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 …

As can be seen in many of these photos…we had a great volunteer turnout this morning and the weather was beautiful although quite warm by the afternooh.  Above (left to …