Dobbs-Fowler (10/18/2023) - Mary Patrice Fowler and John Edward Dobbs were married on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, at noon at The River Club Twin Oaks in Hayes. The Rev. Bud Goode conducted the… …Should I cut back my perennials? (10/18/2023) - One bright, warm day last week, I walked around our front garden in a dark blue funk. We had been away from home for two weeks, and the late summer… …
River Country Quilters to meet Tuesday (10/18/2023) - Jennifer Worthen will be the speaker at the next meeting of the River County Quilters at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Abingdon Episcopal Church, White Marsh. She is the owner of… …
King’s Daughters to hold Christmas Open House at Colraine (10/18/2023) - The Ware River Circle of The King’s Daughters and Sons is celebrating its 34th annual Christmas Open House, “A Colraine Christmas Celebration,” at beautiful, historic Colraine on Tuesday, Dec. 12.… …
Garden club creates arrangement for statewide exhibit (10/18/2023) - The Garden Club of Gloucester and Mathews created a floral arrangement for the recent “History Blooms” exhibition held at the Virginia Museum of History and Culture in Richmond. The exhibition… …
Basic care of Bonsai trees (10/11/2023) - Jim and I returned home last Thursday after a week in San Diego visiting our son, Joe, who is stationed there with the U.S. Coast Guard. We spent a day… …Wings, petals, and more (10/4/2023) - What’s in your viewfinder this week? Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Galoris “Gee” Brownley of Mathews sends a photo of an Eastern Phoebe having lunch at Machicomoco State Park… …
Peaceful (10/4/2023) - Bobby Harris and granddaughter Ardyn were photographed fishing at sunset at the Peter’s Pier, Little England. …
Ancient times (10/4/2023) - Dana Brown of Cobbs Creek, looked from her home across the Piankatank River last week and spotted this three-masted ship, looking much like a visitor from centuries ago. …
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… …