BASE Program - Spanaway Lutheran Church

09/14/2026

I love when the garden refuses to call it quits just because summer is over 🍂 A few things that help me keep the color going:
✂️ I keep deadheading zinnias and marigolds so they continue pushing out fresh buds.
🌺 Dahlias can keep flowering beautifully until frost finally knocks them back.
🌼 Calendula actually appreciates cooler weather and often looks happier once summer heat fades.
💜 Asters and garden mums are some of my favorite natural late-season bloomers.
🐝 I also leave scarlet sage flowering as long as possible because pollinators may still be visiting.
How long they last really depends on the first frost, but October definitely doesn’t have to mean an empty flower bed.8

09/14/2026

Yesterday was the last day for our Parents to browse our inventory before it was opened to the church. We were excited to see many families come to find some treasures! We were more excited to see our little visitors from the past and present!

09/06/2026

We have been going throught BASE inventory and would.like to invite our families to stop by and see if they want any of it! We will be available this week;

Thursday (9/10) 10am-5pm
Friday (9/11) 10am-5pm
And
Saturday (9/12) 10am- 2pm

Call if you have any questions!
253 539-2273

09/05/2026

09/04/2026

Shout out to Kory ( ex BASE staff) who brought his baseball equipment to play with the kids! They had a "ball"!!

09/04/2026

BASE kids?

09/04/2026

09/04/2026

Courtesy of BECU

09/03/2026

🕷️ THAT “MOST VENOMOUS SPIDER” STORY? IT’S COMPLETELY WRONG.

That long-legged creature wandering across your garden isn’t a deadly spider hiding a secret weapon.

It’s a harvestman, and it doesn’t have fangs or venom glands like spiders do.

Instead, it quietly goes about its business—feeding on decaying plant material and small insects, including some garden pests. 🌿

And no, it doesn’t spin those classic spider webs either.

So the next time you spot a daddy longlegs in your garden, don’t panic.

You may actually be looking at one of the quiet little helpers working in your backyard. ❤️