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Mission Accomplished
Our fifth Volunteer Work Day today was successful and we finished planting the remainder of the entrance garden with the assistance of many fine volunteers. Thanks to Pat, Pete, Sidley, Barbara, Eva,...
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Grumpies Galore
We didn't get much rain overnight but the .25" that did come down certainly helps. It looks like there is a chance of rain throughout the week which would be most welcome and helps us delay running...
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The Gardens & Yard Are Half Empty (or Full?)
We did a lot of planting today. It's nice to see the gardens fill up with our seasonal plantings while the holding yard supply diminishes. I'm sure we're over 50% done with our seasonal planting and...
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Waiting On The Rain...
We've had an 80% chance of showers all day and I've watched the "doppler" often to see storms both North and South of us. No action yet. I'm glad we didn't rely on the showers and ran irrigation, set...
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The Value Of Volunteers!
After a light rain last night (.5"), we had a great day out in the gardens with plenty of sunshine. The storms hit both north and south of us and while I would have liked more precipitation, I was...
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Weekend Preparations
Today was another nice one with sunshine and temperatures in the upper 70 degrees F. It was another busy day around the gardens with many visitors wandering the paths. We spent most of our day...
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Morning Rain (Good and Bad)
Well. The rain started overnight and continued throughout the morning. It was damp enough that we cancelled our Volunteer Planting Work Day as it would have been a muddy mess out there. All the...
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Back To Business
Although the rain on Saturday morning thwarted our planting efforts, we caught up quickly today with planting and many other gardening tasks. Both today and yesterday were hot and sunny although the...
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Progress On All Fronts
Above is a nice shot of the pagoda in the Japanese garden this morning. I spent some time spraying herbicide in this garden with a focus on some of the stubborn "carpet weeds" that have popped up in...
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Busiest Wednesday Ever?
Today was a busy day out in the gardens in every way. We had a good-sized grounds crew, many volunteers and lots of visitors. Above is one of the many delphiniums (Delphinium sp.) blooming in the...
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Summer Heat Arriving On Time
After a 75 degree F day on Tuesday, we're heading well in to the mid 80 degrees F today and in to the 90s by the weekend. Those temperatures weren't unusual at this time last year and I'm glad to get...
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Rain Thankfully Arrives
Although we started the day with lightly overcast skies and a 40% chance of precipitation, we followed our normal policy of continuing to run irrigation, sprinklers and to hand water as well. We soak...
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A Good Soaking Continues
We've had close to 5" of rain since last Friday and the ground is quite wet. That was a thorough soaking and we had another .2" this morning as well with more on the way. Some sunshine and heat will...
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Another Downpour
Our rain gauge had another 2" or so of rain measured from last night when it came down consistently from 1 am until this morning. We had a brief respite from the rain for about 45 minutes around 7 am...
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The Drenching Continues
The deluge continued last night all the way through the late morning today. At one point, I couldn't imagine more rain coming down at one time than what was pounding the gardens. Above is the third...
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The Sunshine Returns
It was nice to have the sunshine back today after all the heavy rains and overcast days. It was very humid and hot in the sun but that's pretty normal for this time of year anyway! Our focus today...
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Summer Color Hitting Stride
It was a beautiful day with sunshine and temperatures in the upper 70 degrees F. There is a chance of rain both tonight and through Saturday. We'll see what materializes. The gardens are still...
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5,475 Days Later
As seen at the top (photo courtesy of Marsha M.), there were about 60 combined RBG staff and volunteers that came to the morning break today to help celebrate my 15 years at the gardens. My wife, two...
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Perfect Weather
It was a great day with sunshine and highs in the upper 70 degrees F. The gardens are still damp from recent rains and while we did some watering/fertilizing today, we'll bring out the hoses and run...
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Pre-Holiday Planting & Primping
With the 4th of July Holiday arriving tomorrow, we do like to get the gardens in order for our visitors. Tomorrow is also a Community Appreciation Day which allows for free garden entry for all...
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