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Windflowers (Anemone blanda)
While it was a beautiful day with plenty of sunshine, the air was still crisp with temperatures only reaching the lower 30 degrees F mark. That didn't dissuade Ron R., Urban, Pat M. and Alan M. from...
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Spring Progresses
Above is a wonderful image from yesterday that Marsha M. shared with me this morning. Â I was out sick yesterday and have been playing "catch up" all day. Â Yesterday we had a full crew of volunteers...
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Bluebells Are Peaking Out
Today, Spring Fever became official with sunshine and highs in the low 70 degrees F.  It was a perfect day for our first Story & Stroll program of 2015 which saw some nice attendance and we saw...
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Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis)
Today was insanely crazy in a good way! Â I didn't even have time to get my camera out as it was non-stop action at the Horticulture Center despite the steady drizzle we had this morning. Â Bob C. and...
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'Gold Heart' Bleeding Heart - A "Spring Beacon"!
While a bit chillier today and not as sunny, it was still very "Spring-like" outside and I was able to tour the gardens with Jumbo Jim as we're making some plans in the Japanese garden and alpine...
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Full Steam Ahead
Today was another beautiful sunny one with temperatures in the 60 degrees F. The entire weekend was pretty nice with plenty of visitors on Easter Sunday. Â Spring is firmly entrenched at the gardens...
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The Amazing Pasque Flower
The image both above and below were taken yesterday of the pasque flowers (Pulsatilla vulgaris) emerging in the alpine garden. Â We have 12 or so plants in that area and it's so much fun to watch this...
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2015 Elephant Ear Collection
Today was overcast and foggy this morning after some light rain last night. Â Looks like tomorrow will see more significant precipitation and that would be excellent timing after such a dry winter and...
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The Thomas Jefferson Collection Returns!
Today was overcast with intermittent drizzle, particularly in the afternoon. Â I thought we would have a total rain out today but did have some dry periods that allowed for work out in the gardens. Â We...
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Green Bay By Way of Racine
I had an enjoyable day that involved quite a bit of driving but also some nice opportunities for strolling. Â I left work early to head to Racine for a presentation to the Potpourri Garden Club. Â I...
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April Showers...
Today started with some drizzle that had been spotty over the evening hours. Â The timing was perfect though as it stopped raining early and we were able to get outside and enjoy a warm Spring day with...
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Become a Garlic Mustard Assassin
I only did a half day at work today because of surprisingly wet socks at 5 am in our basement as our water heater sprung a leak and created a mess overnight. Â Problem solved after lots of cleaning and...
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Pansy Sale Poised
With John's trip yesterday and mine today, we have quite a nice assortment of pansies that will be offered as part of our Pansy Sale held in conjunction with our Compost Sale this Saturday (8 am - 12...
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Another Glorious Day
Today felt a lot like mid May with a cool morning but some nice sunshine and temperatures around 70 degrees F by the afternoon. Â This was a perfect day for gardening work and other duties and both...
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Lots of Smiles Today
We had the volunteer crew from Oakhill Christian School helping out at the gardens today. Â There were 19 students and their instructor Kath. Â This group has come every spring and fall for the past 10...
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Virginia Bluebells
MONDAY BLOG! When I woke up this morning, I realized that I never finished and posted my blog from yesterday (4/20).  Sorry for the catch up!  The weather is quite a transformation from the 70 degrees...
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April Windchill Factor
The wind was again howling today with temperatures barely reaching 50 degrees F. Â It was a lot colder on the west side of the gardens near the pond! Â While this isn't unusual for April, we're all...
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All-America Selections Garden - 2015
Blog brevity this evening as I type late in the evening after a busy day that concluded with a fun talk up at Olbrich Botanical Gardens (Madison, WI) on the topic of "The Scented Garden."Â I got up...
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Sunny, Cool & Productive
Today was beautiful with sunshine, blue skies and a high in the mid 50 degrees F. Â The wind has died down from the previous two days which were quite breezy. Â It was brisk and refreshing outside and...
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A Tempting Triad
Our "tempting triad" is in reference to our combined Pansy Sale, Compost Sale and the Golden Kiwanis Tree Sale, all of which will be occurring at the Horticulture Center tomorrow (Saturday, April 25th)...
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