Winter Waterfowl Count (2/28/2024) - The first weekend in February saw bird counts across the Middle Peninsula and Northern Neck as part of the annual Winter Waterfowl Count. The Gloucester team counted 7,387 individual birds… …
Five Rivers Woman’s Club (2/21/2024) - Dr. Wesley Wilson was the guest speaker at the Five Rivers Woman’s Club’s luncheon meeting Monday at Bethlehem United Methodist Church, Bena. Wilson spoke of the early history of the… …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… …
It’s all good (2/7/2024) - Signs of spring are emerging on warm days; and still, we enjoy the flowers of winter. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Honeybee on daffodil, snapped by Cheryl Battle of… …
Native alternatives to crape myrtle (2/7/2024) - The Virginia Cooperative Master Gardener Extension frequently posts short, timely articles on Facebook. Whenever I see one of these posts, I share it on my Facebook page, and I usually… …
Daffodil award (2/7/2024) - Gloucester Daffodil Club member Nancy Fuchs received the 2023 American Daffodil Society Middle Atlantic Region Leadership and Service Award at the fall Washington Daffodil Society meeting. Since 1993, this award… …
Rural Housing Partnership (2/7/2024) - The York River Circle of The King’s Daughters and Sons met on Tuesday at Severn Church on Robins Neck Road, Gloucester. The program’s guest speaker was Babs Zuhowski, Chief Operating… …
Birds and blooms (1/31/2024) - Indoors and out, Mother Nature provides a good show in all weathers. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Larry Sherertz of Hayes said a small flock of Greater Yellowlegs showed… …Which shrubs should I prune now? (1/31/2024) - We had a couple of pleasant days last week, and I confess to a little snipping on a few shrubs, but I will wait two or three weeks before I… …
York River Garden Club to meet Feb. 8 (1/31/2024) - The York River Garden Club will hold a talk by Susan Walton, a Master Naturalist with experience with butterflies, at 10 a.m. next Thursday, Feb. 8 at Bethany United Methodist… …
Guerrilla Wrestling (1/24/2024) - On Sunday, Jan. 14, Gloucester’s Guerrilla Wrestling Association competed in the Virginia Duals Kids Nationals and the Virginia Duals Rookie Invitational at the Hampton Coliseum. The following wrestlers participated: Cooper… …Dogs, loons, sunrises…daffodils! (1/24/2024) - Take courage, friends, signs of spring are starting to emerge. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Tuesday dawn …as seen from the Severn Yachting Center, Southwest Branch of the Severn… …
Native black and red chokeberries (1/24/2024) - January hasn’t even left us, and Gloucester Master Gardeners are already planning for our big Annual Plant Extravaganza coming up in September. Master Gardeners begin early each year raising plants… …
Bird and Wildlife Survey (1/24/2024) - Middle Peninsula Bird Club and Middle Peninsula Master Naturalist members visited Bethel Beach Natural Area Preserve in Mathews on Jan. 15. The group did a Bird and Wildlife Survey for… …Even in winter (1/17/2024) - Our local gardeners are finding ways to grow vegetables in the darkest of days; and hardy flowers continue to bloom indoors and, in some cases, outside. Please send your photos… …
14 new Virginia Master Naturalists graduate (1/17/2024) - A class of 14 new Virginia Master Naturalists graduated last month from the Basic Training Course hosted by the Northern Neck chapter of Virginia Master Naturalists. The intensive classroom and… …Plant Muhly grass (1/17/2024) - Do you have that one spot in your garden that never looks the way you want no matter what you plant? We used to have a sunny side and a… …