Garden
Beekman Arboretum Spring 2017 Clean-Up – by Becka Kem
With the days feeling a bit longer and the temperatures getting warmer, there are noticeable changes outside. The white blossoms of the snowdrops have been replaced with the bright yellow daffodils. The trees are beginning [...]
Wanted: Jackson County Master Recyclers
2017 Training Course Now Enrolling JACKSON COUNTY OR - Become a Master Recycler in 2017! Jackson County Recycling Partnership is now seeking residents of Jackson County to take part in the annual training course and [...]
Let Us Sow Some Lettuce This Month – by Rhonda Nowak
The Literary Gardener - February 2017 I eat a lot of salad, so I derive particular pleasure from growing some of the lettuces I consume. There are so many varieties to choose from: crispheads, butterheads, [...]
There’s No Place Like a Neonicotinoid-free Home – by Kenda Swartz Pepper
Love Thy Pollineighbor - February 2017 Jacksonville was bursting with magic that brisk December evening. White lights and pine swags, staples of a vintage Christmas, on each door and window beckoned passersby indoors for cozy [...]
Master Food Preservers: 2017 Volunteer Training Series
We invite you to a ten-class learning adventure in food preservation arts. Students learn how to prepare garden produce for preserving, the ins and outs of food preservation equipment, and a host of other skills! [...]
Keep Gardening All Winter by Growing Plants Indoors – by Rhonda Nowak
The Literary Gardener - December 2016/January 2017 "At Christmas, I no more desire a rose Than wish a snow in May's newfangled mirth; But like each thing that in season grows." - William Shakespeare, “Love’s [...]
Busy Bees Thriving – by Kenda Swartz Pepper
Love Thy Pollineighbor - December 2016/January 2017 In October, two girlfriends swept me away to a swank resort in Arizona for an early milestone (more like mileboulder) birthday celebration. I felt loved and pampered. Miravel [...]
Fall for Pollinators – by Kenda Swartz Pepper
Love Thy Pollineighbor - November 2016 He looked like something out of the cartoons, a dazzling green blubbery caricature of himself. Given his lazy, lumbering gait, this little guy was in no hurry to get [...]
Autumn is for Layering – by Rhonda Nowak
The Literary Gardener - November 2016 “Using the proper layering techniques is essential for providing necessary warmth and comfort during the chilly days of fall and winter.” ~ Miss Rich, fashionista and blogger, January 2013 [...]
Jacksonville Garden Club 2016 Holiday Greens Pre-Sale
Order Early for Great Selection! The Jacksonville Garden Club is now taking pre-paid orders for beautiful holiday table arrangements, swags and baskets in a variety of sizes. On several days in late November, Jacksonville Garden [...]