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LOOK Left to find the SEARCH BOX
Type in what you are researching
Ashland Garden Club’s archived articles will materialize!
For example:
Deer Resistant
Drought Tolerant
Perennials
Evergreens
Horticulture Report
There’s MORE…..!!
To success in gardening, it’s important to know YOUR garden’s USDA planting zone.
Every region has micro-climates, so they have different zones, for example:
Medford, Oregon is USDA Zone 8a, 10°F to 15°F
Ashland, Oregon is USDA Zone 7b, 5°F to 10°F
You can check your area with this interactive map, click on your city and the zone pops up.
http://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-oregon-usda-plant-zone-hardiness-map.php
Always check USDA Zone on plants at the nursery, before you buy.
Ashland Garden Club hosted a successful district meeting today!
Oregon State Federation of Garden Clubs President, Shirley Schmidt, was in attendance along with garden club members from Ashland, Central Point, Grants Pass, Illinois Valley, Jacksonville & Medford. Ashland club member, Gena Goddard, was named “Member of Distinction” and will be honored for her 25 yrs of service to the Ashland Garden Club and Siskiyou District at OSFGC’s State Convention in Ashland June 12-14.
Drew Matthews from Medford’s Grange Coop was today’s guest speaker. His talked was, “For Gardeners: What’s Hot & What’s Not.”

In Ashland, Oregon the last frost date is approximately May 15th.
Sow seeds in your greenhouse, or indoors, for transplanting after May 15th.
Basil, Cabbage, Peppers, Summer Squash, Winter Squash, Pumpkin, Tomato, etc.
Flowers; Sunflowers, Cosmos, Marigolds , Zinnia, etc.
If the soil is not too wet, you can sow the following vegetables seeds directly into the garden. Once seedlings emerge protect them from spring frost. Lettuces, Cauliflower, Spinach, Chinese Cabbage, Broccoli, Peas, Chard, Carrots, Turnips, Parsnips, Leeks, Kohlrabi, Beets, Radishes.
You can plant onion sets up until 4/15. And, you can still plant raspberries and strawberries plants.
Fertile flowerbeds, shrubs, trees and grass.
Start baiting for slugs, snails and earwigs.
Watch out for spittle bugs and aphids on your existing strawberry plants.
Watch out for aphids on all plants in the landscape.
Pruning shrubs & trees should be completed by now!
Plant Name: Galium odoratum
Common Name: Sweet Woodruff
Plant type: Herbaceous perennial
Height: 8 to 12 inches
Spread: 2-3 feet
Bloom Time: May – June
Flower Color: White
Exposure: Full to Part shade
Soil Requirements: Rich well-drained soil
Water Needs: Regular – moist
Attributes: Dainty Fragrant Flowers, Fragrant Vanilla-like Leaves & Stems
Note: Tolerant of Back Walnut trees
Uses: Shade Garden, Pathway & Garden Edging, Woodland Garden, Rock Gardens, Herb Garden, Naturalize, Groundcover
Native to: Northern Asia, Northern Africa & Europe
USDA Hardiness Zone: 5-9