upcoming event

The Garden Club of Kent December Dinner Meeting

DATE/TIME:  Monday, Dec. 8, 2025 at 6:30 p.m.

COST:  $16 per person (cash or check only at the door)

LOCATION: United Methodist Church of Kent, 1435 E. Main St.

RSVP: Closed-- Email BackyardPest@gmail.com for more information

ON THE DINNER MENU:  Cranberry chicken, rice, vegetables, salad and rolls. The vegetarian option is an entree-sized salad with rolls. Both come with the wide variety of baked goods and goodies prepared by fellow club members. 

PLEASE BRING A DESSERT TO SHARE:  Bring your best baked good and your sweet tooth to the meeting. It's not an actual baking contest this year, but dessert will be made up of all the goodies one might submit for such an occasion — cookies, cakes, pies, sweet breads, trifles, candies or whatever sweetness you want to bring. 

The annual Garden Club of Kent holiday celebration, this year called "Sugarplums," will be held Monday, Dec. 8 at 6:30 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Kent. The Kent Roosevelt High School Quartet will perform a repertoire of seasonal favorites, and Rick Strebler will prepare a holiday-themed botanical quiz. And then ...

IT'S THE RETURN OF THE UGLY SWEATER CONTEST

Our motto: "There is no such thing as 'too ugly' in extreme sweatering." The ugliest are expected to be out in full force this year — don't be left behind. Dig deep in your wardrobe for your most ghastly and gaudy Christmas apparel. First-, second- and third-place uglies will be honored. 

SOME CLUB BUSINESS (SINCE THIS IS CALLED A "MEETING")

The Garden Club of Kent will formally install its executive board and board of directors for 2026. We will also be announcing our 2025 winners of the Community Beautification Awards.