What a beautiful day. It was a cool morning again and never seemed to get too hot. We had another wonderful day of progress out in the gardens. I've added the picture above as many people are asking (daily!) what this is. This is a variety of the native cutleaf coneflower or rudbeckia (
Rudbeckia laciniata). This variety, 'Golden Glow', will get up to 7' tall and has an impressive, double yellow blossom. It does spread and form a colony so be wary. It also goes by the old variety name of 'Hortensia'. It's very hardy and a real beacon in the landscape. Not far from this plant is another neat, yellow-blooming perennial. Look at the showy clusters of this 'Golden Baby' goldenrod (
Solidago hybrida). This hybrid stays around 20" and has solid flower power for over 4 weeks. Look behind the goldenrod and you'll see the 'Golden Glow' rudbeckia.
The Grumpies were active today and many of the guys really sunk their teeth in to working on our new storage shed. We had a wonderful "Break on the Terrace' arranged by our volunteer coordinator Julie. She had refreshments set out and both the weather and setting were perfect. See pictures below. Tonite is our 'Twilight Tour' and the weather has been pleasant. I couldn't make it to the gardens tonite but am sure visitors enjoyed the setting.
What a beautiful day. It was a cool morning again and never seemed to get too hot. We had another wonderful day of progress out in the gardens. I've added the picture above as many people are asking (daily!) what this is. This is a variety of the native cutleaf coneflower or rudbeckia (Rudbeckia laciniata). This variety, 'Golden Glow', will get up to 7' tall and has an impressive, double yellow blossom. It does spread and form a colony so be wary. It also goes by the old variety name of 'Hortensia'. It's very hardy and a real beacon in the landscape. Not far from this plant is another neat, yellow-blooming perennial. Look at the showy clusters of this 'Golden Baby' goldenrod (Solidago hybrida). This hybrid stays around 20" and has solid flower power for over 4 weeks. Look behind the goldenrod and you'll see the 'Golden Glow' rudbeckia.
The Grumpies were active today and many of the guys really sunk their teeth in to working on our new storage shed. We had a wonderful "Break on the Terrace' arranged by our volunteer coordinator Julie. She had refreshments set out and both the weather and setting were perfect. See pictures below. Tonite is our 'Twilight Tour' and the weather has been pleasant. I couldn't make it to the gardens tonite but am sure visitors enjoyed the setting.
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