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 …

The day went quickly for me today and while I had a lot to accomplish, knowing that we had a nice, soaking, 7/10″ of rain overnight took the stress off …

On a dark and drizzly, October-like Friday, I headed up to Madison for a couple of purposes.  My primary purpose was to go on Larry Meiller’s Garden Talk show on …

If the sun poked out at all today, it was for very brief moments.  After some light rain last night, the day has been overcast with storms slowly working their …

August arrived with sunshine and a warm day in the mid 80 degrees F.  It ended up being quite sticky this afternoon but it was nice to see a large …