The weather was again quite nice today with a mix of sun and clouds.  Considering how bad the weather can be in October in terms of temperatures and precipitation, we’ve …

Today was another gift of warm weather and sunshine.  Nice shot above featuring the fall color of a Himalayan birch (Betula utilis) in the shade garden this morning.  The temperature …

October has decided to provide another warm spell this week and we all enjoyed the mild 77 degrees F it was today!  The week will turn colder as it progresses …

Most of the turf around the gardens looked like what you see above this morning.  A very light frost touched the gardens and affected some of our more tender tropicals. …

While the morning was quite chilly, we think we missed having a frost by just a couple degrees F.  Some folks that came in today mentioned some light frost in …

My favorite time of year is early May with my second favorite time being mid October (right now!).  I love the transition to fall colors like those seen in the …

The day started with light rain and drizzle but the sun made an appearance later in the morning which brought smiles to all of us (note photo above…get it…smiles?).  The …

Today was a beautiful, sunny day with temperatures reaching the low 70 degrees F.  I wonder how many more days we have like this in 2016?  With our set-up window …

Sorry this blog posting is a day late!  We had a chilly (and busy!) Friday but the sun did appear later in the day.  Cindy, Janice and Larry O. all …

Last night I did a presentation at Olbrich Botanical Gardens (OBG) in Madison, Wisconsin.  I always get up there early so I can enjoy the garden and wanted to share …