Nice shot above of our 'Toba' hawthorn (
Crataegus x
mordenensis) near the observation platform. I've never seen it look nicer in spring but unfortunately, it is susceptible to all sorts of leaf problems later in the summer, particularly if it is cool and damp. Today is the last day of our spring plant sale and started fairly slow. We expect traffic to increase after church and the lunch hour. We have another nice group of volunteers here under the direction of Janice and Marianne. Marv was also here and sifted compost for four hours. I was able to go thru the garden this morning and aside from the inevitable weed issues, the gardens are quite colorful. Next week starts the transition of planting annuals although we have about six trips to run to pick up our orders that are waiting at four greenhouses. This amounts to another 50,000 annuals or so including a couple hundred more perennials. It's an exciting but crazy time. Nice shot of
Hosta 'Lakeside Neat Petite' below. The brighter hostas do catch my eye in spring but the subtley of a good blue hosta should never be underestimated. Beneath the hosta is foamflower (
Tiarella 'Spring Symphony') with its light blue flower spikes. These are great
en masse!
We still have plenty of work to accomplish out in the gardens this spring as there were many projects
that are just being wrapped up. The Grumpies will continue installing the fence addition and this week we'll be able to clean and prep the koi pond system as we had more waterproofing done on the fountain portion over the past two weeks. We hope to get our 'Dancing Waters' fountain up and running and are finding the water features to be quite time consuming this spring. We have volunteer work days
the next four Saturdays (May 22, 29 and June 5,12) and hope to get the majority of our annuals in place. In some areas, it has become a "waiting game" as we still have bulbs showing color in those locations and have to wait until they go sufficiently dormant. The iris collection will really start blooming this coming week but recent cool weather makes me think that the American Iris Society visit (June 4,5) might still catch some color (hopefully). The 27 daisies look great out in the gardens (see to the left) and we've observed many visitors taking pictures of these unique pieces of art. Yesterday was another prom evening so the gardens were inundated for prom pictures. To the right is 'Lemon Lights' azalea (
Rhododendron). We have this variety on the grounds but this image is cheating as I took it last night up in Madison at the Longenecker Gardens (UW Arboretum). Lots of beautiful shrubs and trees in bloom this time of year. Immediately below is a close-up of Jacob's ladder (
Polemonium caeruleum) in our shade garden. We have dozens of these out in the gardens and I've never appreciated the individual blooms until today when I "zoomed in". The bottom photo shows the flowers of yellowhorn (
Xanthoceras sorbifolium) which is a large shrub/small tree. This specimen was planted in memory of Judi Kneece, a wonderful woman that passed too early but made an impact on our community (including RBG).
that are just being wrapped up. The Grumpies will continue installing the fence addition and this week we'll be able to clean and prep the koi pond system as we had more waterproofing done on the fountain portion over the past two weeks. We hope to get our 'Dancing Waters' fountain up and running and are finding the water features to be quite time consuming this spring. We have volunteer work days
the next four Saturdays (May 22, 29 and June 5,12) and hope to get the majority of our annuals in place. In some areas, it has become a "waiting game" as we still have bulbs showing color in those locations and have to wait until they go sufficiently dormant. The iris collection will really start blooming this coming week but recent cool weather makes me think that the American Iris Society visit (June 4,5) might still catch some color (hopefully). The 27 daisies look great out in the gardens (see to the left) and we've observed many visitors taking pictures of these unique pieces of art. Yesterday was another prom evening so the gardens were inundated for prom pictures. To the right is 'Lemon Lights' azalea (Rhododendron). We have this variety on the grounds but this image is cheating as I took it last night up in Madison at the Longenecker Gardens (UW Arboretum). Lots of beautiful shrubs and trees in bloom this time of year. Immediately below is a close-up of Jacob's ladder (Polemonium caeruleum) in our shade garden. We have dozens of these out in the gardens and I've never appreciated the individual blooms until today when I "zoomed in". The bottom photo shows the flowers of yellowhorn (Xanthoceras sorbifolium) which is a large shrub/small tree. This specimen was planted in memory of Judi Kneece, a wonderful woman that passed too early but made an impact on our community (including RBG).
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