Secret Santa Gifts and Floral Arrangements Reminder

 If you are getting any "Secret Santa" gifts for Life Care Center residents, please contact Dorothy Hitchcock to arrange to get them to her, so they can be included in her delivery.

If you are able to make small floral arrangements for Life Care Center or Brookdale Foundation House, please let Lydia know so she can keep track of what is going to each location. She can tell you the delivery arrangements.

Photos below are from last year:

Chinook District Christmas Luncheon December 3

 If you are helping to decorate/set up a table, please arrive at 9:00 to help. If you are not setting up for the luncheon, the doors open at 11:00.  I encourage you to arrive then, so you will have time to see all the tables and designs. There will be a silent auction for designs created by members of Designers Guild.

Chinook District Luncheon

December 3, 2025

Grace Lutheran Church

22975 24th Ave S.

Des Moines, WA 98198

 

Delicious lunch, unique entertainment,

raffle baskets, design auction.

Prizes for table designs will be awarded.

Christmas Party December 16

We will have our annual Christmas party at Judy McDonald's house on December 16 at 5:30 p.m. If you haven't let Maxine know if you are attending, please tell her right away, as she is in charge of purchasing the gifts. Once again, we will have the game where members draw numbers and take turns opening wrapped gifts, with each person having the option to either unwrap a new gift or "steal" a gift that someone else has already opened. 

Bring an appetizer or dessert.

Carnivorous Plants

 Mary Beth Lanza gave an excellent presentation about Carnivorous Plants at our October 21 meeting. Here are a few photos of her plants.

Photo from planting the Cherry tree in April

 Here is a photo taken on April 28 when club members planted the Kwanzan Cherry tree we donated, along with two blueberry bushes, at Hylebos Creek Blueberry Farm Park.

Upcoming events

November 5, 10:00 a.m. – Chinook General Meeting and Flower Show, Auburn First United Methodist Church

November 18, 5:30 p.m. – Marine Hills Garden Club Meeting. Program: Sue Goetz “Landscaping for Winter Color”

December 3, 11:00 a.m. – Chinook District Holiday Luncheon (Table decorating 9:30 – 10:30). Pay Marilee ASAP if you want a ticket of one of our club tables. Location: Grace Lutheran Church in Des Moines

December 16, 5:30 p.m. – Marine Hills Garden Club Christmas Party at Judy's house. 

A few photos from 2023 activities

 Here are a few photos from club activities in 2023:

October 17 program "Creating Floral Arrangements"

 Debbie Angel will demonstrate some basic arrangement styles and techniques that you can use to create small arrangements, such as those we take to the care center for Christmas or for your dining table. 

October 19 Meeting is 3:00 p.m. at Kent East Hill Nursery

 Please note the special time for our October 19 meeting. As this is a special meeting at Kent East Hill Nursery, we are meeting at 3:00 p.m. We will have a program by Jason Billingsley about great plant choices for the fall. 

I will pass out yearbooks to any members who have not received their yearbook/directory. We will also get new name tags. 

Since we can't meet in-person at Brookdale Foundation House yet, we arranged this special meeting for an almost-outdoor venue for a safe gathering. The weather forecast looks good, but dress warmly.

September 21 meeting will be at Neely Mansion at 6 pm

 We will have a special meeting September 21 at 6:oo p.m. The location for this meeting will be the Neely Mansion in Auburn: 12303 SE Auburn-Black Diamond Road, Auburn WA 98092

Mark your calendars August 31 at 5 pm - Club Potluck in Penny's garden

 Penny Merriman is hosting our club in her lovely garden on August 31 at 5 pm. Please bring something for the potluck. We will enjoy catching up with each other in Penny and Mike's fabulous garden.

Club service projects

If you are scheduled to bring flowers to the Federal Way Life Care Center, you can still deliver them to the entrance. Check your yearbook to see when you are scheduled.

We welcome members' help maintaining the area around the blue star marker at Celebration Park. Just stop by when you have a little time with a spade or hoe and clean it up as you are able! We have some geraniums to plant there.  We also have wax begonias to plant at the Federal Way Historical Society. Contact Judy if you can help with the planting, as she has done so much for us this spring. Relieving her of some tasks would be very welcome!

Hanging baskets for Brookdale Foundation House

Judy and Radhika are leading the effort for planting the 20 hanging baskets/pots for Brookdale Foundation House in early May. If you would like to help with this no-contact service project, please contact Judy or Radhika. We will not be involving any residents this year. All the potting will be done off-site (probably at Judy's house) and delivered.

Spring 2020 Plant Sale

Our 2020 plant sale was a scaled-down event, focused on fulfilling the pre-orders. Plants were delivered Thursday, April 23. Members pulled orders on Thursday afternoon and Friday. Customers picked them up as they were ready. They were able to browse through a selection of perennials and shrubs propagated or donated by members and friends of the club, which supplemented our pre-sales.

Members signed up for times to help so we didn't have too many at any one time. All were diligent in wearing masks and gloves and maintaining appropriate social distance.

Thanks to all who helped.

Foundation House Potting Party May 8

Our annual event to pot up the 22 hanging pots with the Foundation House residents is Wednesday, May 8 at 1:00 p.m. Remember that this event goes quickly, so be early!

We will also plant the wax begonias in the Pollinator Garden Bed. We will do some hoeing and tidying up, so bring your favorite garden tool and a tub.

May 1 Chinook General Meeting, Lunch, and Flower Show

The May 1 meeting will be a special one. We will have the installation of new district officers. These include MHGC members Penny Merriman as 2nd Assistant District Director, Maxine Ranta as Recording Secretary, and Debbie Angel as Parliamentarian.

Our club will be bringing 4-5 floral centerpieces. Let Diane Goss know if you can bring one of these.

See the Chinook District web site or your copy of the Chinook Winds for the Flower Show schedule. Let Debbie Angel know if you can do a design. We need Novice entries for Class 4 - a design using spring flowers and entries for Class 1 - line-mass design. Also Crafts: a decorated garden hand tool or a Mother's Day corsage.

See the Horticulture schedule for ideas of what you can bring from your garden. You can bring up to 8 specimens. Look around at what looks good in your garden. If it is not listed on the Horticulture schedule, it can fit in the "Other worthy specimen" category.

Plant Sale Pre-order day is Friday, April 26

Wear your apron and help pull plant orders for our pre-sale customers from 9:00 a.m. Friday, April 26 at Maxine Ranta's house: 29829 8th Ave SW, Federal Way, WA 

Marine Hills Garden Club Plant Sale April 27

Public plant sale is Saturday, April 27 from 10-3. 

Location: 29829 8th Ave SW, Federal Way, WA 

Selection of annuals, perennials, shrubs, small trees & vegetables for sale. All funds go to garden projects, local vegetable gardens, speakers & horticulture scholarships. 

More information:  dulcie49@yahoo.com or 253-946-3733.

Marine Hills Garden Club Plant Sale in Federal Way

Club Plant Sale in Federal Way

Saturday, April 28, 2018, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Marine Hills Garden Club has a great assortment of annuals, perennials, shrubs, and small trees for sale. Come early for best selections. Proceeds fund horticulture scholarships and benefit community gardens.

Location: 29829 8th Ave SW in Federal Way, WA 98023

Questions? Please call Maxine at 253-946-3733

MHGC members:  We need all available helpers to pull pre-sale plant orders on Friday at Maxine's house!

Summer potluck August 22

Joyce Lowe is hosting our summer potluck on August 22 at 6 p.m. Joyce's address is 32764 32nd Ave. S., Federal Way, WA 98023-2730. Her phone number is 253-874-4129.