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0 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » NEWS NOW Yoga comes to Bellview ... Wet storm will bring mountain snow, valley rain ... FERC rejects Jordan Cove LNG project ... Yoga comes to Bellview ... Wet storm will bring mountain snow, valley rain ... FERC rejects Jordan Cove LNG project ... ASHLAND GARDENS Lovingly landscaped church garden is a delight to behold Comment By Ruth Sloan Ashland Garden Club DailyTidings.com By Ruth Sloan Ashland Garden Club Posted Mar. 7, 2016 at 8:36 PM By Ruth Sloan Ashland Garden Club Posted Mar. 7, 2016 at 8:36 PM » Social News The gardens of the First United Methodist Church of Ashland at 175 N. Main St. are especially lovely in spring when the dogwood is in bloom, or summer when the crepe myrtles burst forth, or any time that the Japanese maples display their gorgeous foliage and exquisite form. The gardens surrounding the church are lovingly tended by church members, notably Brad Inman, Beth Hite, Toby Deller and Evelyn Moore. A few years ago, Brad Inman and Charlie Brown were photographed manicuring the boxwood hedges out front. Volunteers from the congregation attend work parties at the church the last Saturday of each month, maintaining the facilities inside and outside. The sanctuary section of the church was built in 1908, but when more modern structures were added in 2008, a formal landscape plan was formulated by John Galbraith and Byron Williams of Galbraith & Associates and implemented by Seth Barnard of Solid Ground Landscaping. The front of the church features Japanese maples, rhododendrons, maple and magnolia trees, in addition to the boxwood and dogwood. A courtyard on the Laurel Street side has a lawn for people to gather on, a low wall and crepe myrtles. Also viburnum, azaleas, daylilies, dogwood, iris and hydrangeas. Annuals are added for color each year by the volunteers. The garden on Laurel nearest the street is called the Memorial Garden, where church members’ ashes can be interred. Included there are more Japanese maples, Mugo pine, false cypress, mock orange, kinnikinnick, nandina and sedum. Even the parking lot has been landscaped. This garden was the Ashland Garden Club’s Garden of the Month in May 2014 but did not appear in the Daily Tidings at that time. Sherri Morgan helped with plant identification for this article. Ruth Sloan is a member of the Ashland Garden Club. By Ruth Sloan Ashland Garden Club DailyTidings.com By Ruth Sloan Ashland Garden Club Posted Mar. 7, 2016 at 8:36 PM » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Southern Oregon Directory Featured Businesses Loading... Business Name address Location, ST | website.com Find Southern Oregon Attractions Bars Restaurants Beauty Salons Entertainment Doctors Medical Specialists Contractors Education Lawn Services Lawyers Shopping Travel Tanning Used Cars Wedding Services ▼ Add your business here + Events Calendar Connect with DailyTidings.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Alerts Email alerts RSS feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Propel Marketing Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Mobile Site Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Your privacy is important, read our privacy policy. © Copyright 2016 Local Media Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Local Media Group Publications Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. DailyTidings.com | P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501