The Club’s next big member event will be creating 140 table arrangements from the flowers and greens out of their personal gardens for the tables at the Lion’s Club Feast of Will event. This annual dinner barbecue is hosted by the Ashland Lion’s Club and celebrates the beginning of summer and the opening of the Elizabethan Stage.
The Feast of Will is held in Lithia Park at 6:00pm
Tickets for the event are $15.00 and available at the OSF Box Office
The City of Ashland is preparing for the impending drought
and water curtailment for the summer of 2014.
For more information contact:
Julie Smitherman- City Water Conservation Specialist. 541-552-2062
Check out the city’s website on how to conserve water.
http://www.ashland.or.us/citynews.drought
The First United Methodist Church of Ashland, at 175 N. Main Street, is especially lovely at this time of year when the dogwood is in bloom.
Ashland Garden Club hosted the Siskiyou District spring meeting yesterday and it was a success!
Kudos to Jeanne Aargo, Viki Ashford, Carlotta Lucas, Gena Goddard, Joanie Kitchener, Melody Jones, Darlene, Fenwick, Marilyn love and Susan Zane for all their hard work towards making this event a wonderful gathering for the six garden clubs in the district.
AGC President Susan Zane
Before the Crowd Arrives
Floor Arrangement
Photo Contest
Country Store
The City of Ashland has created an informational website to help reduce water usage in yards & gardens.
Click here to visit the site:
Water Wise Landscaping in Ashland
Once you’re at the website click the tabs located at the top of the page to view the following features.
Start with Garden Resources which is the gateway to the site. There you will find the table of contents: Getting Started, Irrigation, Design and Maintenance.
Garden Tours & Garden Gallery showcase local properties and supplies the viewer with visual examples of water-wise plantings. Within each photo there is a white box; click the box to obtain detailed information regarding the plant.
The Plants is organized by Firewise, Lawn Alternatives, Drought Tolerant Plants, Ornamental Grass, Deer Resistant Plants, Screens & Hedges. Each category presentsa list of plant suggestions. You can also search for plants based on: plant type, size, color, sun requirements, soil type and blooming season.
The Watering Guide provides watering guidelines, watering tips and common irrigation challenges.
This well designed site contains vast amounts of plant information, check it out and be inspired!
by:Carlotta Lucas
Make your own potting soil
All-purpose potting soil:
• 1 part compost
• 1 part good garden soil
• 1 part peat moss
• 1 part perlite
Potting soil for woody plants & perennials:
• 1 part compost
• 1 part sand
• 1 part composted bark
• 1 part peat moss
• 1 part perlite