Last night I did a presentation at Olbrich Botanical Gardens (OBG) in Madison, Wisconsin.  I always get up there early so I can enjoy the garden and wanted to share …

When the rain arrived late this morning, we shuffled 20 folks (staff and volunteers) inside the Horticulture Center for some very productive tasks.  Above are some of the Chestnut House …

Yesterday I mentioned to our Grumpies that October is second only to May in terms of how busy we are out in the gardens.  I say this for a couple …

Despite the cool start to the day at 52 degrees F, it warmed up nicely to about 73 degrees F with blue skies.  We had some light rain over the …

On this dreary day, I thought some more color would be appropriate and have shared some additional hummingbird photos from Ken Tapp and Santos McGill.  If you missed my blog …

We have a lot of photographic evidence this year that our Hummingbird Haven theme in the Nancy Yahr Memorial Children’s Garden was successful.  All of these beautiful photos were shared …

  The gardens still have lots of color despite the very cool evenings we’ve experienced recently and with high temperatures only in the lower 60 degrees F range.  Above is …

The temperature this morning was quite chilly but with October arriving this Saturday, the temperatures this week will be quite average.  The sunshine was welcome as was the rain (albeit …

We had a little rain overnight which should keep the gardens damp through the cooler weekend.  We had a small crew today with Janice and Larry H. on grounds, Bill …

The forecast indicated a cloudy day for this Thursday with some rain possible later in the day.  The doppler radar looked promising for earlier rain (which we really don’t need) …