Bottlebrush Buckeye—summer delight (7/5/2023) - It is always a pleasure to receive a question or a request from a reader or friend to write a column on a specific topic. Actually, it is a twofold… …
Walter Reed Garden Club (7/5/2023) - The newly installed officers of the Walter Reed Garden Club are, from left, parliamentarian June James, treasurer Patty Emery, secretary Carla Stanley, programs chair Penny Doyel, horticulture chair Penney Carucci,… …
Strange bird (7/5/2023) - Linda Lee said this bird, believed to be an albino grackle, is traveling in her neighborhood in northern Gloucester with a flock of blackbirds. …
Use caution when cutting trees, branches during yard cleanup (7/5/2023) - Cutting trees and trimming branches are part of routine yard maintenance for many homeowners, but these tasks can be dangerous when using chainsaws. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention… …
Summer scenes (6/28/2023) - Flowers, flowers, and a cat, all great images of summer. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. The rose Koko Loko, coneflowers with the cat Andrey, and phlox, sent by by… …
Natives can be aggressive (6/28/2023) - About 15 summers ago, while Jim and I were still attempting to tame a very large, messy, and wildly overgrown daylily garden, I discovered a pretty plant in the daylily… …
A glowing profile (6/28/2023) - Lila Youkeles and Ed Card photographed a great blue heron on their shoreline, silhouetted against a Ware River sunset. …
Variety (6/21/2023) - Petals of every shape, size and color define the flowers of early summer. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Hydrangeas grown by Vickie Ambrose of Mathews. Four o’clocks at Beth… …
Two fall-blooming native perennials (6/21/2023) - Every year the Gloucester Extension Master Gardeners hold a big plant sale, usually during the second weekend of September. This year, our Plant Extravaganza will occur on Friday, September 8… …
In flight (6/21/2023) - A hummingbird at the home of John Lee Callis, Grimstead. A baby blue jay tests the surroundings of its next before jumping into a dogwood at the home of Jim… …
Woman’s Club scholarship (6/21/2023) - The Mathews County Woman’s Club presented Fenella Vandermolen with a $1,000 scholarship at the club’s annual end-of-year luncheon on June 12. Vandermolen will attend Longwood College and plans to major… …
Mathews gardening group promotes native plants (6/21/2023) - Mathews and Gloucester counties have a rich history when it comes to native Virginia plants. Many drive by the mile marker plaque on John Clayton Highway/Route 14 at Windsor Road… …
Everywhere you look (6/14/2023) - Nature is in bloom. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Endless Summer hydrangea at home of Mary Bourne, Bena. A pumpkin given to Libby Crawford of Mathews by Yana Hahn… …
Black Birders Day (6/14/2023) - Members of three NAACP branches (Gloucester, Mathews and Middlesex), the Middle Peninsula Master Naturalist Chapter, Middle Peninsula Bird Club participated in the second annual Black Birders Day event at Beaverdam… …
Guatemala mission talk (6/14/2023) - A special presentation was made to the Christian Women Fellowship of Westville Christian Church in Mathews by members of Apostles Lutheran Church who traveled to Guatemala in March to provide… …
Fungal leaf spot diseases (6/14/2023) - Have you ever flipped through the pages of a glossy gardening magazine and marveled at the perfection of every blossom, every leaf in every photo? Not one torn petal, not… …
Wonderful nature (6/14/2023) - Local photographers have given us a close look into the animal world. Top from left, hummingbirds, sent by Karen Borja; baby bluebird receives a meal from its mother, then it… …
Wreath laying (6/14/2023) - To mark Memorial Day, members of the local DAR and UDC chapters placed wreaths at three locations in Mathews on May 29. Above, the Cricket Hill Chapter, Daughters of the… …
Red, blue and…Bigfoot? Really? (6/7/2023) - Some beautiful flowers have been sent in; and a mystery. We want to know more! Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Pink mini roses are in bloom in the Carl… …
Is it powdery or downy mildew? (6/7/2023) - Two years ago, in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, Jim and I didn’t have much to do, so we ordered a large number of perennial plug packs from a… …
Ware River Circle (6/7/2023) - The Ware River Circle of The King’s Daughters and Sons held its annual luncheon on May 16, distributing several checks to the community including one to CHKD for $12,000 to… …
Chesapeake Bay Circle (6/7/2023) - The Chesapeake Bay Circle of The King’s Daughters and Sons met May 25 in the fellowship hall of New Point Friends Church. Diane Garrison, left, president of the Mattaponi Healing… …
Beautifying Woodville Park (6/7/2023) - CLUB PHOTOS Through the work of two local garden clubs, Woodville Park in Gloucester is being enhanced. In the left photo, the Garden Club of Gloucester and Mathews recently continued… …
Just a sample (5/31/2023) - Beauty is in full bloom around us; here is a small glimpse of it. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Sweet Williams are blooming at the Gloucester home of Ginger… …
Jackson-Tunstall (5/31/2023) - Jason and Jennifer Jackson of Cobbs Creek, announce the engagement of their daughter, Madisyn Dawn Jackson, to Cody Lee Tunstall, son of Rich and Tracey Tunstall of Mathews. Madisyn is… …