After two years of only garden visits, 2022 saw the return of normal activities, starting cautiously on Zoom with a discussion of challenging weather and later closing the year with an in-person discussion of yard waste solutions.
In late spring, of course, we resumed our garden visits and particularly enjoyed visiting two gardens being resuscitated by their hearty non-resident garden owners.
The big event of the year was our May Garden and Plant Sale, which saw lively socializing and attendance. Thanks go to the Rozyskies for hosting the event, all who helped them, and the crowds that happily carted away plants and garden décor.
The year saw substantial changes in leadership. Scott Hackleman was warmly thanked for many years of presidency and supervision of the club’s roadside beautification projects. Kimberly Butts was elected president, and Jean Barrington took over as vice-president so that long-time vice-president Fran Rozyskie could devote more time to PAWS. We also welcomed new coordinators for Programs and Education and for Beautification.
The extreme weather proved difficult for our beautification efforts. A number of shrubs on Tyee Drive died. They have been removed and will be replaced with hardier shrubs. Nasty weather frustrated our efforts to thin the daffodil beds and plant the thinned bulbs on random Point Roberts roadsides.
Finally, our Garden Tour Committee decided that the Point Roberts Garden Tour will resume in 2024 and then transition to a leap-year Garden Tour. We hope that our cancelled Garden Tour 2020 lineup of charming gardens will still be available and that community members old and new will join our efforts to welcome back the hundreds of visitors who attend our tour.
We welcomed many new members, and if you would like to join us for 2023, please email info@pointrobertsgardenclub.org.
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