December 5th members gathered to celebrate the holidays. The Club’s annual hand-made wreaths & holiday decorations fundraiser was a great success!
Member’s were entertained by actor William ” Bill” Ritch, who brought naturist, environmental philosopher & preservationist John Muir’s Yosemite Valley adventures alive on stage with his play, “Adventures of John Muir in the Wilderness”.
Twenty members gathered Friday morning to create wreaths, and the results were spectacular!
What a team!!!!!——- Jeanne Arago
Photos by: Carlotta Lucas
A group of club members spent a fun morning creating pumpkin centerpieces topped with moss, succulents and natural decorations.
Lovely pumpkin centerpieces were on display 
at AGC’s general meeting today. Gena Goddard, who made the centerpieces, is offering a member’s only workshop November 14th for Club member’s to make one of their own. See Gena for details.
The gardens at 170 Logan Drive are the Ashland Garden Club’s Garden of the Month for October. Chris Eberhardt and Gene Miller bought the property in 2008, and the gardens then were nice enough. But in 2013, they decided to re-landscape to update and unify the property, and to make it deer resistant. They refer to certain sections of the garden, and the adjacent v-shaped plot at the corner of Logan and Scenic, held by the property owners’ association, as the “deer highway.” They hired Solid Ground Landscape Inc. to develop a comprehensive plan and provide regular maintenance. Solid Ground included a pathway for the deer to encourage a certain route.
The back is on a steep grade, dotted with tall oaks, from a lovely balustrade terrace, with rhododendrons and daisies providing seasonal color. A charming and private outdoor “room” featuring Japanese maples, was created just outside the hexagonal dining room that was previously exposed to the street. A yew hedge provides much of the privacy. This room has a more formal look than the rest of the garden, with its manicured boxwood border. In addition to specimen plants, the front features drought-tolerant grasses and large boulders, some of which are indigenous to the property. Enormous pots, filled with gorgeous plants, flank the front door.
Photos by Larry Rosengren
