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A Foggy Start
This morning was cool and very foggy on the way to the gardens and throughout the gardens themselves. I like the foggy look though as seen both above and below. Above is the observation pier with the...
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All-America Selections Repeat Victory
We heard late last week that RBG won 1st place in the Landscape Design Contest offered by All-America Selections (AAS). This competition involves other AAS Display gardens and the emphasis is on...
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Chilly Today
The day was overcast and chilly but we continued our momentum with garden tasks, Holiday Lights Show (HLS) set-up and indoor preparations for the HLS. Nice fall color shot above of the oakleaf...
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"While The Weather Outside Is Frightful..."
"...the inside is do delightful". It literally drizzled all day and fluctuated between a light mist and a medium rain. Needless to say, much of our garden work was put on hold due to the sloppy...
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Knit Hat Weather
Today was a cold start in the mid 30 degrees F although the overcast day did warm up to a balmy 50 degrees F or so. It looks like we'll have a couple of frosts over the next week which isn't unusual....
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Volunteer Work Day Success (+ UW Arboretum)
On Saturday, October 19th, we had our last Volunteer Work Saturday out in the gardens and were thankful for the strong turnout and the lack of rain! We had sixteen volunteers help with gardening...
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Juggling Continues Before The Frost
It was a nice day and will probably be the warmest of the week at around 50 degrees F as a high temperature. The forecast calls for nightly frosts this week which should effectively finish off most of...
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The Frosty Knockout Punch
The mercury dipped below 30 degrees F last night which was the final blow for many of our seasonal plantings. The second photo down shows come elephant ears (Colocasia esculenta) giving their opinion...
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Another Fine Autumn Day
While it was another cold morning like the previous two, it ended up being a nice sunny day until late in the afternoon. John reported our first snow flake this afternoon but we didn't have to find...
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The Chain Gang
The photo of the formal gardens above was taken from the roof of the Rath Center this morning where I was up running extension cords for the Holiday Lights Show (HLS). We had another great day of...
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Heading Up North
I wasn't at work very long this morning but spent some brief time organizing the grounds staff and taking care of some tasks. We had a full crew of Big John, Terry, Cindy, Pat (half day) and Janice...
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Impressive Progress
There is impressive progress regarding three phenomena out in the gardens. First of all, the fall color is getting better in many areas and the 'Aconitifolium' fullmoon maple (Acer japonicum) seen...
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A Very Busy Day
Today was one of the busiest Tuesdays that I can recall....ever! There was not only a lot of activity out in the gardens but we had the pleasant surprise of many unexpected (but fully utilized and...
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No Delay Of Game Today
Today was extremely foggy to start the day as seen above. The tree is a black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) which I think has a striking winter form. Regardless, it was a day that promised some rain...
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Boon For The Gardens - Bummer For Trick-Or-Treaters
Happy Halloween! My girls think they're too old (13 and 23) to trick-or-treat but I've always enjoyed this holiday. Unfortunately, the beneficial rains that the gardens are receiving today may make...
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Oodles of HLS Progress
Today was overcast and somewhat chilly all day. We had some sprinkles in mid-afternoon but the bulk of our day was perfect for getting out in the gardens which still have some great fall color as seen...
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50 Trees For The Garden
There was a lot of activity at the gardens today although I missed a good portion of it due to a morning expedition for trees and some afternoon appointments. The first three photos show our trip to...
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One Step At A Time
We had more great progress out in the gardens today and thankfully the rain held off until later in the afternoon. Note my play on words with the blog title and the image above (taken in the Japanese...
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A Damp Morning
As evidenced above, I'm not tired of capturing the fall color of the oakleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia) which continues to get better out in the gardens almost daily. I was just happy I was...
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Stretching Cords, Etc.
My day was defined by running power cords which is typical for this time of year. In regards to the Holiday Lights Show (HLS), we frequently mention that we run about 6 miles of cords which is not an...
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