Garden
Retaining Walls: Function and Form – by Adam Haynes
Love Your Landscape - April 2018 Retaining walls can be functional and also just enhance your landscape. There are many options for style, color, texture, material and cost. Function and necessity are usually the reasons [...]
Hanley Farm: Annual Heritage Plant Sale
The Annual Heritage Plant Sale at Hanley Farm will be April 28 and 29 from 10am to 3pm. All three generations of the Hanley family, across 125 years, contributed to building the lush and unique [...]
Labors of Love and a Shakespeare Knot Garden at Hanley Farm – by Rhonda Nowak
The Literary Gardener - March 2018 “It standeth north-north-east and by east from the west corner of thy curious- knotted garden: there did I see that low-spirited swain, that base minnow of thy mirth…” ~William [...]
The Soil – Pollinator Connection: Insight from Soil Scientist, Dr. Elaine Ingham – by Kenda Swartz Pepper
Love Thy Pollineighbor - February 2018 A recent conversation with Dr. Elaine Ingham, Soil Scientist, Soil Life Consultant, and President of Soil Foodweb, Inc, brought to light the importance of soil health in relation to [...]
It Shall Not Bee for Jacksonville, At Least Not for the Time Beeing – by Kenda Swartz Pepper
Love Thy Pollineighbor - December 2017/January 2018 On Tuesday, October 17, roughly one year from beginning the process of working toward Jacksonville’s Bee City certification, the Bee City leadership team experienced another setback during our [...]
Jacksonville Garden Club’s Holiday Greens Sale is December 1 & 2
The Jacksonville Garden Club’s 2017 Holiday Greens Sale brings festive cheer to the season by offering a wide array of holiday decorations for homes and businesses. The selections, all hand-crafted by Garden Club members, include [...]
Grow Gardening Knowledge at the 2017 Winter Dreams Summer Gardens Symposium – by Rhonda Nowak
The Literary Gardener - November 2017 “Knowledge is like a garden; if it is not cultivated, it cannot be harvested.” ~African proverb Gardening has provided me with lots of seasonal traditions, and one habit that [...]
Blending the Old with the New – by Adam Haynes
Love Your Landscape - November 2017 Sometimes it’s easier to begin with a clean slate when you’re embarking on a landscape construction project, but often there are important existing landscape features that benefit the final [...]
Jacksonville Garden Club’s Holiday Greens Pre-Sale – Order Early for Best Selection!
Although the holidays may seem far off, it’s not too early to think about holiday decorations for your home or business. The Jacksonville Garden Club is now taking pre-paid orders for beautiful holiday wreaths, table [...]
Shooting Star to Host Annual Apple Festival
Shooting Star Nursery focuses on the health of the microclimate that is the Rogue Valley. The well-educated team knows which plants to recommend to the visitors and customers who come to the nursery. Apple Trees [...]