We had another super day at the gardens with more deliveries arriving for our Fall Plant Sale which starts next week (check out our website!).  We had more mums arrive …

It was another nice day out in the gardens.  Beautiful shot of a morning glory (Ipomoea sp.) above!  Our first mum delivery for the Fall Plant Sale arrived today and …

Nice shot directly above of ‘Moudry’ perennial fountain grass (Pennisetum alopecuroides) looking good near the arboretum this morning.  I was off on vacation all of last week so my return …

Nice shot directly above of bottle gentian (Gentiana andrewsii) which is starting to bloom strongly right now.  We continue to have a nice extension of peak summer color and some …

The rain missed us throughout the day which created the necessity for lots of watering.  Our grounds crew of Bobby K.., Trevor and I had a full day with the …

Above (left to right) are Trevor, Bob, Cindy, John and Janice at the Chicago Botanic Garden (CBG) today.  The weather was perfect at 80 degrees F with ample sunshine and …

The day started out overcast with some promising rain heading our way.  The rain swung south and we ended up with a nice sunny day at around 80 degrees F. …

Directly above is our Gothic color theme out in the terrace garden.  We continue to have a lush season with well-timed rain arriving yesterday afternoon and light sprinkles interspersed throughout …

We had another great day out in the gardens although we had some drizzle in the morning with a burst of heavy rain later in the afternoon.  The gardens continue …

Our third annual Horticulture Therapy Symposium was spectacular today.  Above are Mike and Amy who were two of close to 80 participants.  Mike was also one of six speakers who …