Arctic Bells is a hoop-petticoat (miniature) daffodil with exquisite little blooms that open a pale cream and slowly turn to ivory white. Helen Chesnut photo. Garden column Saturday, April 10.
Dwarf irises like this Katherine Hodgkin are among the many small bulbs that are easily tucked into pansy and viola planters in the fall. Helen Chesnut photo. Garden column Saturday, April 10.
One of the food gardens late winter and early spring treats is tender young side shoot clusters and broccoli-like flowerbuds on kale plants. Helen Chesnut photo. Garden column Saturday, April 10. Early last autumn, I felt very fortunate as I ambled through the impressive selection of spring-flowering bulbs at a garden centre close to my home. A considerable number of them were marked as new releases on the retail market.
The Jefferson Police Department reports two accidents occurred within the city limits on Tuesday, Feb. 9. The first call came in at approximately 11:55 a.m. about a backing accident in the 300 block of North Elm Street. Lynda Cochran was backing a 2018 Ford Edge from a parking spot when she made contact with the vehicle beside her, a 2001 Chevrolet Silverado, owned by Zachary Danner of Grand Junction. There was a reported $2,000 in damage to the Cochran vehicle and she was cited for failure to provide proof of financial liability. The second accident occurred at approximately 5:21 p.m. at the intersection of Elm and Washington Streets. Kayla Sturm of Churdan was southbound on North Elm Street in a 2011 Hyundai Elantra. Phyliss Lynch of Jefferson was at the stop sign on Washington Street in a 2019 Ford Escape. Lynch pulled away from the sign and into the path of the Sturm vehicle. There were no injuries reported, but there was an estimated $10,000 in damage to the Sturm vehicle and $8