Sorry for the belated post.  All of these photos are from adventures last Friday!  Janice, Big John and I went to the Ball Customer Day in West Chicago, Illinois.  The …

This morning I told the crew to make sure they had all their watering done as the likelihood of rain was slight.  Then this little gem above showed up and …

Our Horticultural Therapy Symposium went very well today.  We had about 50 attendees (above) enjoy a wide range of lectures, demonstrations and break out sessions as well.  While it was …

If you haven’t visited the Giant Aquarium (seen above) yet, come check it out as our undersea growth is maturing and it’s looking pretty cool!  While we continue to deal …

With recent heat and rainfall, the entrance garden is filling in nicely with our All-America Selections (AAS) theme.  Above is a portion of the entrance garden in front of the Parker …

Today looked like another hot one but clouds and the threat of rain moved in around the lunch hour which kept the gardens cooler than expected.  As I type this …

Today ended up being a typical late July day with sunshine and temperatures reaching the upper 80 degrees F.  We focused on watering in the later portion of the day …

We had some rain on Sunday morning (3/4″) which helped keep the beds damp through today.  We’ll be back at watering in earnest tomorrow.  This week looks sunny and quite …

We had another excellent Home Garden Tour (HGT) on Saturday, July 16th which saw about 480 attendees enjoying eight special gardens around the Janesville area.  The weather was sunny and …

Above is ‘Hot Lava’ hybrid coneflower (Echinacea hybrida) looking nice and bright on a cloudy and cool day.  We had about 30 minutes of drizzle (1/10″ of rain) this morning …