We had another 3″ of rain this morning with much of it coming down fast and furious.  The retention pond above (at the Horticulture Center) filled very quickly (that’s why …

Nice shot above of ‘Vanity’ speckled red maple (Acer rubrum) showing some nice coloration.  We had significant rain over the evening including some thunderstorms and heavy precipitation.  Our first order …

The Home Garden Tour is coming up soon on Saturday, July 15th from 9 am until 3 pm (rain or shine).  Eight wonderful home gardens in the Janesville area will …

Today was more typical of what we expect for weather in July.  After a comfortable start to the day, the temperature heated up quickly on this partly sunny day to …

  Post by Janice Peterson A volunteer at Rotary Botanical Gardens recently suggested I write about wild parsnip. He had noticed a lot of it along the bike path and …

Happy early 4th of July!  After a weekend of beautiful weather (and lots of garden visitors!), today started with some light rain but the sun came out quickly and the …