Pilchuck Pollinator

· Meanwhile, there is a whole herd of PJM's growing restless. Those lucky enough to glean the spring sun have already burst forth in their wild coats of purple. Soon their shaded brothers will bloom, which is the signal for the geese to begin nesting on the island in the harbor. 

· Jean Marie certainly looks pregnant, although this is hard to believe since I am told by reliable experts that The Honorable Jean Marie de Montague is a male. Soon Jean Marie is screaming red all over the garden, and it is time to plant the dahlia bulbs.

· The Lem hybrids have behaved up to this point, but they are obviously jealous at the attention being heaped on the early bloomers.  Out burst the Wallopers and the potentate of all the Lems, Point Defiance, opens up and looks over all the rhodies with a graceful yet forceful dominion. It is now time to plant the zinnias and the snap dragons in the soil.  Soon the garden is afire with blossoms. 

· The cherry, the apricot and the pear trees are competing vigorously with the rhododendrons for attention.

· The iris start to burst open, signaling it is time to bring the geraniums out from the greenhouse. 

· As things start to calm down in the rhodie family, one short, well-dressed gentleman makes his presence known.  Grosclaude is dressed in an elegant deep green dinner jacket adorned with red bells. His quiet yet confident demeanor is reassuring to the rest of the rhodie family.  He is also signaling that it is time to plant the tomatoes outdoors. 

· One lady has stood tall, distinguished, stoic amidst all this commotion. She is waiting her turn, the grand finale to the magnificent spring. It is the fourth of July and Polar Bear is displaying her delicate, fragrant blossoms.  It is summer now and my cadre of experts has once again served me well with flawless predictions of when the garden should be planted.

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March Meeting Notes:

This months meeting will be a continuation of the CD about Maples.

In addition we will try to make use of the reference CD about Rhodys.  The CD has lots of information but it is not organized as a presentation.  So think of some things you always wanted to know about some specific species or hybrid and we can see if the CD will answer it!

There has been a suggestion that we might trade some of those old garden magazines that are too good to throw away and yet you haven’t looked at them for 20 years.  Bring a couple and see if you’d like to trade with another member for some of their old treasures.