The search for a pink lady’s slipper (5/28/2025) - Every spring, I search our woods for one particular species of flower: the pink lady’s slipper (Cypripedium acaule), a native orchid found in eastern North America from Maine to Georgia… …




Bikes and snakes and … (5/21/2025) - We love your photos. Please send them to editor@gazettejournal.net. Kathy and Loyd White sent this photo of a school bus stop with bikes waiting for kids to come home: “It… …
Protect yourself from ticks (5/21/2025) - Springtime on the Middle Peninsula is when we return to our gardens in earnest: planting, pruning, weeding, and removing winters bedraggled detritus. It is also the time when ticks increase… …



Nature sings (5/14/2025) - Animal and plant kingdoms are in their full glory in the merry month of May. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Visitors at the home of Sue Henshaw, Cobbs Creek.… …

Solving mysterious tree demise (5/14/2025) - One of the most rewarding aspects of serving as an Extension Master Gardener and Tree Steward is the opportunity to provide information and education to community members about plant problems… …






Winners of Gloucester Daffodil Show named (5/14/2025) - The 2025 Gloucester Daffodil Show was held April 5 and 6 at Newington Baptist Church as a signature event of the Gloucester Daffodil Festival. Sanctioned by the American Daffodil Society,… …
Full bloom (5/7/2025) - Regret we could not use all the photos that came our way this week. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Azalea with a white rhododendrons behind it, with more to… …


Woodland treasures (5/7/2025) - One sunny afternoon last week, I walked through our woods to check on the mature thicket of mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) with dainty pink and white blossoms that remind me… …
