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 …

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 …