Windy

Sunny and breezy. About 29.

Snow

Cold and 35. Snowy at night.

Sunny

Cold, but sunny. About 32.

Cold!

Even colder, and cloudy again. About 25.

Cold

Cold and cloudy. About 35.

Cloudy again

Cloudy and breezy, with a little sun in the afternoon. About 35.

Cloudy

Cloudy and windy, with a steady rain and some snow. About 38.

Rain

Cloudy and rainy all day. About 52.

Warmer

Mostly cloudy, and warmer with rain at night. About 50.

Warming

Warmer, and cloudy with rain in the afternoon. About 45.

Cold again

A little warmer, but still gloomy. About 40.

Cold!

Gloomy and cloudy and cold! 34.

Sleet

Cloudy with rain/sleet off and on. About 40.

Cold

Cold and cloudy, about 41.

Cooler

Cooler, and cloudy. About 58.

Put all currently sprouted Trillium seeds in the fridge.

Nice

70 and sunny, again.

Sunny

About 70 and sunny.

Warm again

Still warm and sunny. About 72.

Warm and thunder

Cloudy, with thunderstorms in the morning. About 72.

Cooler

Sunny with some clouds, about 55.

Mild

Sunny and 60.

Warm!

Congrats Lisa and Lance!! Warm day; sunny and 66!

Sunny

Sunny and about 55.

Cold

Sunny and cold! About 42.

Windy

Cloudy and windy, about 45.

Cloudy

Cloudy and windy with rain in the afternoon. About 50.

Sunny

Sunny again, and windy too, but not as cold. About 58.

Windy!

About 52, cloudy and very windy and cold.

Gloomy

Gloomy and cloudy. About 55 with rain in the afternoon and at night.

Sunny

Sunny and 54.

Frost again

Sunny and about 50. The first damaging frost overnight; about 29! A few tender plants bit the dust... the rest is alright.

Chilly

Sunny and 52.

Brought in and put in the fridge: Cypripedium yatabeanum, Cypripedium guttatum, Cypripedium fasciculatum, Epipactis palustris and Lilium catesbaei.

Dug up: Ipomoea sloteri, Cobaea scandens, Clitoria ternatea and Anagallis monellii.

Took a cutting of Passiflora caerulea to root.

Planted Maianthemum bifolium in Shade Bog.

Planted seeds of the following in baggies with dirt: Trillium foetidissimum, Trillium reliquum, Trillium viridescens, Trillium albidum, Trillium erectum album, Trillium simile, Paris quadrifolia, Trillium ludovicianum, Trillium ovatum, Trillium erectum, Trillium gracile, Trillium parviflorum, Trillium sulcatum album, Trillium rugellii, Trillium lancifolium, Trillium nivale, Trillium pusillum ozarkianum, Trillium oostingii, Trillium maculatum, Trillium discolor and Trillium viride.

Warmer today

Sunny and 66.

Put pine needles on Asarum caudatum.

Frost!

The first light frost overnight (no damage), about 33. Sunny and 53 during the day.

Mild weather

Sunny and 55.

Dug up and potted: Verbena bonariensis, Commelina coelestris, Mirabilis multiflora, Malvaviscus drummondii, Asclepias fruticosa and Abelmoschus manihot.

Spread pine needles in Acid Area, Bog, Woodland Area 1 and Shade Bog.

Planted seeds of Soldanella pusilla, Saponaria ocymoides, Cortusa matthiolii, Soldanella alpina, Talinum calycinum, Soldanella carpatica, Draba aizoides, Silene rupestris, Dryas octopetala, Umbilicus rupestris, Primula mistassinica, Saxifraga hostii, Escobaria vivipara, Draba oligosperma, Soldanella montana, Cerastium tomentosa, Saxifraga cotyledon and Lewisia cotyledon in Rock Garden.

Planted seeds of Lithospermum caroliniense in Acid Area.

Planted seeds of Euphorbia marginata, Echium italicum, Cerinthe retorta, Echium boissieri, Echium vulgare, Echium russicum, Echium amoenum, Cynoglossum amabile and Lilium formosanum in Waste Area.

Planted seeds of Crotalaria spectabilis, Asclepias tuberosa, Asclepias amplexicaulis, Desmanthus illinoensis and Asclepias sullivantii in Prairie Area.

About the same

Sunny and 56.

Cooler

Sunny, and 55.

Rain

About 68, with rain later at night.

Sunny

Sunny and 70.

Even warmer

About 83 and sunny again.

Warm!

Warm and sunny. About 80.

Planted Asclepias eriocarpa and Agastache nepetoides seedlings from small cups (9/9) in Prairie Area.

Planted Saponaria ocymoides seedling from small cups (9/9) in Rock Garden.

Sunny again

Sunny and 72.

Seventy

Sunny and 70.

Planted Decodon verticillatus in Woodland Area 2 (rotted?).

Planted Myrica gale in Acid Area.

Planted Empetrum nigrum, Erica tetralix, Aster nemoralis and Narthencium ossifragum in Bog.

Sunny

Sunny and about 68.

Rain

Rain in the morning. About 60.

Mild

Sunny and about 65.

Sunny

Sunny and 65.

Sunny

Sunny and 60.

Planted Angelica gigas at base of vicory; planted Asclepias rubra and Mitella caulescens in Shade Bog area.

Planted Mimulus alatus in Woodland Area 1, Woodland Area 2 and in the Bog.

Planted Clematis fremontii in the Prairie Area.

Dug up and potted: Rain Lilies, Erythrina herbacea, Asclepias physocarpa and Libertia formosa.

Frost

Sunny and about 58. A light frost overnight - no damage.

Cold

Sunny and cold. About 55.

Cloudy

Cloudy and about 58.

Cold

Cold and cloudy. ~55.

9/30

9/29

9/28

9/27

Planted Asclepias viridiflora seedling from small cups (9/9) in Prairie Area.

Moved Malva neglecta to Waste Area.

9/25

9/24

9/23

Planted Bletilla striata and Bletilla striata alba in Woodland Area 1 and Shade Bog.

Planted Calypso bulbosa in Shade Bog.

Planted Stylophorum diphyllum under vicory and in Woodland Area 1.

Planted Lilium centifolium in Woodland Area 1.

Planted Apocynum cannabinum under Apple trees.

Planted Lotus corniculatus in Waste Area.

Planted Mitella caulescens in Shade Bog.

Planted Kostelezkya virginica and Hibiscus coccineus seedlings from small cups (9/9) under Apple trees.

Planted Delphinium tricorne in Prairie Area.

Planted Asarum arifolium under front window, at base of vicory and in Woodland Area 1.

Planted Lobelia cardinalis in Woodland Area 1 and Woodland Area 2.

Planted Chimaphila maculata in Acid Area.

Planted Cypripedium arietinum and Cypripedium fasciculatum in Shade Bog area.

Planted Mitella pentandra in Shade Bog.

Planted Scutellaria sp., Stenanthium gramineum, Solidago sp. and Lobelia siphilitica in Woodland Area 3.

Planted Centaurea sp. in Prairie Area.

Planted Fritillaria caucasica, Fritillaria recurva, Fritillaria striata and Fritillaria biflora "grayana" in Prairie Area and at base of vicory. Also planted Iris reticulata in Prairie Area.

9/18

Planted Monarda bradburiana, Silene regia, Monarda citriodora and Melissa officinalis seedlings from small cup (9/9) in Prairie Area.

9/16

9/15

9/14

9/13

Happy Birthday and welcome to the world, baby Alex!

9/11

Planted seeds of Impatiens pallida, Collinsonia verna, Lobelia cardinalis and Phacelia bipinnatifida in Woodland Area 1 and Woodland Area 2.

Planted seeds of Echinacea atrorubens, Silene nivea, Monarda bradburiana, Agastache nepetoides, Asclepias latifolia, Kosteletzkya virginica, Echinacea paradoxa, Asclepias variegata, Asclepias eriocarpa, Asclepias ovalifolia, Desmanthus illinoensis, Asclepias pumila, Asclepias hallii, Silene regia, Monarda citriodora, Asclepias viridiflora, Hibiscus coccineus, Melissa officinalis, Saponaria ocymoides and Echinacea angustifolia in small cups.

9/8

9/7

9/6

9/5

9/4

9/3

9/2

9/1

8/31

8/30

8/29

8/28

8/27

8/26

8/25

8/24

8/23

8/22

8/21

Went through seed dish from March and found sprouted seeds (underground) of Lilium canadense and Trillium chloropetalum.

8/18

8/18

8/17

8/16

8/15

8/14

8/13

8/12

8/11

8/10

8/9

8/8

8/7

8/6

8/5

8/4

8/3

8/2

8/1

7/31

7/30

7/29

7/28

7/27

7/26

7/25

7/24

7/23

7/22

7/21

Planted seeds of Trillium lancifolium, Trillium decumbens, Trillium decipiens, Trillium discolor and Trillium reliquum in moist soil in baggies for warm treatment.

7/19

7/18

7/17

7/16

Planted Euphorbia corollata, Asclepias amplexicaulis and Epilobium angustifolium in pots to get better roots before transplanting.

7/14

Planted Polygala polygama and Sibbaldiopsis tridentata in Acid Area.

7/12

7/11

7/10

7/9

7/8

7/7

Planted Kalmia polifiola, Kalmia angustifolia and Ledum groenlandicum in Bog Garden.

Planted Sarracenia rosea, Andromeda sp., Calopogon sp. and Vaccinium vitis-idaea in Shade Bog.

Planted Platanthera integrilabia, Sarracenia rosea, Polygala lutea and Calopogon sp. in Bog Garden.

7/4

7/3

7/2

7/1

Planted Drosera linearis in Bog Garden.

Planted Cypripedium arietinum in Shade Bog.

Planted Cypripedium arietinum, Mitella pentandra and Cypripedium fasciculatum in Shade Bog area.

Planted Cypripedium formosanum in Woodland Area 1.

Planted Podophyllum hexandrum and Eryngium yuccifolium at base of vicory.

Planted Cypripedium californicum in Shade Bog and Bog Garden.

Created new bog in shady area under oak tree, by Acid Area.

Planted Platanthera obtusata, Clintonia borealis, Clintonia umbellulata, Liparis liliifolia, Kalmia polifolia, Platanthera hyperborea, Pyrola secunda, Coralorrhiza trifida and Listera cordata in Shade Bog.

Put seeds of Scoliopus hallii and Dicentra uniflora in fridge.

6/27

6/26

Planted Vaccinium corybosum, Campanula rotundifolia, Antennaria neglecta, Hieracium aurantiacum and Helanthium canadense in Acid Area.

Planted Castilleja coccinea in Prairie Garden.

Planted Nuphar lutea in Pond.

Planted Potentilla palustris and Geum rivale in Bog Garden.

Planted Oenothera perennis in Bog Garden.

6/23

6/22

6/21

6/20

6/19

6/18

6/17

Planted seeds of Trillium cuneatum, Trillium stamineum, Trillium luteum, Trillium sessile, Trillium maculatum and Trillium ludovicianum in small bags for warm treatment.

6/15

6/14

Planted Penstemon grayii in Prairie Garden and Sand Area.

Planted seedlings of Gillenia stipulata in Woodland Area 1 and Sand Area.

Planted seedlings of Lithospermum officinale in Sand Area and Acid Area.

Planted Lilium washintonianum seedlings in Acid Area.

6/11

6/10

6/9

Planted seeds of Dicentra uniflora in Woodland Area 1.

Planted Tellima grandiflora and Claytonia cordifola in Woodland Area 1.

In the Waste Garden, Phacelia tanacetifolia is blooming.

In the bog, Vaccinium oxycoccus is also blooming.

6/6

Put Scoliopus bigelovii seeds from 5/13 in fridge.

Finally, after 3 years, Digitalis purpurea bloomed!

Planted Dodecatheon pulchellum under vicory, in Woodland Area 3 and in Sand Area.

Planted Veratrum californicum in Woodland Area 1.

Planted Phlox diffusa in Woodland Area 1 and Sand Area.

Planted Castilleja sulphurea in Sand Area.

Planted Habenaria species by bog, in Woodland Area 1, in Sand Area and in Acid Area.

Grown from seed, this Leonotis leonurus is blooming now.

Sarracenia flava's trumpets are opening up now in the bog.

6/3

6/2

6/1

5/31

5/30

5/29

In the Main Garden...
Cynoglossum officinale, 3 years old, is blooming...

Hydrophyllum virginianum is also starting to bloom.

Planted Podophyllum hexandrum, Dicentra spectabilis alba, Asarum hartwegii and Lilium parvum seedlings in Woodland Area 1.

Planted Frasera caroliniensis seedling in an individual pot.

Planted Cynoglossum grande seedlings in Acid Area.

Planted sprouted Maianthemum bifolium and Trillium cernuum seedlings from Fridge Dish 2 into an individual container.

Re-planted seeds of Clintonia uniflora, Aslepias rubra, Asclepias lanceolata, Coptis laciniata, Cornus unalaschkensis, Xerophyllum asphodeloides and Xerophyllum tenax from Fridge Dish 2 into peaty soil in a new container.

5/26

Planted Arabis glabra in Acid Area.

Anemone coronaria blooms in the Main Garden.

In the Acid Area, Epigaea repens is about to set seed...

In the Woodland Garden 1, Hexastylis shuttleworthii has opened up...

Lychnis viscaria is blooming now in the Main Garden...

And Trillium cernuum is lighting up Woodland Garden 1...

Planted seeds of Scoliopus bigelovii, Scoliopus halli and Dicentra uniflora in individuals cups for warm treatment.

Planted Epigaea repens, Vaccinium myrtilloides, Cypripedium acaule and Lycopodium obscurum in Acid Area.

Planted Scoliopus bigelovii seeds in Acid Area.

In Woodland Garden 2, the very small Collinsia parviflora is blooming now...

Planted Trillium luteum under oak tree, by pool, in Woodland Area 3 and at base of vicory.

Planted Trillium sessile under oak tree, by pool, in Woodland Area 3 and in Woodland Area 1.

Planted Delphinium tricorne in Prairie Garden, on the side of the garage, in Woodland Area 3 and in Sand Area.

Planted Trillium cernuum in Acid Area and Woodland Area 1.

Planted Tiarella cordifolia in Woodland Area 2.

Planted Clintonia borealis in Woodland Area 1 and Acid Area.

Planted Streptopus lanceolatus in Woodland Area 1 and Acid Area.

Planted Viola pedata in Woodland Area 3, Sand Area, Prairie Garden and by pool.

Planted Mitella nuda in Woodland Area 1 and Acid Area.

Planted Mitella nuda, Cardamine pratensis, Streptopus lanceolatus, Clintonia borealis, Chamaedaphne calyculata, Medeola virginiana and Smilacina trifolia in Bog Garden.

Planted Krigia virginica, Hepatica americana, Houstonia longifolia, Epigaea repens, Chamaedaphne calyculata, Clintonia borealis, Tiarella cordifolia, Mitchella repens, Medeola virginiana and Ledum groenlandicum in Acid Area.

Planted Streptopus lanceolatus and Hepatica americana in Woodland Area 3.

Dicentra formosa blooms in Woodland Area 1...

Iris cristata is also blooming there...

Though there were many plants, a lone Trientalis borealis flower is all that graced the bog.

5/19

Ledum groenlandicum always reminds me of the cultivated Rhododenrons.

Tiarella cordifolia is blooming very nicely.

5/17

5/16

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi has nice flowers, but they're small, so easy to miss...

Caltha palustris brings a full yellow splash to spring...


Another amazing berry-keeper, Mitchella repens...

A Heath family extravaganza....

Chamaedaphne calyculata is looking very nice...

Epigaea repens was just past peak, but I had to take a picture anyway...

I am always amazed Gaultheria procumbens keeps its berries through winter...

Vaccinium myrtilloides has good flowers, and there should be lots of blueberries later!

In Woodland Area 1...
Phlox stolonifera surprised me - I really didn't expect this nice of a flower.

Trillium catesbaei - not as pink as I was hoping for, but still nice.

Got Stenanthium gramineum, and planted in Bog Garden, Woodland Area 1 and Sand Area.

5/11

Podophyllum peltatum is blooming very nicely.

Took individual seed cups plant 1-29-08 put of fridge.

Put seeds of Jeffersonia diphylla in fridge.

Planted Cypripedium guttatum and Cypripedium yatabeanum in Woodland Area 1.

Galearis spectabilis is looking very nice in Woodland Area 1.

Also there, the spring annual Collinsia verna is blooming nicely.

In the Main Garden, Trillium recurvatum is also blooming.

Planted Cypripedium guttatum and Cypripedium yatabeanum seedlings in small pot.

And in the Main Garden, Cypripedium parviflorum pubescens is in full bloom.

Took seeds from large flat planted 1-29-08 out of fridge.

5/6

The yellow form of Pedicularis canadensis...

And the purple form...


In the bog, Viola macloskeyi is colonizing nicely.

Planted Anemonella thalictroides in Woodland Area 1, Woodland Area 2 and Woodland Area 3.

Planted Circaea lutetiana, Polygonatum biflorum, Osmorhiza longistylis, Smilacina racemosa, Phryma leptostachya, Arisaema triphyllum, Trillium grandiflorum, Anemone quinquefolia, Viola pubescens and Uvularia sessilifolia in Woodland Area 3.

Planted Uvularia sessilifolia in Prairie Garden.

Planted Helonias bullata seedlings in Bog Garden.

Actaea rubra is blooming in Woodland Area 1.

This Ajuga reptans surprised me in the Main Garden - didn't know it lived from 2 years ago!

Dicentra spectabilis in full bloom.

Euphorbia cyparissias is always nice for some unusual spring color.

Got Trillium nivale, Trillium sulcatum, Trillium stamineum and Lilium superbum.

Planted Arabidopsis thaliana, Draba verna and Triodanus perfoliata in Waste Garden.

Planted Trillium nivale and Trillium sulcatum in Woodland Area 3, Woodland Area 1, by the pool, and at base of vicory.

Planted Trillium stamineum in Woodland Area 3 and Woodland Area 1.

Planted Lilium superbum in Woodland Area 1, Woodland Area 3, at base of vicory, on the side of garage, in Waste Garden, in Main Garden and in Prairie Garden.

Woodland Area 1 is start to come into its own for the year.

Happy Birthday, blog!

Got Cypripedium guttatum and Cypripedium yatabeanum.

Planted Epipactis palustris, Cypripedium californicum and Lilium catesbaei in Bog Garden.

Put screening around seedpods of Erigenia bulbosa, Erythronium americanum and Sanguinaria canadense.

The intricate little snowflakes of Mitella diphylla are always one of the first flowers in Woodland Area 1.

4/29

Planted Epipactis palustris, Cypripedium arietinum and Cypripedium fasciculatum in pot with other orchids.

Planted Cardamine bulbosa in Woodland Garden 2.

Planted Drosera rotundifolia and Pedicularis lanceolata in Bog Garden.

Planted Trillium grandiflorum, Erythronium americanum and Arisaema triphyllum in Woodland Area 3 (woodland part of Sand Area).

Planted seeds of Campanula persicifolia, Campanula takesimana, Campanula incurva, Campanula glomerata, Campanula punctata alba, Campanula persicifolia alba, Campanula punctata, Campanula medium and Campanula latifolia at base of vicory.

Planted seeds of Lupinus bicolor, Lupinus sericeus, Lupinus littoralis, Lupinus sparsifolius, Lupinus parviflorus, Lupinus luteus, Lupinus hirsutissimus, Lupinus rivularia, Lupinus albicaulis, Lupinus arboreus and Lupinus benthamii behind garage.

Drosera rotundifolia is coming back from the winter...

Erythronium americanum is in full bloom, and so are the Trilliums:

Trillium flexipes
Trillium grandiflorum

4/26

Got Symplocarpus foetidus and planted in Woodland Garden 1 and in Pond.

Planted Asclepias angustifolia seedlings in Prairie Garden, Waste Garden and on side of garage.

Planted Talinum paniculatum, Malvaviscus drummondii, Hibiscus manihot and Leonotis leonurus in Waste Garden.

Planted Cardiospermum halicacabum and Clitoria ternatea in Vine Area.

Planted Erythrina herbacea in front of house.

Anemone quinquefolia is just starting to bloom now.

Symplocarpus foetidus on the other hand is past peak, and leafing out!

Uvularia sessilifolia is also just starting.

4/24

Got Oxalis violacea, Pycanthemum clinopodioides and Hydrastis canadensis.

Planted Hydrastis canadensis in vegetable garden and in woodland part of Sand Area.

Planted Pycanthemum clinopodioides in woodland part of Sand Area and in Prairie Garden.

Planted Oxalis violacea in Woodland Garden 1, Woodland Garden 2, and woodland part of Sand Area.

Planted Mitella caulescens seedling from fridge dish 2 in Bog Garden.

Erythronium citrinum started blooming in Woodland Area 1.

Cypripedium acaule is coming back in the Sand Area.

Myosotis alpestris rosea started blooming, and was a surprise! I don't know when I planted the rosea seeds here!


Pulsatilla vulgaris is blooming in the Main Garden.