Newsletters

Thanks for checking out our newsletters, and please email us if you have any comments (or if you would like to write an article.) The list below shows our most current newsletter along with newsletters from previous months and years.

• February 2008
  Learn about Hellebores - harbingers of spring. This early, evergreen bloomer is a popular plant among Northwest gardeners. More early bloomers are listed in "Maggie Says."

• December 2007
  This newsletter reviews some of the many special projects and events experienced in 2007.

• October 2007
  In "Gardening for Wildlife" Linda Bartlett describes the wide variety of birds she has attracted to her backyard and provides tips on how you can do the same.

• August 2007
  Katie Swickard, Water Resources Specialist with the Covington Water District and Arboretum Board Member, provides advice for creating your own landscape casserole recipe for success in next year’s garden.

• June 2007
  Take a walk and see the summer colors. Laboring in the yard? You'll find some tips on caring for your back as you care for your plants. Also read "Maggie Says" for notes on starting your vegetables off right.

• March 2007
  Read all about hardy fuchsias. Salli Dahl fills us in about these long-blooming perrenials that are now an attractive addition to the Arboretum. Maggie Westerlund also provides Spring gardening tips -- one of which is to be patient.

• February 2007
  Check out this newsletter for the good, the bad, and the ugly of Viburnums - there is one out there for you! Also check out "Maggie Says" to get some advice on what to do now in your yard and garden.

• December 2006
  This newletter features our TWIGS group that, each Thursday, adds the sound of digging, scooping, pounding, sawing, talking and gentle laughing to the normal quietude of the Arboreutum. This group meets each Thursday in the nursery to plant and propagate various plants for sale or for use in Arboretum gardens. Also contained in this issue is an interesting look at the Arboretum's original master plan as well as an article on Washington state conifers.

• October 2006
  The front page article of this newsletter features our work party on September 15th, United Way’s Day of Caring. The newsletter also includes a message from the Prez, information about upcoming events, and an article on "Ferns - A Hardy Alternative to Flowering Plants."

• August 2006
  This issue includes articles about the Arboretum's events and classes, our hard-working volunteers, board happenings, a "mystery bird," and invasive plants.

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