Janie’s roses are lasting through the heat!
Photos and roses by: Janie Burcart, AGC Member
Roses in Ashland
Category Archives: Flower Photos
Today in the Garden
Member Goly Ostovar shares her summer flowers.
Sacred Datura, planted from seed. Flowers open in a half hour window from bud stage to full bloom at dusk, they have a heavenly aroma and last for a day.
Canna lilies are putting on new shoots.
Summer Flowers!
July 3, 2025 – Flowers and photos by Lynn McDonald, AGC Member
Ashland Oregon Garden Club
California Peony Farm Visit
On May 31st Ashland Garden Club members Dan, Mark and Lynn visited the California Peony Farm. The California Peony Company is owned and operated Anne Hilton. She and her family, including her husband Brent and their sons Wyatt and Finn, run the farm in Callahan, California, located outside of Etna, CA. in Northern California. The farm opened 6 years again and is growing 10 acres of peonies with at least 40 varieties. They are the largest peony grower in California.
Lynn reported the weather was perfect the day they visited and the fields of peonies were a beautiful sight. Two special treats happened on this field trip: a young couple became engaged among the peonies, and a group of Hmong people from Sacramento were visiting the farm and the women were wearing traditional clothing.
The farm is closed for the 2025 season, but check out their website. They will open again May 2026.
https://www.californiapeonycompany.com
Pictures by Lynn McDonald
October Flowers for Pollinators
Fall flowers for pollinators:
Happy Autumn Equinox!
Today, Sun, Sep 22, 2024 is the first day of Autumn.
Monarch butterflies are migrating now and today I saw a one visiting my garden. This is the fourth monarch I have seen this summer. It spent several hours getting nectar and resting in the garden. It preferred the zinnia flowers more than all others. This monarch sampled other flowers, but kept coming back to the zinnias. I noticed it liked newer flowers more than the older ones. This suggests it’s a good habit to deadhead your flowers, since cutting back older flowers encourages new buds. If interested, you can report your monarch sightings to journeynorth.org Include the number of monarchs you observed and the length of time they spent in your area.
~Goly Ostovar, AGC Member
