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SGC September Newsletter

This Issue:
  • Presidents Letter
  • SGC RSVP for Fall Picnic – Sept. 19th at Ann Blume’s Home-Select here to RSVP
  • Fall Meeting Line Up
  • Online Auction Save the Date: Nov. 21st
  • Holiday Luncheon Save the Date: Dec. 5th
  • Committee Updates
  • Fall Photography Assignments
  • And More…

SGC 2024 Summer Solstice Photo Gallery – Please share your Summer Solstice Photos (select here)

JUNE ☀️ SGC NEWSLETTER (Select here)

Link to Year In Review Slide Show by Caroline Goedhart

Recent Past Meetings and Events: 

June 6, 2024 Annual Meeting
Annual Meeting, Luncheon and Awards
Link to photo gallery (select here)
Link to Year In Review Slide Show by Caroline Goedhart

Flower Show Photographers please select here to access gallery!
Gallery Upload link here(also in gallery description).

May 7th-9th, 2024
SGC “Garden Inspirations” Flower Show –
Select Here

Flower Show Photographers please select here to access gallery!
Gallery Upload link here(also in gallery description).

May 16, 2024 General Meeting – IMAX Theater, Pacific Science Center
Tom Campion “The Arctic: Our Last Great Wilderness”
Introduction by Sally Jewell

Winner of the GCA Francis K. Hutchinson Medal, Tom Campion will present his “The Arctic: Our Last Great Wilderness” which features the first-ever cinematic account of this little-known land where people can experience a world untouched by time. We will have a Q&A and remarks from Tom.
Photo gallery selelct here

May 6, 2024 Horticulture Meeting
Beth Ketcham’s Provisional Presentation: “Garden in Art, Current Day”
Photo Gallery select here (to contribute select here)

April was Native 🌱 Plant Month!

Apr. 18, 2024 Joint Meeting and Luncheon with Tacoma @ Sunset Club
Bowen Blair – Information and Book Info select here
Map of Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area select here

Apr. 1, 2024 Horticulture Meeting
Linda Walker’s Provisional Presentation: “Garden in Art, Post Industrial”
Photo Gallery select here

Mar. 21, 2024 Annual Business Meeting
Members only
Photo Gallery select here

Mar. 18th, Photo Walk at South Seattle College Arboretum 
10 AM, with Michele Burton
Photo Walk gallery select here

Mar. 4, 2024 Horticulture Meeting
Liz McKallor’s Provisional Presentation: “Garden in Art, Latin America”
Photo Gallery select here

Feb. 15, 2024 General Meeting
Robin Layton, Photographer
Books available on website, select here

Feb. 6, 2024 GCA Floral Design 💐 Conference
Select here to watch

Feb. 5, 2024 Horticulture Meeting
Julie English’s Provisional Presentation: “Garden in Art, Asia”
Photo Gallery select here
Wetherill Slide Show select here

Jan. 25, 2024 GCA Photography 📸 Conference
Link to view replay here

Jan. 18, 2024 General Meeting
Presentation by Dundee Butcher, Inventor of PHOAM – Environment Friendly Floral Design Material to replace floral foam
Photo Gallery Here

Jan. 8, 2024 Horticulture Meeting
Rachel Stroble’s Provisional Presentation “Garden in Art, Renaissance Europe”
Photo Gallery Here

Dec. 21st, 2023, Annual Winter Solstice Photo(s) Submission
View the gallery here.
Submit photos here (also in description).
Directions for adding your name and info to the photos, in the gallery description here
You may also text or email Kim Bishop and please include “Winter Solstice” in your transmission.

Dec. 7, 2023 Holiday Luncheon @ Sunset Club
Photo gallery here

Nov. 16, 2023 General Meeting
Erin Lea’s Provisional Presentation “Garden in Art, Middle Ages”
Photo gallery here
Favorite Summer photos gallery here

Nov. 6, 2023 Horticulture Meeting
Christina Koon’s Provisional Presentation “Garden in Art: Persia and India”
Photo gallery here

Oct. 19, 2023 General Meeting
Climate Pledge Arena Living Wall Tour with David Brenner
Photo gallery here

Oct. 2, 2023 Horticulture Meeting
Lucy Glenn’s Provisional Presentation “Garden in Art: Minoan/Egyptian/Roman”
Photo gallery here

Sept. 20, 2023 Picnic at Burnley Snyder’s
Photo Gallery here

  • Flower Show Report and More!

Select here to read! 

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Past Meeting Info, Photo Galleries and Replays:

Juliet Delahunty

Dr. Lucille (“Lucy”) Wallenberg Glenn

Elizabeth “Beth” Ketcham

Christina Koons

Erin Lea 

Elizabeth “Liz” McKallor 

Rachel Stroble 

Linda Walker  

Select here details from our June 2022 Newsletter

Tips for leaving your information on your uploaded photo select here
You can also submit photos by emailing photo and information to
[email protected], or text to 206-930-5564.

April 21st, SGC and TGC Joint Meeting – Happy 200th Olmsted!

March 8th, 2022, Conservation Committee Meeting Presentation by Barbie Snapp:  “Wake Up Call!” Select here for resources

March 7th, 2022 – Olmsted Presentation by Eliza Davidson

Feb 7th, 2022, Floral Design Meeting, hosted by Floral Design Chair, Marilee Ahalt, featuring: “Leaf Manipulation” by Jan Linkenbach and Judy Harrold

January 20th, 2022 General Meeting: Local author, chef and food blogger, Ashley Rodriguez presented “The Photography of Food”

Jan 2022 Hort Meeting: Dr. Rene Shepherd “Garden to Table from Seed”

November 2021 Hort Meeting entertaining demo of “Forcing Bulbs” by Carey Davis.

Dec Conservation Meeting 2021: Bev Martin demonstrates washing plastic bags to reuse instead of toss.  Pref for our Plastic-Free January.

Oct. 2021 Hort meeting with provisional talk by Michelle Heller, “The United States Gift to Healing Using Native Medicinal Plants of the Pacific NW Region”

To view slide show above in full screen, select the three dots at bottom of frame then select “enter full screen”

June 3rd Annual Meeting Video, Hort and Photography Show slides:

“Reawakening” Hort Show, Select Here and then select “Present” Or watch below, auto advance, or select controls below player.

To view slide show above in full screen, select the three vertical dots at bottom of frame and then select “enter full screen”

“Time To Heal” Photography Show, Select Here and then select “Present” or watch below, auto advance, or select controls below player.

To view slide show above in full screen, select the three vertical dots at bottom of frame and then select “enter full screen”

March 1st Hort Meeting Resources:

Jan 4th Hort Meeting Videos, Resources and Hort Share

“Preparing our Gardens for Winter” Videos Presented at Nov. 2nd Hort Meeting

For links to dropbox version of the video, select the names above the videos.

Your SGC Website has a new menu layout in top navigation bar and mobile via “three little lines at upper right”, aka the “Hamburger Menu”.  Only for logged-in viewing,  all sidebar menu items are now available across the top menu bar, in the pull-downs. Hover mouse over or select to activate.  Some pages are phasing out the sidebar menu to take advantage of the area. Website refresh is ongoing, and feedback, ideas, requests, etc. always welcome! – [email protected], 206-930-5564. 

Engage, Participate, Experience, Learn: 

Current Year Activities & Interests:

More current info:

Past info – most information migrates to “Library & Archives”

Upcoming Meetings (1st Mon. & 3rd Thurs):