Rotary Botanical Gardens - Hort Blog
Thursday, June 17, 2010

Plants Are Growing Overnight

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Above is one of my favorite coleus ( Solenostemon scutellarioides ) varieties, 'Sedona'. That orange really pops out and the ...
Wednesday, June 16, 2010

A Sunny Respite (Temporary Though...)

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Today was a nice, pleasant day with sun, some clouds and not too hot overall. I'm glad the plants had a chance to perk up and stretch ...
Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Rain With A Side Order Of Drizzle

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It was damp today. That sums it up. Actually, this morning was the only time we had to be dry out in the gardens (between 7 am and 9 am)...
Monday, June 14, 2010

Many Achievements On A Rainy Day

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There was no direct sunshine today and while it was dark and overcast all morning, we were able to fit in a very productive morning with gr...
Sunday, June 13, 2010

Soaking Rains On The Way

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Above is a shot of one of our hundreds of breadseed poppies ( Papaver somniferum 'Seriously Scarlet') at home. Nice to see some r...
Saturday, June 12, 2010

Four of Four

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The area above was devoid of plants yesterday morning and is now planted and complete after a full morning of attention fr om about 50 volu...
Friday, June 11, 2010

Preparations For Tomorrow

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It looked like it wanted to rain all day and I'm glad we weren't fooled and did plenty of watering before the afternoon turned hot,...
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Mark Dwyer, Director of Horticulture, Rotary Botanical Gardens
I am the Director of Horticulture at Rotary Gardens (Janesville, WI). Along with a talented grounds staff and dedicated volunteers, I enjoy being involved with this wonderful botanical resource. My educational background is in landscape architecture and urban forestry but it didn't take long to become a plant enthusiast and find a lifelong career.
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