the count down has begun!

as all of you know, we are attempting to get the garden ready for our big Horticulture for Homeowners Field Day on the 20th.  it has been an amazing amount of work and we really could have used more help.  a small group of volunteers have been coming out and we are very grateful they have been able to help.  however, it was disappointing that more members haven't done the same.  especially since the experienced members know how much work it takes to plan and prepare for an event of this size.

our tiny little vegetable garden.  we finally put up trellises for the cukes-vertical gardening is the way to go in a small space.  also, we installed a tall teepee for the long beans, they can grow as high as 12 feet with beans that can be as long as 2 feet.

the old butterfly garden has gotten quite the make over.  it now has a lovely collection of coneflowers, rudbeckia, tickseed, salvias, phlox and more.  the butterfly bush is in bloom too!

the green roof structures have gotten a coat of stain and they are ready for the plants.

***keep an eye out for NPT's Volunteer Gardener show, they will be out in the demo garden this week to tape a segment on on all of our unique structures and beds.