By Michael P., Education Intern Last week, we shared some of the sustainable actions we’ve been taking behind the scenes and how the Garden is committed to reducing our energy and resource use. This week learn more about how we’re bringing these environmental awareness initiatives and more to Garden visitors. Education is a large part […]
By Michael P., Education Intern Green Bay Botanical Garden is a place for people to engage with nature and each other, to be inspired by the amazing sights and scents, and to be refreshed throughout the year. In cultivating a space for people to grow, we must take care to keep our garden, and our […]
By Ken Sikora, Beekeeper and Guest Instructor at Green Bay Botanical Garden Growing up a Yooper (Upper Peninsula Of Michigan), I spent a great amount of time in the woods, which imprinted a love of nature on me. As a consequence, I love working on creating and improving habitats for all pollinators using wildflowers, native […]
By Lindsay Hendricks, Assistant Director of Horticulture Another year has come and gone, and we’re back to seed starting season! We’re already hard at work in our greenhouses starting some early pansies and canna lilies since they need more time to germinate than other flower and food plant varieties, but we’re excited to begin some […]
By Ta’Leah Van Sistine, Marketing & Communications Intern When the snow falls every winter, it seems to envelope everything in whiteness. A fresh snowfall is elegant — transforming branches, trees and the ground that we stand on into a wonderland. But the snow’s ability to shed new light on nature’s already present beauty only lasts […]
By Rachel Mueller, Marketing & Communications Coordinator If you haven’t heard… we’re celebrating 25 years of Green Bay Botanical Garden this year! After a challenging 2020, let’s just say we’re extremely excited to get the celebrations underway for this historic milestone, to reminisce on where we’ve been and to look ahead to the next 25 […]
By Rachel Mueller, Marketing & Communications Coordinator Each year, Garden Media Group puts together a Garden Trends Report for the upcoming year, which highlights major shifts and things to look for in the gardening, horticulture and nature areas of our life, especially those of us who work in these types of industries. With 2020 in […]
By Mark Konlock, Director of Horticulture Picking plants for your garden is one of the pleasures of the hobby. As our Horticulture Team works on their own planting designs this winter, I wanted to share with you some of the interesting annuals and vegetables we’ve come across so far. Look for these and others as […]
By Michael P., Education Intern A few weeks ago we dove deeper into how birds, bees and other bugs survive winter’s cold temperatures by migrating, burrowing or colonies dying off except for the queen who would start a new generation in spring. This week, it’s our final installment and we’re going to be covering a […]
By Michael P., Education Intern Shopping for plants can be overwhelming. There are many options, and few of us have guides with us at the store to tell us which plants are the best choices. This is even more challenging knowing that some indoors plants are toxic, which means that picking one at random could […]