State parks to reopen campgrounds March 4 (2/21/2024) - Virginia State Parks, including Machicomoco State Park in Hayes, will reopen campgrounds for the season on Monday, March 4. Campsites, which have been closed since Dec. 4, are now available… …
Bread for Life donation (2/21/2024) - The Abingdon Ruritan Club collects different food item donations at each monthly meeting. This month’s meeting highlighted food staples and dry goods. Abingdon Ruritans collected and delivered 202 pounds of… …
Gold rush begins (2/21/2024) - We are delighted to see early daffodils coming into bloom to complement beautiful flowers in other colors. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Joseph Hyland from Gloucester sends a photo… …
Daffodil Show photo contest inspired by Broadway shows (2/21/2024) - The photography division of this year’s Gloucester Daffodil Show, to be held on April 6 and 7 at Newington Baptist Church during the Gloucester Daffodil Festival, will feature photographs inspired… …Springtime garden safety reminders (2/21/2024) - Every spring, I try to include a column on working safely in the garden. After a long winter of sitting on the couch, we are ready to rush out and… …
Close to spring? (2/14/2024) - Sweet smelling Daphne, photographed by Cheryl Battle of Bavon; Linda Dalgety of Port Haywood said, “Surely, springtime is coming” after photographing the first crocuses of the year; and four camellias… …
Is a nativar still a native? (2/14/2024) - Sue Keys, my friend at the Gazette-Journal, texted me last week with a gardening question: “Is a native cultivar still a native? Am looking at ‘Sunny Boulevard’ St. John’s Wort… …Daffodil workshop offered on April 4 at Brent and Becky’s (2/14/2024) - The Gloucester Daffodil Club is sponsoring a free hands-on workshop for people who want to hone their daffodil exhibitor skills. It will be held from 4-6 p.m. on Thursday, April… …
Bay Aging receives grants aimed at reducing homelessness (2/14/2024) - Bay Aging has received two grants totaling $325,823 from the Virginia Housing Trust Fund to support rapid rehousing ($60,000) and to provide permanent supportive housing at scattered sites on the… …