The crowds have been sparse today: only 4 groups have stopped by today. The pond is looking pretty good and the rain refreshed the garden, but the chickens next door are the real hit so far!
Archive for July, 2010
24 Jul
Pond Tour, 10:30 am
We had a night of thunderstorms and flooding rains, filling the pond nearly to the rim. A break in the rain means that the plants are bouncing back a bit. Still no visitors yet, so we’re just relaxing on the front porch, peering at each car driving by.
23 Jul
Pond Tour Starts Tomorrow
The MPKS pond tour starts tomorrow, and the Central region (including Oak Park) is up first. Go buy a tour guide and stop by! We’ll have cold water to help beat the heat, as well as restaurant recommendations from the resident foodies.
15 Jul
Bloom Day – July 2010
Midsummer means a whole lot of flowers along with toxic levels of heat and humidity. But the monthly Bloom Day started by Carol at May Dreams Gardens gets me out of the a/c to appreciate the first! Any links below go to earlier posts showing these plants in bloom this July. Lizard tail (Saururus cernuus) [...]
12 Jul
Midsummer natives
The Culver’s root (Veronicastrum virginicum) is blooming, and the bees are big fans. The nodding onions (Allium cernuum) look great this year: much taller and more “nodding” than in previous years. Red baneberry (Actaea rubra) provides a nice spot of red amongst the white hydrangeas.
6 Jul
Pond Tours 2010
It’s pond tour time here in Chicagoland, and I’m readying the pond for the MPKS tour in 3 weeks. Here’s information about tours that I’ve found so far: The Midwest Pond and Koi Society pond tour is over two weekends at the end of the month: July 24-25 and July 31-August 1. Each of 4 [...]
