ON THE APPLEGATE VALLEY WINE TRAIL… Take in the Southern Oregon Lavender Trail – by Rhonda Nowak
While exploring the Applegate Valley Wine Trail this summer, be sure and take the time to smell the flowers—literally. Visitors will delight in blending a wine tasting trip with an excursion to three incredible lavender farms on the Southern Oregon Lave...
Vintage Gardens: The Gardens at Schmidt Family Vineyards are Immeasurably Beautiful – by Rhonda Nowak
“He hath a garden circummured with brick, Whose western side is with a vineyard back’d…” William Shakespeare, “ Measure for Measure,” 1604 The bard’s “Measure for Measure” is set in Vienna where Shakespeare knew gardens and vineyards...
Troon Vineyard Digs Deep into Biodynamic Viticulture – by Rhonda Nowak
Traveling along Highway 238 in the upper Applegate Valley is like driving straight into a landscape painting. Only this idyllic scenery is not on canvas, it’s real with added sensory pleasures of pine trees and a soft afternoon breeze drifting over the ...
Wooldridge Creek’s Gardens Capture the Spirit of the Place and Its People – by Rhonda Nowak
Standing tall in the wildflower and pollinator garden at Wooldridge Creek is a signpost that reads “May Peace Prevail on Earth” in English letters and Chinese characters. It’s certainly a fitting message for the tranquil ambiance of the colorful gar...