Lake Forest Park Garden Club embraces a love of gardening, promotes environmental stewardship, enhances community beauty, and financially supports charitable, scientific, and educational efforts related to these goals.
See our visit to Kruckeberg Gardens April 2026
For more on what you can do to improve your garden this month view our monthly checklist.
Next general meeting
September 8th, 2026. 9:30am-11:30am
LFP Third Place Commons (near the stage).
General business meeting begins at 9:30 followed by a 15 minute fellowship with snacks, followed by our lecture series. Located on the upper level of the Lake Forest Park Town Center, at the intersection of Bothell Way NE (SR 522) and Ballinger Way NE (SR104) (see map).
Bronze statue in "the Otter Garden"
Bronze statue in "the Otter Garden"
Lake Forest Park Garden Club Lecture Series
"Gardening under large trees” with Christina Pfeiffer
September 8th 10:30am.
Large trees feature in many Pacific Northwest gardens, but successfully planting underneath them can be challenging due their substantial root systems, heavy water demands and expanding shade. In addition, misunderstandings about mature trees’ roots can lead to the eventual death of these prized older trees, while repeated efforts to cultivate grass and other plantings beneath them can become frustrating and costly. Drawing from decades of expertise, Christina will share valuable lessons in how to successfully anticipate and avoid these complications. She will also cover some cost-effective techniques to improve the long-term success for all plants in these landscape situations.
Christina Pfeiffer is a Seattle-based horticulture educator and ISA Certified Arborist who has enjoyed a long and interesting career in landscape horticulture. She holds degrees in horticulture from Michigan State and the University of Washington and brings practical experience and attention to current research to her presentations. Christina has met the challenges, successes and failures of gardening under mature trees through her past role as a horticulturist at the Washington Park Arboretum, as a consulting arborist and, for over thirty years, in her own garden.
Lake Forest Park Garden Club thanks all of the fantastic speakers who shared their knowledge and passion with us in the 2025-2026 lecture series.
Lake Forest Park Garden Club Lecture Series
"Perennials for Year-Round Color ” with
Cleo Raulerson October 13th 10:30am.
Each month of the year is discussed in this talk and highlights a ‘tried and true,’ ‘new or unusual’ or ‘self-seeders or creepers’ perennial that provides color for the month. Other more colorful perennials are noted which bloom well in our climate in the spring and summer months.
Cleo Raulerson has gardened, focusing on perennials and flowering shrubs, for more than 40 years. Her garden has over 750 varieties of flowering plants and the garden has been on the NPA (Northwest Perennial Alliance) Open Garden Tour for many years. Cleo served on the Bellevue Botanical Garden Society Board of Directors and is a King County Master Gardener.
Lake Forest Park Garden Club thanks all of the fantastic speakers who shared their knowledge and passion with us in the 2025-2026 lecture series.
Coming Up
Calendar of events:
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August 15th - Saturday - Summer Garden Party. Details in the member newsletter
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August 25th - Tuesday - Board meeting
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September 8th - Tuesday - General membership meeting. Christina Pfeiffer speaks on Gardening under Large Trees.
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September 22nd - Tuesday - Board meeting
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October 13th - Tuesday - General membership meeting. Cleo Raulerson speaks on Perennials For Year-Round Color.
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October 27th - Tuesday - Board meeting
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Stay tuned for more info and watch for your newsletters. Enjoy your gardening.
If you have ideas for programs/speakers, please contact us using the "Contact Us" form below
How to become a member of the Lake Forest Park Garden Club
New members are accepted throughout the year. Both novice and experienced gardeners are welcome. You do not need to live in the city of Lake Forest Park to become a member. The annual dues are $35. Join or renew using the button below OR membership dues can be paid at our "membership" table at the monthly membership meeting OR they can be mailed* to:
Lake Forest Park Garden Club
P.O. Box 82484
Kenmore, WA 98028
*If mailing in membership please make check payable to: Lake Forest Park Garden Club and include your name, address, phone number and email address. Don't forget - your membership gives you access to all of the garden club activities AND at least 7 guest lectures a year. Each talk alone is probably worth the cost of the entire years membership fee.
Join Us Each Month!
The Lake Forest Park Garden Club meets at 9:30am on the second Tuesday of the month (September through May) on the upper level of the Lake Forest Park Town Center, near the stage. There is a short membership meeting, followed by a featured speaker. You do not need to live in the city of Lake Forest Park to be a member of the garden club. You may attend our meetings twice before we ask you to become a member. Your membership dues help pay for our speakers/lectures.
Lake Forest Park Town Center is located at the intersection of Bothell Way NE (SR 522) and Ballinger Way NE (SR104) (see map).
Contact Us
Now in its 102nd year, the Lake Forest Park Garden Club is a 501(c)(3) organization that meets monthly and provides a time to talk to other gardeners, get tips on horticulture and design, and enjoy a program with a guest speaker on topics of interest. The goals of this club are as follows: To make a study of propagation and culture of plants: to develop home gardens: to aid in the protection of native trees, flowers and birds; to foster a spirit of reverence and love for the beautiful in nature; to encourage the members and residents of the community to beautify their homes with flowers, shrubs and vegetables; and to create and promote good fellowship among the members of the club.
The Lake Forest Garden Club visits Kruckeberg Gardens in April, 2026
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