Warm

Sunny and warm with a high of around 80.

Very nice

Beautiful day outside today! About 75.

Got new peat for the bog, and also Mitchella repens, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Lithospermum caroliniense, Cornus canadensis, and Medeola virginiana.

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi berry...

Lithospermum caroliniense, with one seed still attached!

Mild

Today was mild and sunny - about 70.

Here is a picture of Cornus canadensis... it looks like a miniature Dogwood tree!

Sunny

Today was sunny, and warm. About 75.

Rainy

Today was cloudy and rainy all day - about 70.

Oops!

Today was warm and partly sunny, about 80... then rain came later in the day... yay!

Fall is here!

Today was about 82 or so, and sunny - very warm for the first day of fall!

Cooler today

Today was about 70, and sunny, with a nice breeze.

Dug up the right side of the bog today, to make it less likely that water seepage can occur...


Then filled back in and added more rocks...

Then added driftwood above the rocks...

Rhexia virginica is a late-bloomer in the bog...

And a small patch of Sphagnum seems to have turned a purplish color for fall - very festive!

More driftwood and rocks will be added soon - and then the plan is to put peaty soil inbetween them, and let plants grow there, also.

Nice again

Today was again sunny, and a little cooler - about 82.

Planted rhizome of Paris quadrifolia in Woodland Area 1.

Nice!

Today was another very nice day - about 85 and sunny, with a slight breeze.

Sunny

Today was warm and sunny - about 85.

Warm again

Today was warm and sunny - and the mosquitoes came back! About 85.

Warm

Today was warm and sunny - about 78.

After having waiting for a volunteer plant that came up in the bog, today, it finally bloomed - it is Rhexia virginica! Not sure where it came from, as I didn't plant it, but it's more than welcome!

Cool

Today was fall-like again, with a chill in the air, at about 67. Sunny most of the day.

Coool!

Today was very cool... cloudy most of the afternoon, with some sun in the morning. About 65 or so most of the day! It's supposed to warm up some this week...

The bog garden is looking rather green still....

Cool!

Today was cool and somewhat sunny. About 65 (51 at night!).

Fall-like

Today was cool, and sunny in the morning, cloudy in the afternoon, and then sunny again in the evening. Very fall-like. About 72 or so.

Cool again

Today was cool again, and most cloudy. About 70. The mosquitoes have been taking a backseat to the cold lately... yay!

Cool

Today was very cool, and sunny. About 62, with a breeze.

Took several pictures of plants and seedpods for the other site... including:
Solanum americanum, with black berries...
And Solanum dulcamara, with bright red berries.

Fall-like!

Today was very cool, and fall-like! And quite windy, also. Sunny most of the day, and about 70.

Cool

Today was mostly cloudy, and somewhat cool - about 80.

Ipomoea hederacea blooming in the early morning...

Humid

Today was humid and mild... cloudy most of the day. About 80.

In the bog, Coptis trifolia is coming back...

In the yard, Impatiens balsamina is producing many seedpods!

Rain again

Today was cloudy most of the day, with off and on rain. At night, it got stormy with lots of heavy rain. About 78.

Rain

Today was cloudy in the morning, with some rain, and then sunny later in the day. After dark, ir rained again with some storms. About 80.

Clouds... and mosquitoes

Today was finally cloudy in the morning and early afternoon, but the mosquitoes were so thick, it was difficult to get many pictures. By afternoon, it was sunny again, but not too hot - about 85 or so.

Hibiscus palustris is already setting seeds!

In the Vine Area, Lablab purpureus has made a few seeds!

Finally, in an odd turn of events, Lilium lancifolium has produced a seedpod! In the 5+ years it has bloomed, with many, many flowers on multiple stalks, it has never done so!

Cloudless

Today was sunny, yet again! About 85. It is getting very difficult to take good pictures with all this sunshine! A cloudy day would be helpful! :)

Ugh!

Today was hot again, about 87, and sunny most of the day, but a few clouds.

Chimaphila umbellata appears to be getting a new shoot in the center!
Doellingeria umbellata is blooming in the Sand Area.
Geranium sanguineum is a truly year-round plant, as it continues to bloom!
Physostegia virginiana has finally started to bloom - that means fall is very close! :(

Was able to take a few new pictures of plants and seedpods, but the mosquitoes are unbearable! One cannot go outside without having 20 or 30 immediately buzzing around!

Hot

Today was hot and sunny! About 87!

Still mosquitoes everywhere!

Planted Veratrum nigrum seedling in Woodland Area 2.

Took piece of Caltha palustris from Pond and moved to Bog Garden, out of fear that the evil worms in the pond will eat its roots in the winter!

Mosquitoes aplenty

Today was sunny and mild. Again, about 80.

In Woodland Area 2, Arisaema triphyllum is showing off its red berries!
Dionaea muscipula has a second wave of flowers now!
Linaria vulgaris is still blooming in several places...
In the bog, Polygala lutea is blooming finally!

The mosquitoes are terrible lately, after all the rain!! They make doing any gardening or taking any photos very difficuly.

Veratrum nigrum sprouted in dish from 5/28!

Sunny

Today was very sunny, but not too hot or humid. About 80.