Plant trees for bees (5/5/2021) - Winter is but a memory, and the summer heat hasn’t arrived to knock us flat. It is a pleasure to work outside in the garden, and I sometimes forget to… …
Flower Power (4/22/2021) - Who can deny the soothing charms of Mother Nature in full bloom? Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Wild Columbine awaiting arrival of hummingbirds, sent by Mary Bourne of Bena.Basket… …
Earth Day 2021 (4/21/2021) - Thursday, April 22, 2021 is the 51st anniversary of Earth Day. The words and actions of the 20 million Americans who participated in the first Earth Day rallies helped convince… …
Field of buttercups (4/21/2021) - Bright yellow buttercups fill this field on Glass Road in Hayes. The scene will soon change as crops are planted; farm equipment was already waiting in an adjacent field. …Morris speaks to Mathews Woman’s Club (4/21/2021) - Mathews County’s Extension Agent Rachel Morris was the guest speaker at the April meeting of the Mathews County Woman’s Club. Morris, whose duties include an emphasis on 4-H Positive Youth… …
The early bird (4/21/2021) - A sparrow rests on a branch of a crape myrtle tree in the early morning hours on Monday in Hayes. …
Explosion of beauty (4/14/2021) - This week we devote extra space to our readers’ photos of Mother Nature in bloom. Beauty is on every hand. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Becky Morgan’s Yoshino cherry… …
Longworth-Singleton (4/14/2021) - Robin Singleton and James Longworth were married at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 3, 2021, at Spring Hill Baptist Church, Cobbs Creek. Pastor Ross Davis of Spring Hill Baptist Church… …Hummingbird season (4/14/2021) - Mid-April is one of my favorite times of year. The trees are putting on a fine show with their soft green leaves unfolding each day. The yellow forsythia blossoms have… …
Signups underway for virtual Alzheimer’s programs (4/14/2021) - The Alzheimer’s Association Greater Richmond Chapter is offering a series of free virtual education programs for residents of Gloucester, Mathews, Middlesex and New Kent counties who are dealing with family… …
Update on spotted lanternfly (4/7/2021) - In October 2019, I wrote a “Gardening Corner” column on the spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula), an insect pest that was first discovered in eastern Pennsylvania in 2014. While I was… …Gloucester Daffodil Show attracts 1,315 stems, 56 exhibitors (4/7/2021) - After last year’s cancellation due to COVID-19, the 2021 Gloucester Daffodil Show attracted 1,315 stems from 56 exhibitors, including some who came to Gloucester from four other states to participate,… …
School held for daffodil show judges (4/7/2021) - An American Daffodil Judges School 2 was sponsored by the Gloucester Daffodil Club at Brent and Becky’s Chesapeake Lounge on Thursday, March 25. The school, sanctioned by the ADS, is… …
Beauties of spring (4/7/2021) - Everywhere one looks, Mother Nature presents a beautiful palette for our enjoyment. Share your photos with our readers by sending them to editor@gazettejournal.net. Camellias and daffodils bloom at the Marvin… …One year of blooms (3/31/2021) - Reason to celebrate: Our readers have beautified this page for one year as of this week. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Tracey Crowder of Gloucester calls this illuminated splash… …
