Post a Comment On: Rotary Botanical Gardens - Hort Blog

[Image]
While it hasn't rained in about 10 days or so, the morning dew is still quite heavy as seen on the cosmos above.  I continue to enjoy my morning walks before work out in the gardens.  I sometimes run in to a photographer but really enjoy the quiet and all the bird song which is quite significant.  The big Plant Fair is looming this weekend with "all hands on deck".  I think I'm helping with the parking detail which requires quite a few people as parking can be tricky along the edges of the gardens.  I worked on significant garden clean-up today as well as preparations for the Plant Fair and some "pricking out" of seedlings.  Fergus shared more "tricks of the trade" and seems to be everywhere at once!

[Image]  love this golden prickly briar (Rubus cockburnianus 'Golden Vale'...I think) coming over and through the Cotoneaster horizontalis....awesome [Image] grove of Melianthus major I stumbled upon today [Image] wet little bird footprints today!  cute [Image] compositions abound [Image] one of three compost piles in the large Vegetable Garden [Image] monkshood (Aconitum henryi 'Spark's Variety') nestled amongst 'Goldsturm' black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii) [Image] apples (Malus) above photographed in this beautiful area below (morning light) [Image]
[Image] excellent lighting on perennial geranium above and fern (Dryopteris wallichiana) below [Image]
[Image] I spent lots of time tidying in the Exotic Garden (seen above) [Image] Frank (left) and Lewis getting the grill ready for the weekend [Image] Rachel (top) and Jana getting hay bales ready with Mike (below) [Image]
[Image] dried strawflowers (Helichrysum sp.) will be used as decorations [Image] Frank (above) and I potted up seedlings.  Frank used to be in the Queen's Guard and wore the red uniform and tall hat! [Image] double sunflower (Helianthus angustifolius) above - perennial [Image] border above in the Barn Garden [Image] afternoon light coming through this arch separating the Wall Garden and Barn Garden (foreground)