Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Awards 2012 - 2013

Marine Hills received a number of awards at the Chinook Awards luncheon June 19. The photo below shows the award certificates.

National Garden Clubs:
Participation Citation for Plantings for Public and Special Places Container Gardens - for the containers at the Federal Way Historical Society

Washington State Federation of Garden Clubs (WSFGC) awards:
1st place (club with 24 members or less) for Garden Therapy - Active- for the Foundation House hanging pots
1st place for Garden Club Growing Project - for the 'Genii' hardy fuchsias we grew in 2012
1st place for Landscape Design Project - for Debbie Angel red, white, and blue garden area
1st place for Horticulture Essay - Debbie Angel "Gardening for Pollinators"
3rd place for Leaflet - Debbie Angel "Garden Pollinators"

Chinook District awards:
Marine Hills celebrating 50 years as a garden club
Directors Award for Attendance - most members in attendance at district meetings (21-35 members)
2nd place Past President Award for recycled garden art - Debbie Angel

Monday, June 10, 2013

Photos from Soos Creek Botanical Garden Tour

What a great tour! Here are some photos I took June 1:








 I loved the color and texture combinations here:
 Beautiful yellow Robinia:
 The Kalmia (mountain laurel) were just starting to bloom: