I had an early start from the hotel this morning in East Lansing, MI and only had a 5 minute drive to the Horticultural Display Gardens on the campus of …
Day 1 of my mini-adventure out to the APGA (American Public Garden Association) Conference in Hamilton, Ontario is complete. After stopping by the gardens this morning to make sure the …
It has been a crazy week as I prepare to go to the American Public Garden Association (APGA) Conference in Hamilton, Ontario next week. It is a great networking opportunity …
Posted by Janice Peterson Gardening is considered a healthy occupation, full of fresh air, exercise and Zen-like moments of contemplation. But there’s a dangerous side to gardening: accidents, injuries, allergies, …
At the start of this blog, we hadn’t had any rain all day and it was another scorcher. I watched the doppler radar for incoming precipitation which always seemed to …
It was another hot one today! There did look like a promising chance of rain this morning and while areas north and east of us received rain, we were missed …
The day started out bearably warm but became quite stifling very quickly with temperatures reaching over 90 degree F! While it was a productive morning, those remaining in the afternoon …
Nice shot of ‘Blue Ice’ hybrid bluestar (Amsonia hybrida) seen directly above. I lacked the energy to keep up with the blog last Wednesday, Thursday and Friday so wanted to …
Josef and Debbie (directly above) They were two of over twenty eight volunteers that helped out at some point this morning for our Saturday Work Day (not including our …
Nice shot directly above of ‘Phoenix Pink’ beardtongue (Penstemon hartwegii) in the Hummingbird Haven theme in the Nancy Yahr Memorial Children’s Garden. This plant is one of thousands and thousands …