Warmer

Today was warmer, but very windy! About 40.

Planted Allium cernuum, Asclepias arenaria, Asclepias eriocarpa, Asclepias fascicularis, Asclepias hallii, Asclepias tuberosa, Asclepias verticillata, Asclepias viridiflora, Brodiaea pulchella, Callirhoe digitata, Calochortus venustus, Campanula americana, Centranthus ruber, Consolida ajacis, Cynoglossum virginianum, Dalea candida, Dalea purpurea, Echinacea angustifolia, Echinacea tennesseensis, Geum triflorum, Lupinus perennis, Manfreda virginica, Oenothera macrocarpa and Phlox pilosa in Prairie Garden.

Twenties

Cold and windy, again! About 29.

Cold

Cold and windy - about 32.

Windy

Cold and very windy! About 35.

Snow!

Cold, cloudy and rainy. About 40, with snow at night.

The Acid Area, after adding some peat and pine needles.

The Bog Garden, with peat, stones and logs around it.

Warmer

Cloudy and a little warmer - 37.

Cold

Sunny again, but still cold - about 32.

Seeds

Today was sunny, but cold - about 33.

Planted Agastache urticifolia, Asclepias amplexicaulis, Asclepias asperula, Asclepias hirtella, Asclepias purpurascens, Asclepias sullivantii, Asclepias variegata, Asclepias viridis, Baptisia australis, Baptisia minor, Baptisia sphaerocarpa, Callirhoe involucrata, Calochortus tolmiei, Campanula divaricata, Centaurea nigra, Clematis columbiana, Crotalaria sagittalis, Cuphea viscossima, Dalea villosa, Delphinium delavayi, Delphinium virescens, Echinacea paradoxa, Hieracium maculatum, Ipomopsis rubra, Liatris aspera, Lupinus sparsifolius, Monadrella odoratissima, Monarda punctata, Penstemon cobaea, Penstemon tenuis, Polygala senega, Prenanthes alba, Silene nivea, Silene regia, Silphium perfoliatum, Thermopsis montana, Thermopsis viollosa, Verbena stricta and Zizia aptera in Prairie Garden.

Cold

Today was cold, windy and cloudy. About 34.

Planted Asclepias latifolia, Asclepias speciosa, Asclepias tuberosa aurea, Baptisia leucantha, Baptisia leucophaea, Brodiaea douglasii, Calochortus eurycarpus, Calochortus nuttallii, Camassia quamash, Cassia fasciculata, Centaurea jacea, Clematis fremontii, Clematis hirsutissima, Clinopodium vulgare, Crotolaria spectabilis, Cynoglossum grande, Dalea aurea, Delphinium tricorne, Dianthus deltoides, Echinacea pallida, Echinacea purpurea alba, Frasera caroliniense, Hackelia floribunda, Iliamna remota, Lilium canadense, Lilium columbianum, Lilium kelloggii, Lilium philadelphicum, Lilium washingtonianum, Lupinus albicaulis, Lupinus arizonicus, Lupinus benthamii, Lupinus bicolor, Lupinus texensis, Melanthium virginicum, Monarda bradburiana, Sanguisorba annua, Sidalcea candida, Tephrosia virginiana and Viola pedata in Prairie Garden.

Rain

It was about 45 during the day today, but got colder at night. Steady rain all day!

Planted Asclepias erosa, Desmanthus illionoensis, Echinacea atrorubens, Lilium superbum, Lithospermum caroliniense, Lithospermum incisum, Lithospermum multiflorum, Paeonia brownii and Silphium laciniatum in Prairie Garden.

Cloudy

Today was warmer yet at 50, and cloudy.

Warmer

A little bit warmer and cloudy, at abour 45.

New seeds

Today was cold and cloudy, about 40.

Planted Abultilon theophrasti, Adonis aestivalis, Argemone mexicana, Borago offcinalis alba, Ceratotheca triloba, Cynoglossum officinale, Datura sp., Datura wrightii, Echium plantaginuem, Echium vulgare, Euphorbia marginata and Lithospermum arvense in Waste Garden.

Cold

About 40 today, with cloudiness and rain.

Windy

Cold again today at 38 with cloudy and wind.

Cold

Today was cold, windy and cloudy - about 39!

Light rain

Today was a little chillier at about 55. It was mostly cloudy with some rain.

Mild again

Today was mild and nice - sunny and about 62.

Mild

It was much milder today, and cloudy. About 60.

Dug up Leonotis leonurus and put in pot in basement.

Took Coreopsis verticillata and Coreopsis rosea from Main Garden and put in Prairie Garden. Also planted Asclepias incarnata in Prairie Garden.

Very cold

Today was cloudy, and bitter cold with the wind - about 41.

More seeds

Today was chilly and cloudy, about 50.

Triosteum perfoliatum has some interesting berries!

Gentiana andrewsii is always a late bloomer!

Planted seeds of Vaccinium vitis-idaea in Acid Garden at base of G. procumbens.

In Bog Garden, planted seeds of: Cypripedium californicum, Dactylorhiza maculata, Drosera filiformis, Drosera intermedia, Drosera linearis, Epipactis gigantea.Eryngium aquaticum, Geum rivale, Gratiola neglecta, Lilium parvum, Limnanthes douglasii, Lobelia kalmii, Mimulus alatus, Oenothera perennis, Parnassia asarifolia, Parnassia californica, Parnassia glauca, Parnassia grandifolia, Parnassia palustris, Pedicularis groenlandica, Pinguicula grandiflora, Pinguicula vulgaris, Platanthera clavellata, Pyrola rotundifolia, Sarracenia swaniana, Tofieldia calyculata, Tofieldia glutinosa, Tofieldia pusilla, Trichostema dichotomum and Veronica officinalis.

Planted Seeds

Today was sunny in the morning and then cold and cloudy in the afternoon. About 50.

Planted seeds in Acid Garden: Asclepias asperula, Calochortus elegans, Corydalis sempervirens alba, Frasera speciosa, Houstonia longifolia, Lithospermum officinale, Melampyrum pratense, Melampyrum sylvaticum and Trientalis europaea.

Now, the Acid Area is completely blanketed in pine needles.

Planted seeds in Rock Garden: Aquilegia jonesii, Aster alpinus, Bergenia cordifolia, Draba aizoides. Draba oligosperma, Erophila verna, Lewisia cotyledon, Meconopsis betonicifolius, Meconopsis grandis, Myosotis alpestris rosea, Saxifraga cotyledon, Saxifraga hostii, Silene coeli-rosa, Talinum calycinum and Umbilicus rupestris.

Planted seeds in Bog Garden: Asclepias lanceolata, Asclepias longifolia, Asclepias rubra, Caltha leptosepala, Clintonia borealis, Clintonia uniflora, Gentianopsis crinita, Helonias bullata, Maianthemum bifolium Mitella ovalis, Mitella pentandra, Polygala sanguinea, Rhexia mariana, Sabatia angularis, Sarracenia flava, Sarracenia leucophylla, Sarracenia minor, Sarracenia purpurea heterophylla, Sarracenia purpurea venosa and Vaccinium vitis-idaea.

Still cold

Today was cold, windy and cloudy and about 40.

Cloudy

Cold and cloudy today. About 40.

Cold

Today was cold, rainy and windy! About 45.

Sun rain

Today was sunny in the morning, then cloudy and rainy in the afternoon. About 54.

Chilly

Today was sunny and chilly. About 50. Worked on Prairie Garden; took fish out of pond; spread pine needles in Acid Area; dug up Hibiscus cannabinus and put in pot in basement.

Cool

Today was sunny but cool. About 55.

Frost

Sunny and cool today. About 50. The first real frost/freeze, at night.

Sunny

A little bit chillier today, at 52, but sunny.