Garden
Farewell Your Majesties – by Kenda Swartz Pepper
Love Thy Pollineighbor - October 2017 Watching a monarch metamorphosis is mind-blowing. Work deadlines, family time, and personal care all take a temporary backseat to what I view as a mesmerizing marvel. The fact that [...]
Shooting Star Nursery October 2017 Class Schedule
All classes begin at 10:00am and are located at the nursery unless indicated otherwise. Space is limited so please be sure to register on our website: www.roguevalleynursery.com/class. A minimum of 8 attendees is needed for [...]
Plant Life is in the Roots – by Adam Haynes
Love Your Landscape - October 2017 Fall is the best time to plant trees, shrubs & perennials. Take a look around your yard—if a plant is healthy and thriving, there’s little doubt that the roots [...]
Oriental Lilies: Not As Fragile As You Think – by Rhonda Nowak
The Literary Gardener - October 2017 “Fresh tears stood on her cheeks as does the honeydew upon a gathered Lily almost withered.” ~William Shakespeare, “Titus Andronicus,” Act III, scene 1 (1594) This passage makes it [...]
Pollinator Event Unbeelievably Successful – by Kenda Swartz Pepper
John Muir’s quote speaks to the interconnectedness of all things. Humans to nature, nature to earth, earth to the universe, and the cosmos back to humans. Take for example the zeal surrounding the solar eclipse [...]
Stories and Gardening Tips Will Flourish at the Shakespeare Garden Tour – by Rhonda Nowak
The Literary Gardener - September 2017 “Be you in the park about midnight at Herne’s Oak, and you shall see wonders.” – In William Shakespeare’s “The Merry Wives of Windsor,” 1597 I’ve mentioned before that [...]
Join the Jacksonville Garden Club!
The Jacksonville Garden Club (JGC) has been one of the gems of civic involvement in Jacksonville for over 75 years. The Club is always seeking new members, both women and men, to get involved in [...]
Saturday Mornings at Shooting Star Nursery – September 2017 Class Schedule
All classes begin at 10:00am and are located at the nursery unless indicated otherwise. Space is limited so please be sure to register on our website: www.roguevalleynursery.com/class. A minimum of 8 attendees is needed for [...]
As Summer Season Turns to Fall – by Adam Haynes
Love Your Landscape - September 2017 Summer is winding down, but I think we would all agree there’s something special about the back-to-school season that’s filled with the promise of new beginnings. This time of [...]
Monarch Musings, One of Nature’s Climate Trackers
We know about the “Canary in the Coalmine,” but have you heard about “The Monarch in the Milkweed”? The next Southern Oregon Climate Action Now general meeting, marking our fifth Anniversary, will be held at [...]