1,648 butterflies spotted in regional count (10/4/2023) - The Middle Peninsula Master Naturalist Chapter sponsored a North American Butterfly Association butterfly count on Saturday, Aug. 26. Thirty-seven volunteers from four Virginia Master Naturalist chapters, and others from the… …
The beauty of the earth… (9/27/2023) - Is expressed in many forms. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. A hummingbird feeding on a Hibiscus after Tropical Storm Ophelia, at the home of Kathy and Ralph Angel in… …It’s scuppernong season! (9/27/2023) - A recent article on the Virginia Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Program Facebook page reminded me that I haven’t written about our fragrant, delicious native grapes in years. Scuppernongs were a… …
Founding member (9/27/2023) - Mildred Hudgins, founder of the Central Village Homemakers, stopped by the group’s booth during Mathews Market Days. Central Village Homemakers is an organization of women that will be celebrating its… …Tickets still available for ‘Book Author Luncheon’ (9/27/2023) - Tickets are still available for the York River Circle of The King’s Daughters and Sons’ “Book Author Luncheon,” to be held at noon on Friday, Oct. 20, at Providence Baptist… …
When it’s windy … (9/27/2023) - …Might as well go fly a kite. Photographer Bob Waldrop caught this adventurous person taking that advice to heart on a recent windy day near Haven Beach in Mathews. …You don’t want to plant bamboo (9/20/2023) - Occasionally, I search the internet for new and interesting gardening topics. YouTube videos can be especially rewarding. Some videos are science-based and professionally produced. Other videos present erroneous information or… …
Spiders can be beautiful (9/20/2023) - And so can everything else found in the garden. A correction on last week’s butterfly, not a pipevine but a black female swallowtail, according to butterfly counter Susan Crockett. Please… …
Nature smiles (9/13/2023) - Calla lilies, daisies, and Rhododendron from Bambi Thompson in Hallieford. Impatiens at the home of Ginger Rowe, Gloucester. Beauty Bush at the home of Dave and Judy Sterling of Naxera.… …
Plant perennials in the fall (9/13/2023) - After a long, cold winter, gardeners are ready to head for nurseries and garden centers at the first sign of springtime. We all want to get outside and start digging… …DAR program (9/13/2023) - The Augustine Warner Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution had a full day on Saturday, Sept. 9. In photo at left, the club welcomed in its newest member… …
Sheltering Arms Hospital (9/13/2023) - The York River Circle of The King’s Daughters and Sons heard a presentation last Tuesday on the new Sheltering Arms Hospital that opened in 2020 in Goochland. The 114-bed hospital… …
Assorted views (9/6/2023) - Here are some images of Nature in all its beauty. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Marshmallow native plant which self-seeded in Bena, in Mary Bourne’s yard. Whitney Gurganus of… …Will problems with invasives never end? (9/6/2023) - To answer the question I asked in the title of this column, “No, probably not.” It is frustrating and exhausting to discover that a shrub or perennial that you recently… …
Creating a thriving butterfly habitat at home can alleviate habitat loss (9/6/2023) - More than 102 butterfly species have been observed in Virginia, according to butterflyidentification.org. Habitat is said to be essential to them. The Virginia Farm Bureau Federation said creating a thriving… …
Farm museums bring history, innovations and legacies to life (9/6/2023) - Several museums in Virginia illustrate the history and methods of farming in the state. A news release from the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation highlights these institutions. In Surry, Chippokes State… …
From the earth (8/30/2023) - Plants, trees, flowers, all interacting with birds, bees, butterflies and a dog. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Rose Hips photographed by Cheryl Battle of Bavon. Molly Broderson says, “Our… …
Is this poison ivy? (8/30/2023) - As summer slowly meanders toward fall, my thoughts turn to cooler weather and English ivy removal from our woods, a thankless task, but good upper body exercise. Unfortunately, English ivy… …Must-haves (8/23/2023) - The Danish author Hans Christian Andersen wrote, “Just living is not enough…one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.” Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Shasta daisies and figs,… …
Northern Spicebush, fragrant addition to the garden (8/23/2023) - This summer has been miserably hot and dry without the usual fast thunderstorms or nights of cooling rain. I spend too many mornings watering and trying to save my perennials… …
Morning and evening beauty (8/23/2023) - Sunrise and sunset bring beautiful aspects of everyday views. Clockwise from upper left, hummingbirds by Linda Tjossem of Hayes; Central United Methodist Church by Judy Moughon of Mathews; after the… …
It’s all beautiful (8/16/2023) - And Mother Nature continues a glorious display even as days grow shorter and summer gardens wind down. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Cheryl Battle of Bavon’s blooms, front to… …
Japanese Stiltgrass Revisited (8/16/2023) - Several years ago, I noticed a new, grassy weed growing among a patch of Stokes asters that I had transplanted from a friend’s garden. After a little research, I discovered… …‘History Blooms’ program to be held at Richmond museum (8/16/2023) - ‘History Blooms’ program to be held at Richmond museum This fall, the Virginia Museum of History and Culture is partnering with the Garden Club of Virginia for a special event… …
BIRTH (8/16/2023) - Lyndsay Thomas and Parker Steele of Gloucester, announce the birth of a son on July 19, 2023 in Riverside Regional Medical Center, Newport News. He has named Brody Emmett Steele,… …