We started the morning at Terry’s (above) house to cut down a Colorado blue spruce that he donated to the gardens for the Holiday Light Show (HLS).  Big John cut …

Above is a nice new bench that was installed at the garden late last week along the newly renovated North path.  The view is excellent across the pond from this …

It was a chilly day today with some significant wind too!  The day didn’t really warm up much and we all felt bad for John from LP Tree Service (seen …

This morning revealed frost on windshields around town and our tropicals at the gardens were “tinged” a bit with temperatures hovering near that 32 degrees F last night.  Nice shot …

We had our Volunteer Appreciation Dinner this evening and it was very well attended.  It’s nice to gather and chat about the year as well as some future plans. The …

It was a very busy day at the gardens (and off site too) with preparations for the Holiday Light Show (HLS) in full motion.  Ten of us headed off early …

Our last work day went excellent today and the weather was perfect.  We planted bulbs in three locations which included lots of tulips, alliums, anemones and irises.  We also removed …

We had another warm sunny day and were happy to see lots more visitors enjoying the gardens.  Temperatures look colder next week and we’re on track for frost at some …

The photo directly above and directly below were taken from the roof of the Rath Environmental Center where I was running cords for the Holiday Light Show (HLS) as the …

I love this time of year.  It was another cool start to the day but we all shed layers quickly as the sun came out and along with a light …