Nice shot above of a neat ornamental hot pepper (
Capsicum annuum) with strong variegation. This is Sparkler' which is used repeatedly in our "ornamental edible" wall planting. The fruits of this plant will also have
some striping and variegation as they age thru their various colorations. Fantastic foliage! At least we had some rain last night. I heard rain pattering on my rooftop earlier this morning and slept a lot better knowing that we finally re
ceived at least some precipitation. We had about .5" of rain which is better than nothing. That should green the grass up a bit but I hope some of our potential rain this weekend occur. Nice shot to the left of one of our urns that has a neat elephant ear (
Colocasia esculenta) called 'Coffee Cups' that I saw originally last year at Boerner Botanical Gardens in Hales Corners (Milwaukee), WI. I like the interesting deep coloration and the upcurved leaves. The golden trailer in that container is the perennial golden creeping Jenny (
Lysimachia nummularia 'Goldilocks'). To the right are the interesting flowers of the native pokeweed (
Phytolacca americana) that is just starting to form its berries. We have some large specimens in one of our shrub borders that we let grow for fun. Nice shot (and reflection) of the arched bridge from today.
We had a nice turnout of Grumpies today. Del and Bob C. worked on cutting back some shrubs that Big John later finished. Del and Bob then moved to regraveling some of our paths that need freshening. Charlie
and Dick H. helped Dr. Yahr remove some sod and started a gravel pad for future flagstones. Vern & Bob A. continued to put together obelisks for our gift shop and upcoming plant sales. Marilyn and Suzy were here to do some weeding and did a nice job clearing out multiple areas. They were real troopers as it become hot and humid quickly this morning when the sun finally peaked out. We also saw Laura, Chuck, Mary, Dr. Gredler, and it was nice to see Kim (the
second Executive Director at RBG that hired me 12 years ago) and her mom this afternoon. Larry worked on watering and some other projects. Janice helped with volunteers, planted, weeded, did the cutting display, etc. She had a busy morning. I had various meetings and was on the radio promoting our upcoming Home Garden Tour & Luncheon (July 24) and our iris sale (August 28). To the left is a foliage close-up of 'Ruby Red' Swiss chard (
Beta vulgaris) and to the right, a showy, annual, ornamental millet (
Pennisetum glaucum) called 'Jester' that has some nice chartreuse highlights on maroonish leaves. The flower/seed heads (look like cat-tails) will look neat too when they form up shortly. Below is the summer poinsettia or fountain plant (
Amaranthus tricolor) called 'Illumination' that is very showy and the young leaves are edible and used worldwide as a tasty green. The bottom photo is 'Indian Summer' gloriosa daisy (
Rudbeckia hirta) that has almost 5-6" wide blooms in profusion. This annual will attract plenty of butterflies too!
Nice shot above of a neat ornamental hot pepper (Capsicum annuum) with strong variegation. This is Sparkler' which is used repeatedly in our "ornamental edible" wall planting. The fruits of this plant will also have 
some striping and variegation as they age thru their various colorations. Fantastic foliage! At least we had some rain last night. I heard rain pattering on my rooftop earlier this morning and slept a lot better knowing that we finally re
ceived at least some precipitation. We had about .5" of rain which is better than nothing. That should green the grass up a bit but I hope some of our potential rain this weekend occur. Nice shot to the left of one of our urns that has a neat elephant ear (Colocasia esculenta) called 'Coffee Cups' that I saw originally last year at Boerner Botanical Gardens in Hales Corners (Milwaukee), WI. I like the interesting deep coloration and the upcurved leaves. The golden trailer in that container is the perennial golden creeping Jenny (Lysimachia nummularia 'Goldilocks'). To the right are the interesting flowers of the native pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) that is just starting to form its berries. We have some large specimens in one of our shrub borders that we let grow for fun. Nice shot (and reflection) of the arched bridge from today. 
and Dick H. helped Dr. Yahr remove some sod and started a gravel pad for future flagstones. Vern & Bob A. continued to put together obelisks for our gift shop and upcoming plant sales. Marilyn and Suzy were here to do some weeding and did a nice job clearing out multiple areas. They were real troopers as it become hot and humid quickly this morning when the sun finally peaked out. We also saw Laura, Chuck, Mary, Dr. Gredler, and it was nice to see Kim (the 
second Executive Director at RBG that hired me 12 years ago) and her mom this afternoon. Larry worked on watering and some other projects. Janice helped with volunteers, planted, weeded, did the cutting display, etc. She had a busy morning. I had various meetings and was on the radio promoting our upcoming Home Garden Tour & Luncheon (July 24) and our iris sale (August 28). To the left is a foliage close-up of 'Ruby Red' Swiss chard (Beta vulgaris) and to the right, a showy, annual, ornamental millet (Pennisetum glaucum) called 'Jester' that has some nice chartreuse highlights on maroonish leaves. The flower/seed heads (look like cat-tails) will look neat too when they form up shortly. Below is the summer poinsettia or fountain plant (Amaranthus tricolor) called 'Illumination' that is very showy and the young leaves are edible and used worldwide as a tasty green. The bottom photo is 'Indian Summer' gloriosa daisy (Rudbeckia hirta) that has almost 5-6" wide blooms in profusion. This annual will attract plenty of butterflies too! 
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