Our Bedrock
Mission Statement: Gardens and programs that inspire, educate and enrich our lives and our community.
Purpose Statement: To educate and encourage citizens on the importance of developing, restoring, maintaining and conserving wildlife habitat and the native plants that comprise that habitat.
Membership:
Welcome new members!! We hope to see you at our monthly classes and upcoming events.
Renewal Information:
Renewal notices (for the most part except for exceptionally large volume months in which case they are emailed) are sent out via USPS during the month in which it is due.
Note: We can now accept memberships and renewals online with this link: Membership/Renewals.
However, to help us cover our processing costs for the convenience of using online payments, it is necessary to include those costs in our online membership fees. Amounts remain the same as before for checks/cash.
Separate donations can also be transacted online!
Donations/Memorials.
Memberships/renewals help support our organization and our volunteer-maintained gardens! Thanks to those who have renewed and have done so continuously and generously.
December Class
Saturday December 21st at 10:00am ~ entitled Introduction to Fruit Tree Growing: best practices to start growing your own fruit! ~ conducted by Ella Brinkman and Gretel Bohn, Fruit Tree Specialists at One Green World (onegreenworld.com).
If you are considering growing fruit trees or are already growing some (want more?) we’ll discuss selection, planting, caring and more. Get your questions answered by pros!
November Class–Recap
It was a busy day learning about Mason bees via a brand new presentation and gaining hands-on experience cleaning the many tubes from our gardens. See following pic, of cleaned and washed cocoons done after the class. Lots of information and questions! Attendees will have an opportunity to obtain complementary Mason bees in the spring as a show of appreciation for their help. Thanks to our crew, (Anne, Brigg, Nigel and helpers) for what we hope was a positive learning situation.
Bulletin Board
Our latest display welcomes the holiday season.
Find it mounted on the front of our small shed when you come to visit. Thank you Rosemarie!
Garden Tiding…….
We received a large donation of potted plants–perennials, grasses, shrubs, vines and herbs from one of the Wilco stores!! Look for these at our plant sale in April 2025.Thank you Wilco! Interestingly, the store manager, Taylor is a graduate of CASEE and attended our Student Garden Coordinator Program eight years ago. How cool is that? The “seeds” we sow, grow…..
Did You Notice…..
Speaking of sprouting….did you see our “little lady” “growing” in the garden? Come visit the gardens and see if you can find her in one of the gardens. “What Sprouts in the Garden”
Support through Shopping
Tis’ the holiday season and whether you shop online or in person, a painless way to help support us year round is through your shopping at Fred Meyer–it would be much appreciated!
Here’s how:
You must already have a Fred Meyer Rewards Card. You can choose NatureScaping as your charity and every time you use your rewards card it will benefit us. Go to the link and enter our name or number CC402 and click “enroll”. https://www.fredmeyer.com/topic/community-rewards-4
Also…..
Do you have someone in your life that would enjoy a gift membership to NatureScaping? How fun would it be to share classes and other events with friends/family! On our website you will find a form to print and send in to our PO Box OR transact a gift membership online. Membership/Renewals.
If you’d like to make an end of year donation, fabulous!! Donations/Memorials.
Sharing……
Flyers
Always striving to best share information, our standard flyers in display boxes at the gardens are now on our website.
Wildlife Botanical Gardens Main Flyer and Black and White MapWildlife Botanical Gardens Overhead Color Map
How to Raise and Manage Orchard Mason Bees.
Booklet
With funding from a Washington Native Plant Society (WNPS) grant and with many volunteer hours from committee members (you know who you are) a longtime dream has been fulfilled.
We have created a free 52-page booklet as an educational tool that includes dozens of high-quality photos, descriptions and other information regarding native plants found at The Wildlife Botanical Gardens and reasons to incorporate them in your landscape. Here is the link to finding it on our website:
https://naturescaping.org/resources/free-booklet/
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Nature Related Quote of the Month
From Victor Hugo: Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.
Have a great holiday season–stay safe and warm and enjoy!