When I was at Reiman Gardens (Iowa State University, Ames, IA) last week, I could already smell fragrance out in the gardens.  Recent warmth has started to awaken some of …

I spent a good portion of the week out in Iowa which also experienced this recent record breaking warming spell.  The travel was all smooth sailing which you can’t always …

Post by Patrea Wilson Rotary Botanical Gardens’ heirloom collection is a specialty garden featured in 2016 and 2017. It presents over 100 varieties of plants that were cultivated in American …

The snowdrops (Galanthus sp.) seen above are the first spring blooms we’ve noted thus far.  I saw them bud out last week and this photo is from this morning. This …

As I “GOOGLED” the term wheat celosias (Celosia spicata or Celosia argentea spicata) for some additional information for this blog, I saw my blog posting from February 9th, 2015 about …

Post by Janice Peterson I always encourage gardeners to try to use the scientific name for plants rather than the common name. There is good reason for this. A common …

I thought these bleeding hearts (Dicentra and Lamprocapnos) would be appropriate for Valentine’s Day.  Normally blooming in about 9-10 weeks from now, I think we’ll see these much earlier if …

  This past weekend was the Wisconsin Public Television (WPT) Garden Expo at the Alliant Center Exhibition Hall in Madison, WI.  Our booth (two photos directly below) was visited heavily …

The oakleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia) is an excellent woody plant for year-round interest.  The photos in this blog (all taken by me) help highlight many of the excellent features of …