A Beautiful Mother's Day

It was a beautiful day at CBG today and the masses really poured in for Mother's Day. It was sunny and in the low sixties, just perfect for a stroll. I was able to spend more time taking photos and our program today included some outdoor projects. Tomorrow is a field trip. I was able to spend a couple of hours at The Morton Arboretum (Lisle, IL) today too and was glad I made it as I observed (and photographed) all sorts of neat spring plants. The Morton Arboretum is a wonderful institution and a great place to visit. The "Mother's Day Masses" thought the same thing as well as it was very crowded. I don't have much time for text so have included a photo montage from CBG from the past two days. Do note the bottom photo as it is the "green roof" (the picture shows only half) on their new Plant Sciences Center. These low plantings are literally part of the roof structure and are meant to help cool the building and utilize rainfall. Look in to "green roof" technology as it is no longer a new thing and was quite well done at CBG. The RBG gang has to deal with incoming plant sale items tomorrow and prep for our looming plant sale.