Friday, October 31, 2008
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Monday, October 27, 2008
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Friday, October 24, 2008
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Frost again
Sunny and about 50. The first damaging frost overnight; about 29! A few tender plants bit the dust... the rest is alright.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
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.
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.
Monday, October 20, 2008
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Saturday, October 18, 2008
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.
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.
Friday, October 17, 2008
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Monday, October 13, 2008
Sunday, October 12, 2008
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.
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.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Friday, October 10, 2008
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.
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.
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Monday, October 6, 2008
Sunday, October 5, 2008
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.
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.
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Friday, October 3, 2008
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
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