Hotter

Today was very warm, sunny and humid, again! About 90 - it's supposed to be warmer the next few days! :(

Hot

Today was warm, sunny and humid, about 86.

Planted seeds of Trillium lancifolium, Trillium viride, Trillium sessile, Trillium pusillum, Trillium grandiflorum roseum, Trillium flexipes and Trillium recurvatum in dish with rich woodland soil and put outside.

Also planted a couple seeds of Trillium grandiflorum roseum, Trillium viride, Trillium lancifolium and Phacelia bipinnatifida in Woodland Area 1.

Humid again

Today was warm and very humid! About 85. Sunny all day.

Warmer

Today was about 85 and humid - sunny the whole day. Not too bad, except the humidity.

Humid

Today was mostly cloudy and very humid - about 82. Through the morning hours overnight, about another 1.5 inches fell! At night, another 2 inches!!

In a woods nearby, Monotropa uniflora is in full bloom - almost certainly because of the recent rains - I will definitely have to research and experiment with ways of transplanting or propagating this plant!

Planted seeds of Trillium pusillum, Trillium sessile, Trillium grandiflorum roseum, Trillium viride, and Trillium lancifolium in dish and put outside.

Cloudy

Today was mostly cloudy, with pop-up showers in the afternoon, again! About 82 or so. Late in the afternoon came larger storms, and brought about an inch of rain.

Here are some new pictures!

In Woodland Area 2, Lobelia cardinalis is trying to attract hummingbirds.

Origanum vulgare is growing in a particularly weedy area of the yard.

In the Main Garden, Platycodon grandiflora has been blooming for a few days now.

Near the house, Coreopsis rosea is in full bloom.

Echinops ritro is blooming on the side of the house, also.

Way in the back of the yard, is the future site of the new prairie garden!

In the Acid Area, Hieracium venosum has been blooming for a few weeks.

In the Vine Area, Lablab purpurascens just started blooming today.

And finally, a recent picture of the bog! Many of the plants are coming back from their roots, including Coptis trifolia, Trientalis borealis, Viola macloskeyi and Linnaea borealis. It is definitely looking greener... I hope it will be able to sustain itself that way, without too much help, next year!

Some more rain!

Surprisingly, today there was a bit more rain! Nothing substantial, but a steady sprinkling for most of the morning and afternoon - better than nothing! It was about 85 or so. New pictures soon!

Rain

Today was mild again! About 80, and it rained lightly in the morning, then got somewhat sunny.

Mild

Today was a little cloudy in the afternoon and mild again, about 80.

Sunny

Today was mild and sunny - about 80.

Mild again

Today was again very mild, for July! About 80, and sunny.

Mild

Today was mild, only about 75, and sunny.

Planted Arum italicum in Main Garden, Sand Area, and Woodland Area 1. Planted Dracunculus vulgaris in Woodland Area 1 and Main Garden.

Planted Asclepias texana in Woodland Area 2.

Rain

Today was cloudy and rainy - about 79.

Rain through the night, and then in the early afternoon really helped to wet things down. About an inch or so of rain, total.

Cloudy

Today was mostly cloudy again, and still about 80.

Got Arum italicum and Dracunculus vulgaris.

Rained steadily in the very late evening.

Some rain

Today was mostly cloudy, about 80. There was some rain in the morning and early afternoon, but only enough to wet things, nothing substantial.

Cloudy

Today was mostly cloudy, and about 81.

In the bog, Platanthera ciliaris is about to bloom! That's probably a good sign that it's adapting...

Got Sarracenia purpurea today and planted in bog.

Moved Iris lacustris from Woodland Area 1 to bog - was not doing well! Also moved Amianthium muscaetoxicum from Sand Area to bog - was way too dry, and perhaps too shady.

Planted Asclepias hirtella from fridge dish in Sand Area, and Asclepias asperula in Acid Area. Will have to keep very well-watered!

Asclepias texana and Asclepias viridiflora came up in dish from fridge.

Sunny

Today was sunny and about 81. Still no rain.

The bog looked pretty parched today - added some water, but trying to reserve it - who knows when the next rain will come! They're predicting some tomorrow - I hope!!

Echinacea pallida came up in fridge dish.

Mild

Today was about 80 with mostly cloudy skies, with a few sunny moments. It sprinkled in the late evening... but that's all! :( I guess it could be worse - it could be a lot hotter!

Cool

Today was about 75, with some clouds.

Still not enough rain to plant much of anything.


Lilium lancifolium is in full bloom now...

Surprisingly, Mimulus ringens is doing alright, despite the drought. Usually it doesn't fare so well!

Verbena urticifolia is also blooming in the Main Garden.

Gillenia trifoliata came up in fridge dish.

Sunny

Today was a little cloudy, but mostly sunny and about 80.

Still no rain!

Echinacea atrorubens came up in fridge dish.

Cooler

Today was much cooler, around 75... but still sunny and very dry!

Got Justicia americana plants today. Planted one in Woodland Area 2. Also planted Anemone virginiana and Lysimachia quadrifolia in Sand Area.

In the Main Garden, Lilium michiganense is blooming...

Asclepias asperula, Echinacea purpurea alba, Talinum calycinum and Ruellia strepens came up in fridge dish.

Dry

Today was hot and muggy again, and is getting very dry. About 92. It looks like rain may not be coming for a while still...

Asclepias hirtella and Ruellia humilis came up in fridge dish taken out on 7/8.

Hot

Today was again hot and humid - about 94.

Hoping for rain soon!

Muggy!

Hot and muggy!! About 95!

Noticed new growth on Arctostaphylos uva-ursi shoots.

Took seeds that have been in fridge since June out.

Hot

Today was about 86 most of the day!

With the predictions for the next few days being 95, it's best to hold off on planting for a few days and keeping everything watered!

Warm again

Today was warm and sunny. About 86.

Yucca filamentosa is blooming out on the mound:


The pond garden is full of pads from Nymphaea odorata and Potamogeton epihydrus.

7/6

Warm

Today was about 87 and muggy. A little bit of rain later in the evening helped to wet things down.

Warmer

Today was warmer, more like normal... about 88, but not too muggy.

Planted Dalea aurea, Tephrosia virginiana and Lithospermum seeds in Acid Area.

Dalea candida sprouted in wet papertowel.

Happy Fourth, to those to whom it applies! :)

Sunny

Today was again cool and mild, with lots of sun. Around 75.

Got Oenothera acaulis today.

Transferred seeds of Dalea purpurea, Dalea villosa, Dalea candida, Baptisia minor, Baptisia leucophaea, Baptisia leucantha, Baptisia australis and Baptisia sphaerocarpa from water to a wet paper towel.

Cooler still

Today was sunny and even cooler... about 72!

Planted Kosteletzkya virginica in back with other hibiscus-related plants.

Also took Sarracenia leucophylla and Sarracenia minor seeds out of fridge.

Mild

Today was sunny and mild, even a bit cool in the evening.

The bog garden seems to be greening up now, after the excess water drained and evaporated.

Hieracium auranticum is blooming in the Main Garden.

Xerophyllum asphodeloides, in the Acid Area.

Planted Dalea aurea seedlings in Sand Area.