Visiting a Glass Pumpkin Patch

This week we visited the third annual Glass Pumpkin Patch at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, IL. There are lots of artists, each with their own signature style.  Shannon Jane Morgan, who we had the chance to speak with at the First Pumpkin Patch, comes all the way from California to headline the event and … Continue reading Visiting a Glass Pumpkin Patch

Plant Breeding In Progress

I was out riding my bike earlier this week at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, IL, when I came across a few plants and trees with paper bags on them. Paperbark Hazelnut Corylus fargesii Shrubby St. Johnswort Hypernicum prolificum I assumed they were either doing pest control or trapping.   But, because the Arboretum is … Continue reading Plant Breeding In Progress