Spring beauties (2/25/2026) - Yes! Daffodils are showing their beautiful faces along with a few other spring peepers. Meanwhile, the area dealt with one more snow over the weekend. Please send your photos to… …
Daffodil Festival celebrates with theme ‘Anchored in Tradition’ (2/25/2026) - The Gloucester Daffodil Festival will celebrate its 40th event on March 28 and 29 with the theme “Anchored in Tradition,” honoring a legacy that has blossomed for nearly a century.… …
Keefer-Bartley (2/25/2026) - Travis Bartley, son of Mike and Liz Bartley, and Elizabeth Keefer, daughter of Mike Keefer and Katie Slavnik, all of Gloucester, announce their engagement. A fall wedding is planned. …This is not another dogwood column (2/25/2026) - On December 17, 2020, I wrote: Over the years, I have learned that when the Universe drops a tidbit of information at your feet, it is best to pay attention… …
Pruning program Saturday (2/25/2026) - Gloucester Master Gardeners will present a program on pruning at 10 a.m. Saturday at Brent and Becky’s Bulbs, Gloucester. The meeting is free and open to the public, a release… …
Cricket Hill DAR (2/25/2026) - Christine Johnson of the Cricket Hill chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, shared information with fellow members about the upcoming 1.776 - Mile Walk/Run to be held on July 4.… …
Up in the sky! (2/18/2026) - It’s worth taking a look overhead sometimes. Meanwhile, who has buds on their daffodils? Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Mary Chapman got this photo of a Falcon 9 launch… …
Evans-Weston (2/18/2026) - Chris Evans and Gin Evans, both of Mathews, announce the engagement of their daughter, Caroline Virginia Evans, to Clayton Adam Weston, son of David and Meredith Weston of Middlesex. Caroline… …
Garden Club to host ‘Arts & Flowers’ show during Daffodil Festival (2/18/2026) - The Garden Club of Gloucester and Mathews will host its annual interpretive “Arts & Flowers” show at the Fine Arts Museum of Gloucester during the Daffodil Festival on March 27-29.… …
Daffodil workshop for exhibitors to be held March 26 (2/18/2026) - The Gloucester Daffodil Club is sponsoring a free hands-on workshop from 5-7 p.m. on Sunday, March 26, to help daffodil exhibitors hone their skills. It will be held at Brent… …Cornelian cherry dogwood (2/18/2026) - Last week’s “Gardening Corner” featured two serious fungal diseases of American or flowering dogwood (Cornus florida), the often-fatal dogwood anthracnose and the less serious spot anthracnose, which causes unattractive blemishes… …
Frozen (2/11/2026) - Sub-freezing temperatures for several days changed our landscape. Fortunately a thaw came along Tuesday. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Icicles at Gloucester Point Beach, sent by Betty Burton of… …
Revisiting dogwood diseases (2/11/2026) - The first two weeks of February 2026 have been miserably cold and dangerously icy, and I am anticipating the warming days of spring. With the warming weather comes the threat… …
Quilt donation (2/11/2026) - Peper Heunemann, owner of Peper & Friends of Urbanna, recently donated a quilt valued at $550 to the Virginia Branch of The King’s Daughters and Sons. The quilt will be… …
BIRTH (2/11/2026) - Travis and Brandi Bennett of Cobbs Creek, announce the birth of a son on Dec. 24, 2025. He has been named Ryker Zayn Bennett, and he weighed 5 lbs. 12… …2 Gloucester homes, 2 in Mathews featured on Garden Week tour (2/11/2026) - Two Gloucester County estates and two in Mathews will be featured on this year’s Historic Garden Week tour, which will be held on Saturday, April 18. The Gloucester-Mathews tour is… …
Mardi Gras celebration (2/11/2026) - Members of the Central Village Homemakers enjoyed a special treat at their February meeting. Committee members Martha Arnold, Joan Dawson, Paula Johnson, Jan Kanner and Eileen Koch held a Mardi… …
Life goes on (2/4/2026) - We have been pretty much frozen in for a week, but our friends with cameras have found plenty of interest indoors and out. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Peace… …
Foster-Hogge (2/4/2026) - Anita and Mark Ottarson of Bohannon, and Wade Foster of Hayes, announce the engagement of their daughter, Marie Dawn Foster, and Justin Lee Hogge, son of Lisa and Charlie Clark… …
Ottarson-Downs (2/4/2026) - Anita and Mark Ottarson of Bohannon, announce the engagement of their daughter, Brittany Nicole Ottarson, and Hayden Scott Downs, son of Rachel and Jason MacBride of Moon, and the late… …How do insects survive cold weather? (2/4/2026) - As I sit at my laptop, typing this week’s “Gardening Corner,” I feel grateful for my cozy sweatshirt, yoga pants, and warm, fuzzy socks. The view from my window is… …
‘Painting on Feathers’ topic of next YRGC meeting (2/4/2026) - The York River Garden Club will meet at 10 a.m. next Thursday, Feb. 12, at Bethany United Methodist Church, 1860 Hayes Road, Gloucester Point. Light refreshments will be provided. Space… …
Brrr… (1/28/2026) - It’s an icy land out there, with a few colors showing indoors and outdoors. Will it snow again this weekend? Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Mike Cunningham celebrated the… …The enigma of biennials (1/28/2026) - “The shortest day has passed, and whatever nastiness of weather we may look forward to in January and February, at least we notice that the days are getting longer. Minute… …
We predict… (1/21/2026) - Plenty of snow scenes for this space next week. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. White amaryllis, sent by Cheryl Battle, Bavon. Red amaryllis in bloom, sent by Beverly Shoemaker.… …