Nice shot directly above of golden fragrant mint bush (Leucosceptrum japonicum ‘Gold Angel’) blooming today with lots of pollinators visiting! It was a beautiful day with a cool start which we …
Today was another hot one which required the watering attention of most of the grounds staff (Larry O., Larry H., CIndy, Big John and myself). Terry was in to help …
The chance of rain today didn’t materialize by the time of typing this blog although we sure hoped we would see some precipitation. Since we rarely count on it, we …
The fall color is starting on the Firespire™ musclewood (Carpinus caroliniana ‘J.N. Upright’) seen directly above. This is a neat introduction from Michael Yanny of Johnson Nursery (WI) that has excellent form …
Today was another unseasonably hot one with temperatures again reaching over 90 degrees F. Watering was the order of the day although our water system was off for a hour …
Today was hot! We didn’t expect to see 90 degrees F this late in September considering how cool and damp it has been all year. but those are the cards …
Autumn is definitely in the air with cool mornings, leaves turning color and some early raking activities. It was another beautiful day but we sure could use the rain that …
I attended the Third Annual Ornamental Grasses Day held at Intrinsic Perennial Gardens, Inc. (Hebron, IL) today and had a blast! I attended this event last year and will make …
We had a very foggy start to the day which, while a bit eerie, was pretty cool in terms of how the garden looked (above). The fog lifted quickly as …