We want to say thanks for all you’ve helped us do this year. Because of you, we can give joy, peace, health, love and the beauty of nature to visitors in every season of the year and every season of their lives! Watch this short message from Susan Garot, Executive Director, to see how you helped us […]
With the holiday season fast approaching and opening night for WPS Garden of Lights on Friday, we’ve got the five major things you need to know for the light show, our biggest fundraiser of the year! GET YOUR DATED & TIMED TICKETS EARLIER THAN LATER 2020 has brought a number of changes to the Garden […]
By Michael P., Education Intern Anyone has who a garden may have seen bumble bees and honeybees buzzing about at the start of October. While bugs were beginning to slow down, they were still out and about, gearing up for winter. Now their activity has ceased, and we don’t see any bees or butterflies flitting […]
By Michael P., Education Intern With all of the challenges posed to plants in the winter season, what can you do to protect your plants from the cold? We’ve got a few tips, some are easy to do, while others require a bit of creativity: Know what plants are cold tolerant and which aren’t. Knowing […]
By Michael P., Education Intern If you’re reading from Wisconsin, you’ve very likely felt the chill in the air this autumn and seen the colors of tree leaves transform from a sea of green into a brilliant portrait of reds, golds and browns. While the fall is a great time for us to get outdoors […]
Jackie Johnson ND, Planhigion Herbal Learning Center From Shakespeare to J.K. Rowling – we seem to have an undying curiosity of what plants the witches used… and for what. With Halloween right around the corner, we thought we would share some with you. Shakespeare gave us the most recognizable and infamous of all incantations with […]
By Ta’Leah Van Sistine, Marketing & Communications Intern and Rachel Mueller, Marketing & Communications Coordinator The 90s was a decade of continued environmental advocacy. With the 20th anniversary of Earth Day, amendments to the Clean Air Act and the introduction of the Environmental Justice Act, nature and its wellbeing became more important—more necessary—to people around […]
By Lindsay Hendricks, Assistant Director of Horticulture Bright and colorful blooms are one of the first signs that spring has finally arrived. Spring flowers like tulips and daffodils remind us that winter is in the past (for now!) and that even after months of brutal temperatures and mounting heaps of snow, life can still flourish […]
By Michael P., Education Intern Many people feel like gardening is a significant challenge. While some aspects of gardening are more complex, there is one that certainly isn’t: composting! Compost is a nutrient rich soil addition that can enrich your garden bed and help your plants grow better and bigger. Compost provides much more nutrients […]
By Michael P., Education Intern The idea of growing plants in harmony with the land is not a new concept, in fact, quite the opposite is true. First Nations cultures in America have been using farming practices focused on replenishing the land far before our modern practices took root. Recently, a new trend known as […]