I find I’ve been using the camera on my smart phone as much as my “point and click” camera that I carry around as well. These blog photos are all …
One of our excellent volunteers, Shirley Stekel, passed away recently and she will be missed greatly here at the gardens. In the photo directly above, Shirley is the third from …
It was an overcast and cool day and the previous dampness from rainfall extended throughout the day. This is always nice as we don’t have to worry as much about …
I was outside most of today and can comfortably (or uncomfortably!) state that it was one of the most hot and miserable days I’ve ever experienced. The heat index was …
We had our fifth of five sequential Saturday Volunteer Planting Days (8 am – 12 noon) today. It became quite muggy quickly and the area surrounding the gardens was packed …
With a warm weekend on the horizon, I had hoped our 40% chance of rain would work out this morning and it was perfect! We had a steady drizzle for …
Nice shot directly above of the Plants of the World Collection (POTW) which features select plants from thirteen different countries. Great job Janice and Patrea for all the research and …
Nice shot directly above of spiderwort (Tradescantia sp.) which is blooming prolifically throughout the gardens…primarily due to it reseeding around here and there! It is beautiful though. To say it …
The photo above is from the reception garden which was the nexus for our Volunteer Planting Work Day this morning. That archway is from the original Parker Pen Building in …