With our truck and trailer constantly in motion on road trips to our growers over the last two weeks, our yard is beginning to fill nicely with a wide assortment …

  It was a crazy day today for everyone for sure!  I went mobile for most of the day and visited three nurseries: The Flower Factory (Stoughton, WI), Stonefield Plant …

  Trevor (above) and Nolan (below) were back in action today after finishing their freshman year at UW-Whitewater.  The guys helped last summer and really become a vital part of …

Today was our first Volunteer Work Day of the season.  Unfortunately, the weather was on the chilly side and hovered around 50 degrees F with plenty of wind and occasional …

We had a great crew of 13 new volunteers today on Friday the 13th!  The ladies above were from Blackhawk Technical College and are students (and two instructors) in the …

Nice shot above of a hybrid magnolia in full bloom.  I totally spaced out last night and forgot to post this blog.  Due to all the action at the gardens…I’ll …

The first hummingbirds of the season have appeared out in the gardens!  Three of the species can be seen both above and below with lots of color in evidence.  These …

Today consisted mostly of drizzle with a couple periods of no rain averaged out with heavier rainfall.  It was a great day to accomplish indoor work though and we had no …

Above is a nice shot of the ‘Autumn Moon’ fullmoon maple (Acer shirasawanum) with vivid spring growth.  These hints of salmon-orange will fade as the leaves brighten to a clear …

  The Spring Plant Sale started with a very strong turnout of folks interested in our wide range of vegetables, herbs, perennials, shrubs, pansies, compost and much more!  Traffic was …