Garden
Oh, What a Difference a Daylily Makes – by Rhonda Nowak
The Literary Gardener - June 2017 And those whose blossoms curl obliquely back, Ribbed on the sides with a bright scarlet streak, Shalt of daylily the fair name receive, If one whose summer’s day the [...]
Enjoying Your Outdoor Space – by Adam Haynes
Love Your Landscape - June 2017 Summer is finally here so we can start enjoying our lawns and the outdoor living-areas where we’ve been investing our resources, creativity and personal style. And no one is [...]
On the Benefits of Gardening – by Adam Haynes
Love Your Landscape - May 2017 The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just the body, but the soul. [...]
North Valley Soroptimist 2017 Garden Tour is May 20
Tour lovely private gardens in the Medford and Phoenix areas at the North Valley Soroptimist 15th-Annual Garden Tour on Saturday, May 20, 2017 from 9:00am-2:00pm. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased from April 15-May [...]
Two Jacksonville Gardens Featured on 2017 AAUW Garden Tour
Mark your calendar for the 9th-Annual Medford AAUW Garden Tour on Saturday, June 10, 2017, from 10:00am to 4:00pm. This year’s tour features two Jacksonville gardens, along with four other diverse landscapes, chosen to provide [...]
Managing Mosquitoes and Protecting Pollinators Part I – by Kenda Swartz Pepper
Love Thy Pollineighbor - May 2017 They’ve been around for more than 100 million years. They’re most active at 80°F and unable to function below 50°F. They can sense the lactic acid and carbon dioxide [...]
Are you going to the Spring Garden Fair? – by Rhonda Nowak
The Literary Gardener - May 2017 Are you going to Scarborough Fair? Parsley, sage, rosemary & thyme Remember me to one who lives there She once was a true love of mine. ~ 19th century [...]
Garden Club 2017 Spring Sale is Mother’s Day Weekend
This year, the Jacksonville Garden Club’s annual Spring Sale is on Saturday, May 13, 2017, from 10:00am-3:00pm in the alcove next to the Post Office on Oregon Street. Get ready for Mother’s Day, or treat [...]
10 Ways This Plant Can Improve Your Life – by Kenda Swartz Pepper
Love Thy Pollineighbor - April 2017 We pull them, mow them, dig them, stomp them, spray them, shout at them, and lament how they are a nuisance in our lives. Dandelions. An underappreciated and underutilized [...]
Technology and Your Landscape – by Adam Haynes
Love Your Landscape - April 2017 The use of technology in everyday life has sky rocketed. We have our “smart” house, “smart” phone, so how about our “smart” landscape? Even though technology impacts us all [...]