Category: What’s Growing?

You asked and we answered! The calendar for the remainder of 2025 is ready for your anticipatory pleasure. There’s so much to look forward to!

You can find the full 2025 calendar here!

Our new fiscal biannual is about to start! Check the pictures from our celebration on May 27 in the Recent Pictures tab for more about the fun!

(A very prolific spearmint with its verdant new growth in 2024. Luckily, it’s controlled in a pot!)

Your Webster here, calling on you ardent (or occasional) garden photographers to share your pictures!

I’d like to bling up our website with photos from our gardens, indoors or outside, or from a nature spot you visit. If you have some you’re willing to share, please forward them to me . If you’d like to note something about the image, please include that, along with the name you’d like me to use to give you credit for your work.

For the time being, the images I’m adding are from Sandy Platz (meetings, events and coffee chats) and from my albums.

Please share yours and you’ll be featured in an upcoming post!

More info to come on these events – stay tuned!

• Gardens of Enchantment Workday – April 5^th 10-2 pm
• Annual Hill Foundation Tea Party – May 31^st 1-4 pm held at the Gardens of Enchantment

Calling all Club Presidents, Members and Friends!  

• APRIL 3, 2025 Please come along for our district meeting and luncheon.
• ELKS LODGE  13121 SE McLoughlin Blvd, Milwaukie, OR  97222
• Doors open 9:15am, Meeting begins 10am, Lunch served 12 noon, finished 1pm.
• PROGRAM:  Our special guest speaker is CHAD HARRIS, owner of Mt. Pleasant Iris Farm in Washougal, WA (open gardens early May through early July).  Growing and hybridizing Japanese Iris and others for over 40 years.  Keep in mind for a FAB field trip!
• MENU:  Large salad bar, chicken bites, rolls & butter, sourdough bread, hot coffee, hot tea, carrot cake, white cake and “Death by chocolate” gluten free cake!  PRICE:  $20.00.
• We need attendees names and any gluten free or vegetarian requests.
• Please send one check per club to “Clackamas District Garden Clubs” address to:   Treasurer Lynne Hatfield  35692 SE Snuffin Rd, Estacada, OR. 97023. Deadline is March 28 at 6pm. 
• WHAT TO BRING:  If you are a club please bring your potted plants for our sale table. NO other items will be accepted.  Plants should be any size, priced $5 to 10.00.  Preferred plants are Northwest Natives, Northwest pollinator plants.  
• Each club is to donate a raffle gift up to $25.00 with your club name.
• Each club bring a centerpiece with SPRING THEME IRIS, COLOR purple and or yellow to take home.
• Each club bring your display board representing your club. Boards will be collected for the Oregon State Federation of Garden Clubs OSFGC Seaside Convention June 10-12.
• Email your plant sale date and info to Susangpiper@gmail.com
• District newsletter will be emailed very soon.  Thank you Lynne, Sue and contributors.
• I’ve enjoyed my time as District Director and look forward to advising our new officers!  Let’s make this another good meeting! Bring friends & fam. Muriel Pagel 503-341-2725