I scraped some ice off my windshield this morning but really can't complain as the day ended up being nice enough to accomplish a lot of work at the garden. The founder of Rotary Gardens, Dr. Robert Yahr, is back from Arizona and we had a nice walk thru the gardens and looked at some areas that we hope to improve in the future; including the future garden for his late wife Nancy. He is a true visionary and really has an eye for design. It would not be an exageration to say that Rotary Gardens would not be what it is today without Dr. Yahr's persistence, ideas and tenacity. The grape hyacinths (Muscari armeniacum) look great today and the cool temperatures will help preserve the blooms. It's going to get a bit frosty but that's no surprise. The curveball for us will be bringing plants in and out every day. They need sunlight and fresh air but can't take the chilly nights at this point. It is a true juggling act that could be avoided if we had a greenhouse. However, a greenhouse would bring some of it's own challenges as well as some added expenses.
One of my favorite tulips is pictured here ('Prinses Irene') and is blooming in front of our visitor's center. Every fall we plant 2000 new tulips in that garden. The other variety is an orange one ('Orange Impression'?) that I'll show in the near future. When all of these tulips are done blooming, we dig them out and give them to volunteers to plant at home. This display usually corresponds to our color scheme that year (lots of orange this year, and blue!). Tulips are certainly a classic and I wish we had more $ to put them in every fall. Our talented "carpentry Grumpies" built this bench to surround one of our hackberry trees (Celtis occidentalis) in the gazebo garden. I envision this bench being used quite often. Special thanks to the talented Dave, Jim, Bob and Vern.
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