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 …

The lack of photos in this blog doesn’t reflect the amount of activity out in the gardens today.  We had a very busy day for both grounds staff and volunteers.  …

Just a little “behind-the-scenes” update that spring is hitting full speed at the gardens in many ways. Bulbs are emerging quickly with many of our earliest bulbs like snowdrops (Galanthus …

Last night I did a presentation up at Olbrich Botanical Gardens (Madison, WI) and I’m glad I took my camera.  I had a brief 30 minutes out in the gardens …

I’m not sure why I’ve not featured the beautiful and early-blooming leopard’s bane (Doronicum orientale) in past blogs.  This perennial in the sunflower family (Asteraceae) is native to Southeast Europe …

This past Saturday we had our Volunteer Fair (9 am – 12 noon) at the Parker Education Center.  We had some interest from potential volunteers and also had some existing …

I think just about every presentation I’ve given involving planting design has included my strong promotion of silver-leaved plants.  I think silver and white are sorely lacking in most gardens, …

We’re only a couple of weeks away from this deciduous, woody shrub offering fragrant white blossoms in the earliest of spring.  Native to China, the fragrant white viburnum (Viburnum farreri …