“Siblings” by Jared Janovec, Current show at Walker’s Point Center for the Arts
Field Update:
-the rain last week did wonders for the flowers, this weeks bouquets will be very full
-the early beds of snapdragons, bachelor buttons, and bupleurum are in the process of being mowed, tilled, and cover crop planted
-the cover crop will keep weeds from [...]

Wisconsin sky at dusk
Piper Road Gardens Field Update:
- It’s still hot in the field.  I can’t remember the last rain…the flowers would all greatly benefit from an old fashion rain…the irrigation is great, but sometimes you need the real stuff.  Like right now!!

- today I started many projects…tomorrow I hope to finish a few
- transplanted, [...]

Piper Road Gardens Field Update:
-it’s hot in the field
-most of the flowers that are coming on now, zinnias, sunflowers, statice, salvia, celosia, ageratum, cosmos are really enjoying the heat, they are thriving
-this next week will transplant dianthus, sunflowers and plume celosia
-time to harvest the garlic, this is always fun
Enjoy your bouquet!!!

Morgan showing off bouquets, as I’m about to make a delivery to Basics Co-op in Janesville.

I love these early summer bouquets.  All the flowers are coming on like crazy.  The insects have not started chewing yet.  It won’t be long and we will have full bouquets of Zinnias and the celosia will be abundant.

Piper [...]