Today was fairly quiet at the Horticulture Center and out in the gardens.  Both Big John and Larry H. were here to tweak elements of the Holiday Lights Show (HLS) …

You may not know Bidens well as it is not always commonly available despite its value in our hot, summer landscapes.  Also called bur marigold, black-jack, beggar-ticks, cobbler’s pegs, tickseed …

As I type this blog on a winter day with plenty of white on the ground and a nice blue sky, I thought some “blog color” would be in order. …

The 2015 Holiday Light Show (HLS) is ready to go.  All of the photos here were taken on Saturday evening at the Taste of Chocolate event which went well both …

This blog is a bit tardy and actually covers both Friday and Saturday.  We had snow arrive on early Friday evening and 18 hours later…we had 11 inches of snow. …

The beautiful tree above doesn’t “visually express” the experience of being windswept all day.  It was a cold day and the difference between being in a sunny, sheltered spot and …

With the exception of a couple small problems and future alterations, the 2015 Holiday Light Show (HLS) is up and ready to roll.  I took the photo above as I …

Today was a miserable, rainy day outside which thwarted most of us (except Larry and John).  Larry, John, Cindy and I saw Kathy, Patrea, Dr. Gredler, Pat M., Maury (errands), …

Nice fall color on the Pacific Sunset hybrid maple (Acer truncatum x platanoides ‘Warrenred’) out in the arboretum Monday.  This hybrid is a cross between the Shantung maple and Norway …

The forecast earlier this week called for a rainy day today but we were all happy to enjoy a sunny and mild day with the rain coming later in the …