural Society in 2017 and is an official display...
Birchwood Garden Club member, Ira Penn, will be giving a presentation on hybridizing. Ira has been gardening for 72 years and is an experienced hybridizer....
Birchwood Garden Club’s 30th annual plant sale will be held on Saturday, May 6th from 9 AM until noon in the lower level conference room of the Bellingham Public Library. We will have perennials, annuals, veggie starts, indoor plants, pots, books and choice selections from member’s gardens and more! Cash or check only please. Come early for best selection! Proceeds from the sale benefit numerous community organizations including maintenance of the Whatcom Museum...
Sunday, August 20th, 2:oopm-5:00pm Tickets are $30 per person Stroll the Lavone Newell Reim Destination Garden, admiring works by well-known Skagit artists while surrounded by the sounds of Skagit Symphony & Friends Music Ensembles ~ You don’t want to miss this Gardens of Note! Garden Tour Ticket Outlets (cash or check ONLY) Azusa Garden Centre ~ 14904 Hwy 20, Mount Vernon Christianson’s Nursery ~ 15806 Best Rd, Mount Vernon The Old Thompson’s Greenhouse ~ 6412 SR 9,...
Birchwood Garden Club’s September Meeting Established 1931 ~ Bellingham, Washington Planting Seeds of Friendship throughout our Community The first meeting of the Birchwood Garden Club’s 2023-2024 season will feature Erika Simms of West Coast Seeds. West Coast Seeds is in Delta, B.C. Their catalog and gardening guide is full of information, most notably their South Coastal B.C. Planting...
Birchwood Garden Club’s October Meeting Established 1931 ~ Bellingham, Washington Planting Seeds of Friendship throughout our Community The October meeting of the Birchwood Garden Club will be held October 4th at the Whatcom Museum in Bellingham’s Old City Hall, 121 Prospect Street. The doors open at...
Birchwood Garden Club’s October Meeting Established 1931-Bellingham, Washington Planting Seeds of Friendship throughout our Community Birchwood Garden Club’s November 1, 2023 Meeting November topic: “Managing Slugs.” The November 1 meeting...
Make your very own terrarium with Jen! She will help you make a miniature landscape under glass with tiny houseplants, rock, and decor. Cost for a basic terrarium is $39.99 with opportunities to upgrade. Saturday November 11th at 10am www.garden-spot.com 360-676-5480
Come swap seeds for Spring gardening, talk shop with expert gardeners, or just pick up new seeds. We will also have a fix-it fair with clothing mending, knife sharpening, bike repair and more. Come grab a pint, mend your goods, and prepare for spring! All services are free or by donation. Vendors, food, and more as well!! Feb. 3, 12-4pm Chuckanut Brewery...
Join members of Vancouver-based Japanese Gardeners Association to learn about the history, essence, and concepts behind Kare-San-Sui, or Japanese dry rock gardens. In this hands-on workshop, participants will receive all...
Birchwood Garden Club Established 1931-Bellingham, Washington Planting Seeds of Friendship throughout our Community Birchwood Garden Club’s February 7, 2024 Meeting February topic: Tool Sharpening with Truk Tolstad The February 7th meeting of the Birchwood Garden...
