UPCOMING AT A GLANCE
SEPT 9 – 9:00 AM Garden Club Meeting at VILLAGE GREEN IN KINGSTON
SEPT 16 – 1:00 – 4:00 PM Field Trip – DWK Gardens
FROM PRESIDENT LEELA’S VIEWING DECK
Hello FJGC Friends,
Can you believe it’s almost September and the start of our 2026/2027 Garden Club year?
My moments of therapy have involved walking around my garden amongst these huge, spectacular oriental lilies, while reminding myself not to look down – a source of weed anxiety, and worse so this summer.
My favorite hydrangeas – I’m told I have 17 varieties of these, and counting – flourished from spring rains but are now showing burned flowers at the tops and outer edges. (Note to self: next year, take the pictures during early blooming!)
I will, unfortunately, not be at our first meeting of the year due to plans made and paid for early this year. The Board and our very capable VPs, Wyn Abbott and Laura Meinhardt, will conduct the meeting and have all the fun!
See you all in October,
Leela
A MESSAGE FROM VICE-PRESIDENTS LAURA & WYN
Welcome everyone to our September 9th FJGC meeting to kick off another great year for this wonderful garden club.
Let’s get to the earth-shaking news first! September 9th meeting will be held at Village Green in Kingston due to remodeling at the Greater Hansville Community Center. All other meetings will be held in our usual spot. Parking is limited at Village Green, please try to carpool.
Fasten your seatbelts! There is more! Per the majority of the membership, our meetings will now start at 9:00 AM and finish at 12:00 PM.
Here is the new schedule:
9:00 – Social Time
9:30 – Membership Business Meeting
10:00 – Announcements
10:15 – Horticulture
1030 – Social Time Speaker Setup
11:00 – Speaker Presentation
11:45 – Questions for our speaker
12:00 – Adjourn
Our goal is to keep to our schedule as requested by the membership.
We still have several committees in need of a chairperson for this coming year. Time to think about becoming more active in your garden club? Here is a chance to participate and meet like-minded gardeners that just might become dear friends. Think about it! Open positions at time of this mailing are Arts and Craft Show, Technology, Christmas Party and Library.
Thank you so much to those that have already claimed a committee.
Horticulture subject will be all things bluebell with Debra Holland.
Our first speaker this year is Tony Fajarillo. His presentation will be about Bonsai, Kusamono, and Shitakusa. He will bring samples for us to enjoy. Tony is a bonsai artist and educator who will introduce the ancient art of bonsai in a practical approachable way. He is quite the artist!
See You all September 9th, at 9:00 AM at Village Green in Kingston.
Co-VP’s Laura Meinhardt and Wyn Abbott
HOSTS GO BACK TO SCHOOL
September brings thoughts of ‘Back to School.’ Our September hosts would like to invite you to participate by bringing school supplies to our first meeting. These donated items will be delivered to Wolfle or Gordon Elementary after garden club. You’ll find the schools’ supply lists HERE. For those not wishing to shop, but would like to participate, a cash donation basket will be available.
Many thanks from September’s hospitality team: Ann Jones, Anne Johnson, Celia Grether, Judy Tallman and Florian Wilsenach.
Ann Jones
HORTICULTURE
Summer is winding down and time to think about summer clean up. Don’t forget any extra produce is always welcome at the Kitsap Harvest donation for distribution to food banks.
I am out of town for a family event during the September meeting, but Debra Holland graciously agreed to share the Blue Bell seeds I collected with the club. I packaged 37 envelopes for club members, and I hope you will give them a home in a shady part of your garden. She will tell you all the facts you will need so they will snuggle into their new home.
Chris Brinton
FIELD TRIPS
Welcome back to another garden year of field trips! We have several trips still in the planning stages, but one is scheduled for September 16, 2026, from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Three of our lovely garden club members have invited us to tour their gardens and learn from their experiences. We will begin at Nancy Peregrine’s garden full of pollinators and other delights. Next, we will go to Wyn Abbott’s beautiful, artistic garden. Finally, we will end at Gayle Fulton’s garden, which she redesigned and planted for easy access from her deck. She has grown many of her new plants from seeds and will tell you about her experience.
These gardens are all nearby in the Driftwood Key area and will be a good opportunity to socialize with other members. We are planning light refreshments on Gayle’s deck after the tour. Parking may be limited so start planning your carpools now and sign up at the FJGC meeting on September 9. Even though you may know where these ladies live, it is important for our planning to know how many will attend. More information to follow.
Cheers,
Joann Ater for the Field Trip Committee (Lenore Lynch and Sherry Pollard)
SOIL
Need some soil but don’t want to drive all the way into town? There is leftover soil after garden sale. A $5 donation to the Garden Club will get you two 5-gallon buckets full. The pile is still held at Brooke Luehmann’s house (6997 NE Buck Lake Rd), across the street from the from the Community Center. You can leave your $ with Brooke or bring it with you to September’s meeting.
Brooke Luehmann
Click here for Brooke Luehmann’s Chick Pea Salad Recipe served on Friday at the Garden Sale.
SCRAPBOOK
June Luncheon, Garden Sale photos, Field Trips and workshop photos are all on the Scrapbook page.
(https://flotsamandjetsam.club/scrapbook)
HORTICULTURE — Chris Brinton’s Meeting Notes
Download Herb & his Friends (April)
Download Plant & Seed Propagation Notes (March)
Download Putting Babies to Bed (November)
Download Drying Herbs and Citrus Zest 10-23, Spiced Liqueur Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme
Download September meeting notes here.
Download Tools Tips & Tricks
Meet Sandra & Roger Larsen — click on Members Mini Biographies to read Sherry Pollard’s fun interview.
To read Holly’s Horticulture articles, click on this link or look at the top menu–>Resources–>Horticulture
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Flotsam and Jetsam Garden Club
PO Box 14
Hansville, WA 98340
Meetings are held on the second Wednesday each month from September to June at:
Greater Hansville Community Center, 6778 Buck Lake Road NE, Hansville, WA 98340