GARDEN NOTES

Here you will find previous issues of Garden Notes, the quarterly newsletter of the Northwest Horticultural Society. You may need to disable pop-ups to view these newsletters.

Spring 2010

Have Your Garden and Eat It Too, by Lorene Edwards Forkner
Great Plant Picks 2010: Foliage Combinations Using GPPs in the Garden, by Alex LaVilla
Summer Day Tours, by the Tours Committee
Imagine Lunch in a Fabulous Garden with Ciscoe and Richie, by Nita-Jo Rountree
A Garden of Therapy, by Sue Goetz
The (Unauthorized) Volunteer Profile: Richie Steffen, by Lee Neff
Miller Library News, by Brian Thompson
The Story of Plants: Hellebores, by Daniel Mount, Illustration by Sylvia Portillo
South Sound Meet the Board Tour, by Nita-Jo Rountree
President's Message, by Hans Mandt
A Fun-Filled Flower Show, by Nita-Jo Rountree

Winter 2010

2010 Spring Gardening Symposium — American Garden Design from Dumbarton Oaks to Living Roofs, by Hans Mandt
Northwest Flower & Garden Show: Picture This, by Nita-Jo Rountree
NHS Members to Speak at Flower Show, by Janet Endsley
2009 Australia Tour, by Gillian Mathews
The Hyde Herbarium: A (Not So) Hidden Treasure of CUH, by Ray Larson
Volunteer Profile: Cindy Combs, by Nita-Jo Rountree
Watercolors on Exhibit at the Miller Library, by Brian Thompson
2010 NHS Tours, by Renee Montgelas
The Story of Plants: Sitka Spruce, by Daniel Mount
Coaxing the Next Generation of Gardeners, by Riz Reyes
President's Message, by Hans Mandt
Scholarship Awarded

Fall 2009

NHS Fall Plant Sale, by Lisa Irwin
2009 NHS Fall Plant Sale Vendors
Looking for Treasures at the NHS Fall Plant Sale, by Ciscoe Morris
Captivating Fall Combinations, by Marty Wingate
Garden Wisdom Through the Ages, by Sue Goetz
Volunteer Profile: Lee Neff, by Daniel Sparler
Exhibits at the Miller Library, by Brian Thompson
The Story of Plants: Crabapple, by Daniel Mount
Wonderful Willow, by Debra Prinzing
NHS Bulletin Board
President's Message, by Hans Mandt
2009 NHS Events in Photos

Summer 2009

Diverse, Delicious, Durable: Brassica oleracea, by EagleSong
Visit Wondrous Meerkerk Rhododendron Gardens, by Lisa Irwin
NHS Board Members' Garden Tours, by Judy Redmond
Volunteer Profile: Lorene Edwards Forkner, by Mary Gutierrez
Miller Library News, by Brian Thompson
The Story of Plants: Nasturtium, by Daniel Mount, illustration by Suzanne Ferris
Dry Shade Gardening: One Year Later, by Riz Reyes
NHS Bulletin Board
President's Message, by Hans Mandt
We Need New Garden Notes Writers and We Need New Members

Spring 2009

Designing for Small Spaces, by Phil Wood
Great Plant Picks 2009: Two Collections of Sturdy Groundcovers, by Alex LaVilla
Volunteer Profile: Ray Larson, by Ann LeVasseur
Miller Library News, by Brian Thompson
The Consolation of Philosophy: On Latin, Love, and Living with Loss, by Daniel Sparler
The Story of Plants: Daphne, by Daniel Mount
Windcliff Fundraiser Update, by Nita-Jo Rountree
Tour Local and Regional Gardens with NHS: Hidden Treasures of South Seattle, by Renee Montgelas
Spring Container Gardening: Beauty in Small Spaces, by Lois Pendleton
NHS Bulletin Board, by Karin Kravitz
President's Message, by Hans Mandt
NHS Wins! by Nita-Jo Rountree

Winter 2009

March 2009 Symposium Speakers, by Hans Mandt
Volunteer Profile on Greg Graves, by Melody Hooper
Green Thoughts in a Green Shade: My Mother's Garden, by Suzanne Ferris
Roy Lancaster and Windcliff, by Nita-Jo Rountree
The Story of Plants: Rosemary, by Daniel Mount
Tour the Gardens of Sardinia and Australia, by Gillian Mathews
New Restoration Horticulture Degree at Edmonds Community College, by Judy Redmond
Miller Library News, by Brian Thompson
Welcome New Garden Notes Editor, by Nita-Jo Rountree
President's Message, by Hans Mandt
Welcome New Members
NHS Bulletin Board, by Karin Kravitz

Fall 2008

NHS Fall Plant Sale, by Ann LeVasseur
Volunteer Profile: Wendy Welch by Robyn Farrer Maass
Great Fern Picks, by Sue Olsen
Autumn Musings, by Jim Fox
The Story of Plants: Sugar Maples, by Daniel Mount
NHS Lecture Schedule 2008-2009
Upcoming Speakers: Richard W. Hartlage and Fran Sharp
Thanks to 2008 Patrons
Backward Bulbs, by Mary Gutierrez
Polite Spreader, by Kathleen DeMaria
An Introduction to Botanical Latin: The Philatelic Quartet, by Daniel Sparler
Miller Library News, by Brian Thompson
NHS Bulletin Board and NHS Website Redesign
President's Message, by Nita-Jo Rountree

Summer 2008

Fourth Annual Tour of NHS Board Member gardens
NHS Fall Plant Sale
Volunteer Profile: Daniel Sparler by Lee C. Neff
Profile of Pacific Horticulture Magazine by Greg Graves
The Story of Plants: Oxalis, by Daniel Mount
An Experiment in Dry Shade Gardening, by Rizanino Reyes
Thanks to 2008 Patrons
Miller Library News, by Brian Thompson
NHS Bulletin Board
President's Message, by Nita-Jo Rountree

Spring 2008

Come Gentle Spring, Ethereal Mildness! Come! by Lorene Edwards Forkner
Volunteer Profile: Jean Hanson, by Robin Farrar Maass
Flora and Fauna Books, by Ann LeVasseur
Molbak's Spring Kickoff Weekend to Benefit NHS
Gardening with Bambi and Thumper, by Lisa Irwin
Species and Heirloom Gladiolus, by Mary Gutierrez
The Story of Plants: Turk's Cap Lily, by Daniel Mount
NHS Calendar
Upcoming Speakers
Thanks to our 2008 Patrons
A Stylish Shed — All Your Own, by Debra Prinzing
The Origin of Species, by Daniel Sparler
Miller Library News, by Brian Thompson
NHS Bulletin Board
Message from the President, by Nita-Jo Rountree

Winter 2008

The Ornamental Plant: From Third Century Athens to Your Garden by Greg Graves
2007 NHS Grant Recipients by Pete Lucas
NHS Members to Speak at Garden Show by Janet Endsley
Eat Your Vegetables! Garden to Table by Nita-Jo Rountree
Volunteer Profile: The NW Flower & Garden Show Team by Nita-Jo Rountree
Spring Ephemerals/NHS Spring Plant Sale by Lisa Irwin
Speaker Profiles of Raymond J. Larson and Alice Doyle by Lois Pendleton
Winter Treasures from the Wild by Rizaniño Reyes
Introduction to Botanical Latin, Genuses—I Mean Genera! by Daniel Sparler
The Story of Plants: Arborvitae by Daniel Mount
Miller Library News and Notes by Brian Thompson

Fall 2007

Autumn is for Planting!
Meet the Growers
Plant Buying Strategies by Sue Lewicki
Volunteer Profiles: Lisa Irwin and Sue Dickson by Robin Farrar Maass
Introduction to Botanical Latin, Back to School Primer by Daniel Sparler
The Gospel of Great Plant Picks by Lynne Thompson
Speaker Profiles of Bob Hyland and Richard A. Brown
Sunflower Power by Daniel Mount
Exciting Plant Introductions from the Wild by Rizaniño Reyes
The Not-So-Lowly Catmint by Mary Palmer
Miller Library News and Notes by Karen Preuss

Summer 2007

South Sound Garden Tour
Volunteer Profiles: Joyce Hawkins and Lois Willman by Barbara Reisinger
NHS Plant Sale Coming in September by Robin Farrar Maass
Adventures with Soil by The Gardener Formerly Known As OGC
Not Your Grandmother's Arctostaphylos by Jason Kibbey
Frilly Echeverias by Debra Lee Baldwin
Moving by Lee Neff
Miller Library News and Notes by Karen Preuss

Spring 2007

Third Annual Board Member Tour
In Love with Grasses by Rose O'Donnell
The Urban Potager: Creating Food Gardens in Small Spaces by Susan Goetz
A Plea for Latin by Daniel Sparler
Crimson Flag by Mary Gutierrez
Speaker Profiles of Ray Rogers, Scot Medbury, and Christopher Bradley-Hole by Robin Maass
NHS at the Flower and Garden Show by Nita-Jo Rountree
NHS Awards Three Scholarships
Long-Suffering Melianthus major by Daniel Mount
Miller Library News and Notes by Karen Preuss and Brian Thompson

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