It was mild this morning compared to the last three mornings and it warmed up nicely in to the mid 70s F. As evidenced by the t-shirts above, it was a beautiful autumn day. Saturday may get up to 80 degrees F! The group above near our prairi
e restoration was one of many going thru the gardens today as part of our education programs. I think the current program, which features pumpkins as a topic, has close to 500 children signed up to participate. It's nice to see them going thru the gardens and enjoying the day. I feel this early exposure to RBG (or any garden or natural area fo
r that matter) is vital in shaping their interest and support of environmental issues in the future. Of course their appreciation of the gardens might translate to financial support as they get older and have their families in this area! Cultivating support of our purpose and Mission is always on our minds and in a tough economic climate, it becomes absolutely essential to demonstrate our value. Nice shot to the left of one of our last delphiniums (
Delphinum sp.) in our English cottage garden. That blue is so vivid and while we don't have many delphiniums, they are quite tough once established and don't mind a light frost or two. To the right is Janice (standing) with her Thursday volunteers. They did a great job sorting bulbs this afternoon for our bulb planting work day this Saturday. Below are the needles of the golden larch (
Pseudolarix amabilis) in our "larch area". As a deciduous conifer, this tree has green needles from spring until fall when they turn this nice golden color and drop. The picture further below and to the left is the same tree. The yellow really was an eyecatcher today and our larches (
Larix sp.) in close vicinity are still a week away from decent yellow fall color. I know I've featured this woody plant in previous blogs but for good reason!
We had another crazy Thursday today with lots of staff and a substantial group of volunteers. Larry worked on running irrigation, helping the carpenters and doing odds and ends. Janice helped facili
tate volunteers most of the day and had some meetings as well. Little Jerry kept plugging along with his pruning duties and I've been trapped primarily indoors (unfortunately) work
ing on getting everything ready prior to my trip to the Big Apple next week. This is the last segment of my journey accomodated by the generous professional development grant from Chanticleer (PA). I'll visit many botanic gardens and hospital gardens and be able to see my brother and his family in NJ. Marianne came in today as a volunteer to make labels for some new alpine plants, got Barb H. trained as a "lights tester" for our looming holiday lights show and placed her labels out in the garden as well. We also saw Marv briefly this morning. The carpenters kept busy working on their seating arbor (see bottom photo) and will continue to come and and plug away at this large project. Our volunteer turnout was impressive with Maury, Bob C., Bob A., Vern, Jim, Dave, Del, Dr. Yahr, Dr. Gredler, Ron W., Bev W., Ron B., Gary, Pat and Big John. Our female "Grumpettes" today included Glenna, Suzy and Karen, a new addition to the crew. The ladies did a nice job tidying up the wishing well garden. There were many other volunteers here helping facilitate the children's program too. We also saw Jumbo Jim, Bev, Deb, Dave and others too. It was a busy day but Janice, Little Jerry and I finished off the afternoon and tomorrow will prepare for weddings and get ready for our busy Saturday. Above and to the right is some fall foliage on the oakleaf hydrangea (
Hydrangea quercifolia) which can be so variable. Nice shot below over our observation pier to the arched bridge.
It was mild this morning compared to the last three mornings and it warmed up nicely in to the mid 70s F. As evidenced by the t-shirts above, it was a beautiful autumn day. Saturday may get up to 80 degrees F! The group above near our prairi
e restoration was one of many going thru the gardens today as part of our education programs. I think the current program, which features pumpkins as a topic, has close to 500 children signed up to participate. It's nice to see them going thru the gardens and enjoying the day. I feel this early exposure to RBG (or any garden or natural area fo
r that matter) is vital in shaping their interest and support of environmental issues in the future. Of course their appreciation of the gardens might translate to financial support as they get older and have their families in this area! Cultivating support of our purpose and Mission is always on our minds and in a tough economic climate, it becomes absolutely essential to demonstrate our value. Nice shot to the left of one of our last delphiniums (Delphinum sp.) in our English cottage garden. That blue is so vivid and while we don't have many delphiniums, they are quite tough once established and don't mind a light frost or two. To the right is Janice (standing) with her Thursday volunteers. They did a great job sorting bulbs this afternoon for our bulb planting work day this Saturday. Below are the needles of the golden larch (Pseudolarix amabilis) in our "larch area". As a deciduous conifer, this tree has green needles from spring until fall when they turn this nice golden color and drop. The picture further below and to the left is the same tree. The yellow really was an eyecatcher today and our larches (Larix sp.) in close vicinity are still a week away from decent yellow fall color. I know I've featured this woody plant in previous blogs but for good reason! 
tate volunteers most of the day and had some meetings as well. Little Jerry kept plugging along with his pruning duties and I've been trapped primarily indoors (unfortunately) work
ing on getting everything ready prior to my trip to the Big Apple next week. This is the last segment of my journey accomodated by the generous professional development grant from Chanticleer (PA). I'll visit many botanic gardens and hospital gardens and be able to see my brother and his family in NJ. Marianne came in today as a volunteer to make labels for some new alpine plants, got Barb H. trained as a "lights tester" for our looming holiday lights show and placed her labels out in the garden as well. We also saw Marv briefly this morning. The carpenters kept busy working on their seating arbor (see bottom photo) and will continue to come and and plug away at this large project. Our volunteer turnout was impressive with Maury, Bob C., Bob A., Vern, Jim, Dave, Del, Dr. Yahr, Dr. Gredler, Ron W., Bev W., Ron B., Gary, Pat and Big John. Our female "Grumpettes" today included Glenna, Suzy and Karen, a new addition to the crew. The ladies did a nice job tidying up the wishing well garden. There were many other volunteers here helping facilitate the children's program too. We also saw Jumbo Jim, Bev, Deb, Dave and others too. It was a busy day but Janice, Little Jerry and I finished off the afternoon and tomorrow will prepare for weddings and get ready for our busy Saturday. Above and to the right is some fall foliage on the oakleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia) which can be so variable. Nice shot below over our observation pier to the arched bridge.
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