USDA Zone Changes: Gardening for Today in Our Changing World
2024-04-04 15:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Ashland Library, 410 Siskiyou Boulevard, Ashland, OR, 97520, United States
For the first time in over a decade, the growing zones for the entire United States have been reconfigured. Join us to discuss what this means now for gardening and best practices in growing plants in the Rogue Valley and beyond.
Classically trained at the UCLA Landscape Architecture program, presenter Lucretia Weems is a Jackson County Master Gardener, and has been designing gardens in the Rogue Valley for over 15 years. Her lectures on history and landscape design have been enjoyed around Jackson County, and her first book was published in 2023.
Lucretia will be returning to the Ashland Library for another lecture this Spring: May 9th: Heroines in the History of Botany: The Americans.

Newcomers' Night & Calm Abiding Meditaton
2024-04-04 18:00 - 19:30 | Kagyu Sukha Choling, 109 Clear Creek Drive, Ashland, 97520
Curious about Tibetan Buddhism? Please join us for Newcomers’ night!
This is a welcoming opportunity to visit KSC and learn about our many offerings. The evening will begin with a guided Calm Abiding Meditation at 6 p.m. Following the meditation practice, Lama Pema and Lama Yeshe will provide an introduction to Buddhism, and give an overview of the upcoming programs offered at KSC. There will also be time for Q&A.
All are welcome and no pre-registration is required.
Lama Pema Clark and Lama Yeshe Parke have been students of Vajradhara Kalu Rinpoche and Venerable Lama Lodru Rinpoche since the early 1980s. After completing the traditional three year meditation retreat under the guidance of Lama Lodru Rinpoche, they became the resident teachers of Kagyu Sukha Chöling, where they practice, teach and provide dharma consultations.
