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  • July "Garden of the Month" contest produces a stunning rock garden

    Marvalee Peterschick, Special to the Gazette|Aug 3, 2023

    Rosalia Garden Club has chosen to feature an outstanding rock garden that is imaginative and unique. John and Jerri Widman are the creative designers of this unusual garden in Rosalia. They have lived in this same location since 1989 and their old garden design contained a lot of shrubs that needed constant pruning to keep them in shape. When you think of a rock garden, a picture of a quiet and subtle scene comes to mind, but this rock garden is bold and exciting in a creative setting. The...

  • Rosalia Garden Club honors Margaret Severson with June Garden

    MarvaLee Peterschick, Gazette Correspondent|Jun 1, 2023

    ROSALIA - Rosalia Garden Club is pleased to announce the winner of the June "Garden of the Month" honor. The sign was placed in Margaret Severson's neat and compact garden last week and will stay in place until the end of June. Margaret has been a long- time gardener. She has been downsizing just slightly as the years pass. She also is community minded, having served on the park board and being a past member and president of Rosalia Garden Club. Margaret also likes to incorporate yard art into...