Archive for August 30th, 2012

ECAG Preps for Fall with Giant Crayons

Posted in Around the Garden on August 30th, 2012 by Matt Newman – Be the first to comment

It’s just our Adventure Garden birdhouse, hanging out.

While we’ve been ogling the bushels of delicious vegetables growing in the Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden, Sarah Paulson, our Coordinator of Teen Programs, tells us that there’s more than enough going on in the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden to warrant a little attention. And she’s right! One look at the art and beauty going on at ECAG and you’ll know that neither educators, horticulturists, or teen Explainers are resting on their laurels this season.

With Monet’s Garden still underway and the last days of summer winding toward a close, horticulturist Katie Bronson keeps the Adventure Garden alive with a mosaic of textures and colors, maintaining lush and vivid plantings in the midst of these dry months. Sarah was kind enough to pass along a handful of photos from around the garden, showing flowers and foliage at their pre-fall peak.
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Morning Eye Candy: Blue Globe

Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on August 30th, 2012 by Matt Newman – Be the first to comment

Seeing an Echinops globe by its lonesome might trick you into thinking you’re looking at a smallish allium (onions, garlic) flower, but don’t be fooled. They’re actually a type of thistle (and a good way to break up the riot of orange we’ve had dominating the blog feed for the last few days).

Echinops bannaticus ‘Blue Globe’ — Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen