Cool shots above and below of one of our giant, 20′ obelisks being moved and positioned for decorating with LED lights and ultimately, situated out on the U.S.S. Ginger (our …

Today was a chilly start at around 39 degrees F but I’m pretty sure I saw some very light frost on low turf areas this morning.  The day became sunny …

I’ve been quite busy with a wide range of tasks so have become tardy with some blog postings.  This one is from yesterday which was a very productive day.  Nice …

We had a nice soaking of rain from last night through this morning.  The 1.5″ that came down steadily was the soaking rain we’ve been waiting for over the last …

I forgot to post this blog from Monday which was a busy day!  Above is Benjamin from Boerner Botanical Gardens (Hales Corners, WI) who visited us to grab some tropicals …

On Friday I travelled north with the ultimate destination of the Wisconsin Dells where I was participating in a conference (two presentations later in the afternoon) through Saturday.  I stopped …

It was another perfect October day today with sunshine and a high temperature around 74 degrees F.  The gardens continue to look exceptional with most of our annuals still looking …

Nice shot above of ‘Alexander’s Great’ false forget-me-not (Brunnera macrophylla).  We finally had some rain over the evening.  It was fast and furious with some thunder but did bring us …

Nice shot above of the golden Japanese orixa (Orixa japonica ‘Aurea’) which is a tough shrub that most folks aren’t aware of yet!  The glossy,  bright gold foliage in spring …

The weather was quite nice today with temperatures back near 80 degrees F.  The last couple of days have been comfortably cool but a little more sun and heat this …