Author Archives: AGC

Today in the Garden

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Yellow and red blooms in Lynn McDonald’s garden:

Basket of Gold (Aurinia saxatilis), Potentilla (Cinquefoil), California poppy (Papaver), and a Peony (Paeonia)

Today in the Garden

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AGC member, Carol Walker, provided photos of her front yard where red poppies (Papaver) and Bachelor buttons (Centaurea cyanus) are in full bloom.

Blast from the past photo

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Ashland Garden Club member, Peter Finkle came across this photo while doing research about 4th of July celebrations at the Southern Oregon Historical Society. This photo was taken of an article in the Medford Mail Tribune dated July 5, 1976; it’s about Ashland’s 4th of July parade Grand Prize winner, the Ashland Garden Club. All flowers on the float were real. They were contributed by garden club members and friends!

“Ashland Garden Club took the top prize of all the entries in Sunday’s parade through downtown Ashland.”

Float: Betsy Ross sewing on the first US flag

1976 Ashland 4th of July parade, Ashland Garden Club float, MMT 7/5/1976; at SOHS

AGC Annual Plant Sale

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After a 3-year hiatus, the Ashland Garden Club Annual Plant Sale was back at Safeway’s parking on Saturday May 13th. Club member’s were selling plants and flower arrangements for Mother’s Day and sharing their collective knowledge on gardening. Even on this hot spring day the turn-out was great! Proceeds from this sale fund scholarships and donations to Rogue Community College and the SOU Farm.

Photos by: Carlotta Lucas and Lynn McDonald