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Silvers In The Shade Garden
We had about 2" of fluffy snow come down throughout yesterday (Sunday) and overnight. Â It was relatively easy to clear the paths for the Holiday Lights Show (HLS) this morning which starts this...
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Perennial Grasses For Impact
Blog topics (and the enclosed photos) like this keep me from remembering that it was -6 degrees F this morning with more blowing snow. Â I don't mind the winter but am not a fan of winter driving or...
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Glorious Gloriosa Daisies
We had some light snow overnight but not much accumulation to deal with this morning. Â Despite the windchill around 0 degrees F today, it was sunny and the roads were in pretty good condition. Â As I go...
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A Thomas Jefferson Influenced Collection
This morning was frigid although it was a sunny day with blue sky. Â Larry, Bill and I did some touch-up shoveling around the Holiday Lights Show (HLS) route this morning in preparation for an event...
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HLS With Snow - Don't Miss It!
The Holiday Lights Show (HLS) opens up tonight (4:30 pm - 9 pm) for the public and will run for only twelve evenings this month. Â See www.rotarybotanicalgardens.org for more information on this event...
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Golden Conifers For A Winter Glow
Golden conifers can be garden "contributors" every day of the year by offering a wide range of gold, Â yellow and chartreuse tones to the landscape. Â It's important to note that some golden conifers get...
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Snow, Painting, Petunias
We had about 2" of fluffy snow come down yesterday afternoon in to the evening hours. Â Above (photo from today) are the fruits of the 'Red Peacock' crabapple (Malus) which will be targeted by the birds...
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Have Outdoor Seating To Enjoy The Garden!
While some gardeners never take the time to sit down and enjoy their hard work, I certainly do (more and more often as I age!). Â I appreciate the value of a well placed bench or chair out in the garden...
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Framed Garden Views
It was a busy day around the Horticulture Center as the Grumpies worked on a wide range of projects. Â Pat had work out in the gardens including more pruning and some Holiday Lights Show (HLS) tweaks....
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'Northwind' Switchgrass (PPA 2014 Plant of the Year)
My arms are numb after spreading a ton (literally) of sand and salt over the Holiday Lights Show (HLS) paths throughout the day. Â Freezing drizzle arrived last night and I came in to a 1/2" layer of...
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HLS Success!
Stay warm everyone! Â What crazy weather we're having and those recurring cold temperatures aren't fun for anyone (including our local wildlife!). Â If you've ever thought about feeding the birds (and...
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FRIGID & Sunny
Our digital thermometer above was reading -17.7 degrees F this morning which doesn't express the -45 degree F windchill that we've all been enjoying this morning. Â I'm very concerned for area wildlife...
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"Dead" Sedges Are Lively
Today was another arctic one with the thermometer reading -13 degrees F this morning. Â The wind chill was also brutal but it sounds like we'll be on the upswing with increasing temperatures towards the...
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Nasturtiums - A True "Ornamental Edible"
Today was a bit warmer and a beautiful sunny day. Â The afternoon high temperature was around 10 degrees F which is a huge improvement over previous days. Â The warm up over the coming days will allow us...
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Vertical Vignettes
Some of my loyal blog readers were probably troubled that I didn't have a blog yesterday...or maybe not. Â :) Â I had to take a personal day as my basement water pipes burst and created an interesting...
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Luxuriant Ligularias
We've had a nice warming trend recently, including a warm weekend, which allowed for us to get back out in the gardens for Holiday Lights Show (HLS) take down today. Â Unfortunately, the remaining...
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Fun Ferns (Starting With The Letter A)
Above is a nice shot of a waterfall with plenty of ferns in the Japanese garden of Butchart Gardens in B.C. Canada. Â The ferns are primarily the broadly native maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum) which...
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Tease Monarchs With Tithonia
One of my favorite annuals for attracting butterflies is the Mexican sunflower (Tithonia rotundifolia) seen above. Â It's one of those annuals that everyone appreciates in the summer garden but few are...
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Awesome Aubergines
What the heck is an aubergine? Â Or perhaps you prefer the name brinjal, garden egg or guinea squash? Â These all refer to the versatile, ornamental and edible eggplant (Solanum melongena and other...
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The Moonlit Garden
Today was another winter wonderland with big flakes drifting down throughout much of the day. Â As I was finishing some presentations for this spring I realized that I'm presenting one of my favorite...
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