Last night (Tuesday) we had 76 attendees at our lecture  on “Introduction to Pruning Shrubs and Trees” by Mike Maddox, statewide Master Gardener coordinator for UW-Extension and ISA Certified Arborist. …

The corneliancherry dogwood (Cornus mas) trees are starting to bloom which is a sure sign of spring.  They are blooming about a week earlier than usual but this isn’t the …

The Volunteer Recruitment Fair went well on Saturday and we met lots of new folks interested in helping out at the gardens.  Many of our veteran volunteers were on hand …

I had some meetings in Madison on Friday and as always, I stop by Olbrich Botanical Gardens to get my “plant fix”.  I toured the gardens and chatted with some …

With bulbs emerging more every day, this blog is timely in promoting the earliest of bulbs showing color in areas of turf or short meadows where they bloom above the …

Yesterday I photographed my first Danford iris (Iris danfordiae) out in the gardens although I saw them blooming almost 2 weeks ago in other garden areas.  Thin foliage emerges with …

Happy Spring! Sometimes the first day of spring includes freezing temperatures, sleet or even snow.  Not so today with sunny skies and a high temperature around 60 degrees F.  I …

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!!!  As a Dwyer (originally an O’Dwyer over 100 years ago), I’ll be enjoying the holiday in many ways – potatoes and green beer included.  Whether you …

This blog is dedicated to Karen, a wonderful person and long-time volunteer at Rotary Botanical Gardens who passed away this past Saturday.  Karen, as seen in these photos, tirelessly worked …

It’s usually this time of year that I “wax poetic” about the colorful contribution of stems and ornamental bark that exists in our landscapes and can certainly be augmented in …