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Purple Cow Sighting
The purple cow above was seen at the Purple Cow Organics (www.purplecoworganics.com/) booth at the 2016 Garden Center Symposium just west of Milwaukee, WI. Â I've attended this event for many years and...
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Green Petunias
Recent weather hasn't been quite so cold and has allowed for staff and volunteers to get out in to the gardens for collecting lights from the Holiday Light Show (HLS). Â John processed more lights...
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Bee Balm for Pollinators
Today was actually quite pleasant with sunshine and temperatures ultimately getting above freezing. Â Looks like we may have some sleet/snow later this afternoon but I'm not upset that we missed all the...
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'Dragon's Breath' Celosia
It was a nice sunny day outside and the recent 1" layer of ice/snow was melting down here and there. Â Both Big John and Larry headed out in the gardens to retrieve lights. Â John had some indoor...
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Fragrant Abelia
It was clear and cold today. Â For those that religiously read this blog (and why wouldn't you?), I've been sick most of the week so missed a couple days. Â I'll try to make up for it and today will...
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Penstemon for Hummingbirds!
The weekend was quite mild. Â Today continued that trend with sunshine quickly melting off the ice that formed overnight. Â We had a great turnout of volunteers this morning. Â With Larry and Big John...
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Michigan Tour II
All the photos in this blog were taken at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park (Grand Rapids, MI) where I enjoyed a nice stroll yesterday. Â I'm participating in the Plants of Distinction...
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SunPatiens - The Real Deal
It was nice to be back in the office today to continue making orders for the spring. Â The weather was nice and sunny and we had some volunteer help today too. Â Big John continued working on processing...
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All Hail the 'Sun King' (Aralia)
We had some light snow this morning but not enough to be noteworthy. Â The weather is cooler and while we had a warm, sunny day yesterday, the layer of ice over most of the gardens continues to exist...
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Under the Sea Coleus - Over the Top!
The weather continues to be chilly but didn't stop our progress at the Horticulture Center. Â With a wind chill below 0 degrees F, we opted for indoor work which included more holiday lights processing...
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Mosses In Containers
Today was sunny and chilly but we had a productive day at the Horticulture Center and saw many volunteers. Â Big John and Larry worked on processing Holiday Light Show (HLS) lights, cords, etc. and John...
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Diminutive Ninebarks
Today was another chilly, sunny day with blue skies. Â After some brief office work, I headed up to the Alliant Energy Center Exhibition Hall in Madison with Big John and Mark S. Â We hauled up all of...
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Jurassic Rex Begonias
With the Wisconsin Public Television Garden Expo this past Friday, Saturday and Sunday, I forgot to post this blog on Friday morning! Â The Expo went great and I'll blog about that later today but...
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WPT Garden Expo 2016
The Wisconsin Public Television Garden Expo went well this past Friday through Sunday up at the Exhibition Hall of the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, WI. Â Our booth looked great (above and below)...
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Pennisetum 'Jade Princess'
We have a nice warming trend right now with high temperatures reaching 50 degrees F later in the week! Â Today was still cold with a bit of snow but at least it isn't bitter out there right now. Â We had...
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Perennial Plant of the Year - 2016
The Perennial Plant Association (www.perennialplant.org) has selected 'Honorine Jobert' Japanese anemone (Anemone x hybrida) as the Perennial Plant of the Year for 2016. Â We've grown and enjoyed this...
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Striped Petunias
I started the day with a morning presentation at the Winter Workshop for the Wisconsin Nursery & Landscape Association (WNLA). Â Their meeting was in Oconomowoc, WI and my presentation was on some...
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Witch Alders (Fothergilla)
Today, although breezy, was sunny and mild with a high temperature near 50 degrees F. Â The thaw continues outside but created a pool of water on top of remaining ice which has made for very slick...
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White Coneflowers
While overcast today, the temperatures weren't too bad with highs in the upper 30 degrees F. The warm up over this past weekend melted a lot of the ice that had entrapped our Holiday Light Show (HLS)...
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Fist-Sized Marigolds
The weather continues to be mild which allowed Big John to head out and bring in more Holiday Light Show (HLS) cords, lights, etc. Â We continue to process incoming HLS elements as the weather is...
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