{"id":16,"date":"2013-04-16T07:36:49","date_gmt":"2013-04-16T07:36:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jcmgf.org\/mg2\/mg2\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2018-01-17T00:19:26","modified_gmt":"2018-01-17T08:19:26","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jcmgf.myparkpack.com\/mg2\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Stay in touch!<\/p>\n<p>Read about our latest happenings in our\u00a0<a title=\"Newsletters\" href=\"http:\/\/jcmgf.org\/mg2\/blog\/\">Blog<\/a> or check out our <a title=\"Calendar\" href=\"http:\/\/jcmgf.org\/mg2\/calendar\/\">Calendar <\/a>.\u00a0 Members should check their email for ongoing events and opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>See our Latests News Items:<\/p>\n<div class=\"tb-grid-slider tb-block-slider post_grid themeblvd-gallery has-nav\" data-timeout=\"0\" data-nav=\"1\"><div class=\"tb-grid-slider-inner tb-block-slider-inner slider-inner flexslider\"><div class=\"tb-loader\">\n\t<span class=\"icon-1\"><\/span>\n\t<span class=\"icon-2\"><\/span>\n\t<span class=\"icon-3\"><\/span>\n<\/div><!-- .tb-loader (end) -->\n<ul class=\"tb-slider-arrows\"><li><a href=\"#\" title=\"Previous\" class=\"left primary prev\">Previous<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#\" title=\"Next\" class=\"right primary next\">Next<\/a><\/li><\/ul><ul class=\"slides\"><li class=\"slide\"><div class=\"row row-inner\"><div class=\"grid-item col col-sm-4 has-thumb has-excerpt has-more\">\n\n\t<article class=\"post-6727 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-garden-column classic-edited\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-item featured-image\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"377\" height=\"251\" src=\"https:\/\/jcmgf.myparkpack.com\/mg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/mahonia.png\" class=\"featured-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"winter mahonia, courtesy of Bruce Bennett\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jcmgf.myparkpack.com\/mg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/mahonia.png 377w, https:\/\/jcmgf.myparkpack.com\/mg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/mahonia-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .featured-item -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jcmgf.myparkpack.com\/mg2\/hollies-or-impostors-in-the-winter-garden\/\" title=\"Hollies \u2014 or  Impostors \u2014 in the Winter Garden\" target=\"_self\">Hollies \u2014 or  Impostors \u2014 in the Winter Garden<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<p>by Bruce Bennett \u2022\u00a0With the great diversity of Northwest plants, it should not be surprising how similar some can look! This situation can work in your favor as one of those lookalikes may be a better plant for the growing conditions of that bare spot in your landscape. If you wind up doing some plant [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/jcmgf.myparkpack.com\/mg2\/hollies-or-impostors-in-the-winter-garden\/\" title=\"Hollies \u2014 or  Impostors \u2014 in the Winter Garden\" class=\"btn btn-default btn-sm read-more\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t<\/article><!-- #post-6727 -->\n\n<\/div><!-- .grid-item -->\n<div class=\"grid-item col col-sm-4 has-thumb has-excerpt has-more\">\n\n\t<article class=\"post-6673 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-garden-column classic-edited\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-item featured-image\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"549\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/jcmgf.myparkpack.com\/mg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/23-11-AUT-FirePwr-Photo-by-landscapeplants.oregonstate.edu-copy-549x360.jpeg\" class=\"featured-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .featured-item -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jcmgf.myparkpack.com\/mg2\/advantages-of-planting-in-autumn\/\" title=\"Advantages of Planting in Autumn\" target=\"_self\">Advantages of Planting in Autumn<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<p>by Bruce Bennett \u2022 Autumn is a great time to look to leaf foliage or berries for color without the need for flowers. Many foliage plants even develop better color when temperatures drop. For example, dwarf heavenly bamboo (Nandina domestica) \u2018Fire Power\u2019 never looked better when its fire engine red color develops during the cool [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/jcmgf.myparkpack.com\/mg2\/advantages-of-planting-in-autumn\/\" title=\"Advantages of Planting in Autumn\" class=\"btn btn-default btn-sm read-more\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t<\/article><!-- #post-6673 -->\n\n<\/div><!-- .grid-item -->\n<div class=\"grid-item col col-sm-4 has-thumb has-excerpt has-more\">\n\n\t<article class=\"post-6657 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-garden-column classic-edited\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-item featured-image\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/jcmgf.myparkpack.com\/mg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Miscanthus-Sinesis-Bandwidth-640x360.png\" class=\"featured-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .featured-item -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jcmgf.myparkpack.com\/mg2\/climate-ready-landscape-plants\/\" title=\"Climate-Ready Landscape Plants\" target=\"_self\">Climate-Ready Landscape Plants<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<p>by Bruce Bennet \u2022 The last three years have given us some of the increasingly hottest weather on record and forecasts for the next decade really don\u2019t provide us much hope for the cooler, \u201cnormal\u201d weather cycles. The next logical step in landscape development includes the issue of global warming in our part of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/jcmgf.myparkpack.com\/mg2\/climate-ready-landscape-plants\/\" title=\"Climate-Ready Landscape Plants\" class=\"btn btn-default btn-sm read-more\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t<\/article><!-- #post-6657 -->\n\n<\/div><!-- .grid-item -->\n<\/div><!-- .row (end) --><\/li><li class=\"slide\"><div class=\"row row-inner\"><div class=\"grid-item col col-sm-4 has-thumb has-excerpt has-more\">\n\n\t<article class=\"post-6483 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-home-page-post classic-edited\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-item featured-image\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" src=\"https:\/\/jcmgf.myparkpack.com\/mg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Swan-School_Small.jpg\" class=\"featured-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .featured-item -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jcmgf.myparkpack.com\/mg2\/foundation-grants-available\/\" title=\"Foundation Grants Available\" target=\"_self\">Foundation Grants Available<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<p>by Suzanne Eggleston \u2022 The Jefferson County Master Gardeners Foundation (JCMGF) wants to support Jefferson County residents with up to $1,000 in funding for volunteer horticulture and environmental stewardship projects. Schools, community gardens, individuals, and organizations with not-for-profit projects are eligible to apply. Grants are available for supplies and materials. Monies are not intended to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/jcmgf.myparkpack.com\/mg2\/foundation-grants-available\/\" title=\"Foundation Grants Available\" class=\"btn btn-default btn-sm read-more\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t<\/article><!-- #post-6483 -->\n\n<\/div><!-- .grid-item -->\n<div class=\"grid-item col col-sm-4 has-thumb has-excerpt has-more\">\n\n\t<article class=\"post-6442 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-home-page-post category-uncategorized category-yard-and-garden classic-edited\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-item featured-image\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"449\" height=\"159\" src=\"https:\/\/jcmgf.myparkpack.com\/mg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/horizontal-logo-1.jpg\" class=\"featured-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jcmgf.myparkpack.com\/mg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/horizontal-logo-1.jpg 449w, https:\/\/jcmgf.myparkpack.com\/mg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/horizontal-logo-1-300x106.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .featured-item -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jcmgf.myparkpack.com\/mg2\/get-your-tickets-to-2023-yg\/\" title=\"Get Your Tickets to 2023 Y&#038;G!\" target=\"_self\">Get Your Tickets to 2023 Y&#038;G!<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<p>by Suzanne Eggleston \u2022 Tickets are on sale for the 2023 Jefferson County Master Gardener Foundation\u2019s 25th Anniversary Yard &amp; Garden Virtual Lecture Series. The lectures are offered in a live webinar format, and will run on six Saturday mornings: February 11 and 25, and March 4, 11, 18, and 25. Lectures will be recorded; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/jcmgf.myparkpack.com\/mg2\/get-your-tickets-to-2023-yg\/\" title=\"Get Your Tickets to 2023 Y&#038;G!\" class=\"btn btn-default btn-sm read-more\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t<\/article><!-- #post-6442 -->\n\n<\/div><!-- .grid-item -->\n<div class=\"grid-item col col-sm-4 has-thumb has-excerpt has-more\">\n\n\t<article class=\"post-5867 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-home-page-post classic-edited\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-item featured-image\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/jcmgf.myparkpack.com\/mg2\/planting-a-tree-a-gift-to-the-future\/\" title=\"Planting a Tree: A Gift to the Future\" class=\"featured-image tb-thumb-link post\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/jcmgf.myparkpack.com\/mg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/tree-yellow-640x360.jpg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"thumb-link-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .featured-item -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jcmgf.myparkpack.com\/mg2\/planting-a-tree-a-gift-to-the-future\/\" title=\"Planting a Tree: A Gift to the Future\" target=\"_self\">Planting a Tree: A Gift to the Future<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<p>by Barbara Faurot It would be difficult to overstate the benefits of trees to our homes and communities. Aesthetic beauty, shade, wildlife habitat, wind protection, slope retention, and privacy screening are just the beginning. Trees filter the air we breathe by removing dust and other particulates. Leaves absorb carbon dioxide and transform it into biomass [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/jcmgf.myparkpack.com\/mg2\/planting-a-tree-a-gift-to-the-future\/\" title=\"Planting a Tree: A Gift to the Future\" class=\"btn btn-default btn-sm read-more\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t<\/article><!-- #post-5867 -->\n\n<\/div><!-- .grid-item -->\n<\/div><!-- .row (end) --><\/li><li class=\"slide\"><div class=\"row row-inner\"><div class=\"grid-item col col-sm-4 has-thumb has-excerpt has-more\">\n\n\t<article class=\"post-5800 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-home-page-post classic-edited\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-item featured-image\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/jcmgf.myparkpack.com\/mg2\/help-us-clean-weeds\/\" title=\"Help Us Clean Weeds\" class=\"featured-image tb-thumb-link post\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/jcmgf.myparkpack.com\/mg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/yardovertakenwithweeds3jpg-640x360.jpg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"thumb-link-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .featured-item -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jcmgf.myparkpack.com\/mg2\/help-us-clean-weeds\/\" title=\"Help Us Clean Weeds\" target=\"_self\">Help Us Clean Weeds<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<p>Summer Work at the Sims Way Demo Garden ~ new summer volunteer times! MG Volunteer work party opportunity 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month, February-November\u00a0 (weather permitting) June, July, and August hours are 9-11:00am. Fall, Winter and Spring gardeners meet at 10:00-noon. 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