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USDA Planting Zones
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.
Siskiyou District: Spring Meeting
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.”
Pumpkin & Squash
Horticulture Report: Sweet Woodruff
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
Garden of the Month: April 2017
Garden on the Month: 310 Kent Street
April may not be the very best month for the garden at 310 Kent St., but it’s still remarkably good and, more importantly, it is the last full month in the care of homeowner/gardener Cyd Smith who has sold the property and plans to relocate to Seattle. Realtor Pattie Millen attributes the very quick sale of the home (four days) to the beautiful yard.
Smith has been gardening here since 2009 and, with the initial help of garden designer Jane Hardgrove, has transformed the landscape from bare to luscious. At the height of the growing season, Cyd has spent eight hours per week working in the yard, on average.
The pretty front yard is anchored by a picket fence and arbor. The latter features a trumpet vine in season. Two redbud trees flank the path leading to the front door. Four varieties of euphorbia, along with several sedum and thyme, weave throughout the yard. Barberry, spirea, privet, honeysuckle, daphne, irises, and gaura are among the many plants that create such an inviting entrance.
There are 25 to 30 roses in both the front and back. Fair Bianca is one of Smith’s favorites. Peonies also abound.
The back of the irregularly-shaped nearly quarter-acre property has a large section, or “room,” defined by a lush photinia hedge, with raised beds for vegetables. Also in back, there are apple, cherry, fig, and pear trees. The largest tree on the property is a golden locust. A Japanese maple frames the view to the back through the study window. Favorite plants include oakleaf hydrangea, black-lace elderberry, and gold-thread cypress.
Smith, a professional musician, thoroughly enjoys the many benefits of gardening and hopes to create an equally relaxing retreat at her new home.