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 …