I’ve been reading a great book lately entitled PAWPAW – In Search of America’s Forgotten Fruit by Andrew Moore (see cover below). I’ve always enjoyed growing and observing pawpaws (Asimina …
I had a presentation at Olbrich Botanical Gardens in Madison, WI yesterday. I loved the entry pots (directly above) with the creative use of fresh “trimmings” from the garden. It …
It’s been a crazy week with lots of frantic preparations for when this slow moving spring finally pounces on us! We’ve had great volunteer turnout throughout the week. The weather …
Today was beautiful and sunny with a high near 60 degrees F. Plants are really starting to awaken out in the gardens now. Daffodils (Narcissus) are starting to bloom with …
It was another productive day at the gardens. The grape hyacinths (Muscari sp.) pictured throughout this blog are still 2-3 weeks away from blooming but are one of my favorite …
The white forsythia (Abeliophyllum distichum) is one of the earliest blooming shrubs I’ve ever observed and photographed. We don’t currently have a specimen at RBG but we will some day. …
I think I’ll let the photos in this blog speak for themselves. I took all of these photos at Keukenhof (Netherlands) a couple of years ago and thought we could …
While it’s not unusual to have some late March snow showers, we don’t see it so often in April. This spring I’ve seen late snow showers across a wide range …
This bulb featured in the blog today wont be blooming for another month or so but will emerge quickly over the coming weeks. The summer snowflake (Leucojum aestivum) is a …