Fall scenes (10/9/2025) - The colors remind us that days are getting shorter and the nights are cooling nicely. But for now, everything is perfect. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. American Beautyberry sent… …Tulip poplar leaves can’t take the heat (10/8/2025) - The long, strange summer of weeks of blistering sun, interspersed with fast, hard rainstorms has taken a toll on the green things growing in our gardens and woods. The first… …
Fire safety (10/8/2025) - Central Village Homemakers met last Wednesday at Central Methodist Church, Mathews. Mathews Fire Chief Ronnie Lewis presented the program on fire safety. Lewis is shown here with Homemakers vice president… …
Butterfly count (10/1/2025) - Forty-one volunteers from four Virginia Master Naturalist chapters, and others from the region, participated in the fifth annual Middle Peninsula North American Butterfly Association count, which was held on Aug.… …
Beautiful things (10/1/2025) - Flowers, butterflies, mushrooms, a little girl and a crab are all elements of wonder from our natural world. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Patricia Olsen found a butterfly enjoying… …Knock Out® Roses: beauty and the beast (10/1/2025) - After the long dry spells interspersed with brief torrential rains that we experienced this summer, several days of cooling, refreshing rain seemed like a gift from Mother Nature, but like… …
Woody’s Second Chance Ranch (10/1/2025) - Members of the Central Village Homemakers heard stories of rescued horses when representatives of Woody’s Second Chance Ranch visited the club at its Sept. 3 meeting at Central United Methodist… …
‘Tea Time’ raffle (10/1/2025) - The “Tea Time” raffle basket from the Mathews County Woman’s Club Scholarship fundraiser was won by Charlie Hartman. Judy Hartman, at right, delivered it to her husband after receiving it… …
Flowers and more (9/24/2025) - As we edge into fall, the scene changes, in gardens and in the wild. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Poe Farinholt preparing to enjoy his favorite holiday…Halloween. Sent by… …
The trials of growing corn (9/24/2025) - “I’m a terrible corn grower. I just can’t raise corn. Something always happens.” Jim has a long, sad history with corn disasters. When he built his raised beds after he… …Richness (9/17/2025) - Our environment keeps on giving beautiful views. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Jim Engle sails his Sea Pearl 28 “Fox Sea” under the Twigg Bridge in the Piankatank River.… …
Spiders in the house and garden (9/17/2025) - A recent Facebook post from the Virginia Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners Program page clarified a viral post claiming that wolf spiders hunt and eat black widow and brown recluse spiders.… …
TOPS Fall Rally (9/17/2025) - TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Chapter VA 0469 recently hosted the area’s Fall Rally. Five chapters (38 attendees), from the Richmond area and Williamsburg to Gloucester, met at Grace Covenant… …
New member (9/17/2025) - The York River Circle of The King’s Daughters and Sons welcomed new member Wendy Hogge, center, during a meeting held on Tuesday, Sept. 2, at Union Baptist Church in Hayes.… …
Summer colors (9/10/2025) - The weather has been unseasonably cool, but the plants with their warm summer flowers have done well. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. California poppy sent by Martha Thompson Hudgins,… …Plant More Natives! (9/10/2025) - The Gloucester Extension Master Gardeners’ Annual Plant Extravaganza, held last Friday and Saturday, was a success because of the hard work and long hours contributed by Master Gardeners, interns, and… …
Bird watching (9/10/2025) - Members of the Middle Peninsula Bird Club have been busy, with a pair of bird watching events in the past few weeks. On Aug. 13, 13 members visited the Deltaville… …Swingin’ into September (9/3/2025) - Glorious skies, butterflies, and more late summer scenes from our readers. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Swallowtail butterfly on Lantana, sent by Cheryl Battle, Bavon. Butterfly bush photo sent… …
Dobbins-Nolte (9/3/2025) - Isabella Corinne Nolte and Chandler John Griffin Dobbins exchanged vows in a private ceremony in Tokyo, Japan, on August 15, 2025. The couple took a seven-day in-country visit following the… …American elderberry and pollinator update (9/3/2025) - A caller to the Gloucester Extension office last week expressed interest in learning about how to grow American elderberry (Sambucus canadensis). Our initial phone conversation focused on soil testing through… …
Colors of summer (8/27/2025) - As Labor Day arrives, we will begin to see changing leaves, migratory birds, and fall flowers. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Lila Youkeles got a stunning closeup of a… …
Fall is a great time to plant (8/27/2025) - The 23rd Annual Gloucester Master Gardeners’ Plant Extravaganza is scheduled to occur on Friday, September 5th from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday, September 6th from 8 a.m. to… …
Cedar-Apple Rust: A threat to trees (8/20/2025) - Virginia is ranked sixth in the nation for annual apple production, with most apples grown from the Piedmont to the northern Shenandoah Valley and down to the southwest counties. The… …
Central Village Homemakers (8/20/2025) - Mathews teacher Michelle Williams was the guest speaker at the recent meeting of the Central Village Homemakers. Williams spoke about her Family and Consumer Science program at Thomas Hunter Middle… …Mid-August (8/13/2025) - Flowers, hummingbirds, a dog, little girls and a friendly snake: your photos have a place here. Please send them to editor@gazettejournal.net. Canna lily from Cheryl Battle, Bavon. Belladonna lilies planted… …