With September's arrival, so begins our thoughts of fall on the farm: swiftly flipping beds from one crop to the next to capture the last warm days and kick start our fall crops, transplanting others for over wintering, choosing garlic varieties for planting in October, and gearing up for the cover crop season.
Read more »Get thee to the Arboretum's Witt Winter Garden and glory in the bare naked plants!
Read more »Poet’s Laurel is a jewel that will brighten the November garden.
Read more »A new and reliable hybrid Hellebore for the winter garden is planted throughout the Center for Urban Horticulture.
Read more »Arboretum Tree Removal Notification: The week of 8/25/14, UWBG tree crew will embark on a project located in the Winter Garden (read about project below). 4 western red cedars will be removed due to negative impact to plant collections and garden encroachment. All pedestrian path detours and other safety considerations will be handled by tree crew. If possible, cedar logs will be salvaged for future park uses.
Read more »Before we know it, it will be spring. April will be here and there will be flowers and (more) rain and leaf buds opening. We will continue on with our lives; work, school, exercise, going out and of course, gardening. Time moves on, no matter what, and it feels like it’s moving VERY quickly. I think I may have found a way to slow things down.
Read more »The winter blooming shrubs Hamamelis, or Witch Hazels, are currently at peak bloom sending out their lovely aroma and luring visitors into The Witt Winter Garden. This plant and other winter bloomers will be featured during the month of February on our Sunday Free Weekend Walks. This large shrub or small tree is native to North America, Europe and Asia and features the species Hamamelis virginiana, H.
Read more »According to Cliff Mass, UW meteorologist, our past winter of 2012-2013 was the most "boring" on record. There were no major weather events such as wind storms, artic blasts, snowfalls in the lowlands or major flooding. This was indeed good news for the UWBG horticulture staff.
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Featured this time last year, we can't help but mention this fragrant, winter-blooming shrub once again because it's the best it's ever looked thanks to a mild winter!
Read more »There are several species of Witch Hazel, genus Hamamelis, featured in the Witt Winter Garden, which is in all its glory this month.
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