Nice shot of one of our containers above. This is a neat trailing petunia called 'Plush Lilac Pearl' that is also part of our American Garden Award program. The foliage plant is a "wandering Jew" (
Setcreasea pallida 'Purple Heart') that continues to spread and trail in a container or hanging basket. The neatest part of this arrangement is it's location (see below).
We had another nice turnout today despite the muggy heat that was immediately noticeable. Marianne showed up to finish in front of the building while Larry started running more irrigation right away in the mor
ning. Jenny worked on watering, fertilizing, tidying up and labels. Janice planted with volunteers and worked on weeding and watering tasks. Little Jerry worked near the Japanese garden while Larry string-trimmed and helped others with projects. The Grumpy turnout was nice with Ron and John helping Dr. Yahr with mulching and rock work. Gary and Bill worked on organizing plants and watering while Bob T. continued to air edge. Dave, Jim, Vern and Bob A. all worked on the arched bridge while Del cut alliums and helped with other projects. Maury, Dick P. Dick H., Terry T. and Chuck H. were here as well. Marilyn, Glenna an
d Susie came in to help weed and plant. Don and Pearl worked in their assigned area as did Kelley and Sue. Nice work guys. Nice shot to the left of a lily (
Lilium) combined with culver's root (
Veronicastrum virginicum). This shot was taken at The Flower Factory, a wonderful retail nursery (Stoughton, WI) with over 4,000 varieties of perennials. These plants were in horse trough planters and looked great. Note some neat cacti shots below as well (taken at The Flower Factory). Not sure about any species or varieties but was smitten with their "growing" display of semi-hardy cacti. Boerner Botanical Gardens in Hales Corners, WI (Milwaukee) is experimenting with some hardy cacti as well. It will be interesting to see what will be promoted as a result of these trials.
Nice shot of one of our containers above. This is a neat trailing petunia called 'Plush Lilac Pearl' that is also part of our American Garden Award program. The foliage plant is a "wandering Jew" (Setcreasea pallida 'Purple Heart') that continues to spread and trail in a container or hanging basket. The neatest part of this arrangement is it's location (see below).
ning. Jenny worked on watering, fertilizing, tidying up and labels. Janice planted with volunteers and worked on weeding and watering tasks. Little Jerry worked near the Japanese garden while Larry string-trimmed and helped others with projects. The Grumpy turnout was nice with Ron and John helping Dr. Yahr with mulching and rock work. Gary and Bill worked on organizing plants and watering while Bob T. continued to air edge. Dave, Jim, Vern and Bob A. all worked on the arched bridge while Del cut alliums and helped with other projects. Maury, Dick P. Dick H., Terry T. and Chuck H. were here as well. Marilyn, Glenna an
d Susie came in to help weed and plant. Don and Pearl worked in their assigned area as did Kelley and Sue. Nice work guys. Nice shot to the left of a lily (Lilium) combined with culver's root (Veronicastrum virginicum). This shot was taken at The Flower Factory, a wonderful retail nursery (Stoughton, WI) with over 4,000 varieties of perennials. These plants were in horse trough planters and looked great. Note some neat cacti shots below as well (taken at The Flower Factory). Not sure about any species or varieties but was smitten with their "growing" display of semi-hardy cacti. Boerner Botanical Gardens in Hales Corners, WI (Milwaukee) is experimenting with some hardy cacti as well. It will be interesting to see what will be promoted as a result of these trials.
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