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… …
Butterfly count (8/13/2025) - Seventeen volunteers in four teams endured heat of nearly 100 degrees to scour the tip of the Eastern Shore counting butterflies on Sunday, July 27, for the Delmarva Tip Butterfly… …Use best management for healthy soil (8/13/2025) - Expansive, manicured, turfgrass lawns have lost popularity in recent years, but most of us maintain a portion of our property as some type of green space, even it is only… …
Brent and Becky’s to celebrate Honey Bee Day (8/13/2025) - The Colonial Beekeepers will present a program from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at Brent and Becky’s Bulbs, Gloucester, celebrating National Honey Bee Day. Colonial members will show how to extract… …
Master Gardeners (8/13/2025) - Gloucester Extension Master Gardeners’ president Steve Faherty, center, presented milestone certificates and pins recognizing 250 hours of volunteer service to Master Gardeners Laurie Hoffman, at left, and Marion Baker at… …
Colors of summer (8/6/2025) - Our contributors have found everything from an overheated squirrel to birds and bees, and much in between, this week. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Monarch butterfly in Lynn Holt’s… …
Where are the pollinators? (8/6/2025) - Welcome to August, that liminal time when we have one foot in the light and heat of high summer and the other foot in the cooler, more subdued days of… …
Ever-glowing (8/6/2025) - The sun sets behind New Point Lighthouse, now in its 210th year marking the entrance to Mobjack Bay. Pam Howlett of Dutton took this photo on July 5 as the… …
Local residents concerned about defoliation of hardwood trees (8/6/2025) - The Virginia Department of Forestry has received dozens of calls from homeowners around the Middle Peninsula concerned about sudden defoliation on their local hardwood trees, according to a release from… …Common tomato problems (7/30/2025) - While Jim and I were enjoying a leisurely weekend breakfast this morning, our power went out, which left me without internet access for an unknown period. Since I needed to… …
The end of July (7/30/2025) - Thanks to occasional heavy rains, flowers and fungi are having a good summer. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Oswego tea or bee balm, sent by Betty Ackerson of Hayes.… …
Master Naturalists mark 20 years (7/23/2025) - The Virginia Master Naturalist program is marking its 20-year anniversary in 2025 with meetings across the state. One was held recently at Machicomoco State Park in Hayes. Volunteers from local… …Second dose, same as the first (7/23/2025) - Brian Hudgins and his son Logan of The Other Moving Company in Gloucester had lunch last week at Richardson’s in Mathews on a work break. They looked up during dessert,… …
Johnson-Keener (7/23/2025) - Hunter and Renee Johnson of Mathews, announce the engagement of their daughter, Madelyn Johnson, to Trevor Keener, son of James and Katina Keener of Gloucester. The bride-to-be is a graduate… …
Hornworm vs. Hickory Horned Devil (7/23/2025) - “Stop by my shed and look down at the ground next to a yellow poplar leaf. Tell me what you see,” Jim called out to me as we passed each… …
Rainbows (7/23/2025) - All the colors and rainbows themselves are found in this week’s lineup. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Limelight hydrangeas and mushrooms sent by Joyce Crum. Black-eyed Susans adding a… …
Welcome! (7/16/2025) - Some of the whimsical yard art at the home of Al and Cathy Lambert, Hayes. What else is out there? …
Gloucester resident creates Certified Wildlife Habitat (7/16/2025) - A Gloucester resident has successfully created a Certified Wildlife Habitat through the National Wildlife Federation’s Garden for Wildlife movement. Anthony J. Rinderer has had his approximately 5-acre property on Rosewell… …Why some shrubs didn’t bloom (7/16/2025) - Jim and I returned a few days ago from a whirlwind trip to San Diego to visit our son, Joe, who has just returned to that beautiful city after a… …
Flora and fauna (7/16/2025) - Scenes from mid-summer, sent by our readers. Please email your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Lynn Holt had birds stopping by her window to say hello. A third bird is out of… …
Birdwatching (7/9/2025) - Members of the Middle Peninsula Bird Club visited The Inn at Tabbs Creek, Port Haywood, for a morning of birdwatching on June 19. They also visited a private property on… …
Master Naturalists (7/9/2025) - Middle Peninsula Chapter, Virginia Master Naturalists, just graduated a new class of volunteers. Representing Gloucester County were, from left, Van Button, Shanna Ryan, Mike Moore, Christine Tombleson, John Sims and… …Spotted lanternfly may be getting closer (7/9/2025) - The planned topic for this week’s “Gardening Corner” was supposed to cover how to prevent pesky rabbits from eating everything in the garden, but this morning I read an article… …