Renovating the Viburnum Wall Garden
Many years ago, when I worked for the parks, I had the opportunity to do some gardening in the Viburnum Wall Garden. A few new plants were added, new bulbs, too and some pruning was accomplished. Fast...
View ArticleWelcome to the Adopt-a-Plots
As soon as spring arrives, those who toil in the gardens will get the inevitable question, What are the Adopt-a-Plots and who takes care of them? The Plots are a wonderful way in which members of the...
View ArticleMeet Adopt-a-Plot Gardener, Laura Balside
There are many reasons why and many ways in which volunteers find themselves tending a small plot of garden at Ault Park. For Laura Balside, the caretaker of Devon Acres, it was a friend who was...
View ArticleMeet Adopt-a-Plot Gardeners Deb and Geof Wyght
It was perfecting timing that gave the Adopt-a-Plots the dedicated gardeners Deb and Geof Wyght. Mount Lookout residents, they often found themselves in the gardens on one of their walks. A long time...
View ArticleGarden Notes From the Adopt-a-Plots
There’s a buzz word in the gardening community: pollinators. How to attract, feed, host and care for pollinators has been a constant topic of conversation these past years. Our own Cincinnati Zoo &...
View ArticleMeet Adopt-a-Plot Gardeners Mike and Mary Koester
A Family Tradition It’s certainly not an understatement to say that gardening runs in the family for two of Ault Park’s Adopt-a-Plot gardeners, Mike and Mary Koester. Mary’s father was known for his...
View ArticleToday in the Adopt-a-Plots: Colocasia
Add a bit of the tropics to your garden with this large leaf wonder! Often called elephant ears, and it’s easy to see why, Colocasia is a dramatic, easy to grow plant that has a shape and structure...
View ArticleRudbeckia Maxima, Turning Heads at the Park
I can’t say enough great things about this sun worshiper. I planted several in a different garden, many years back, and they were left on their own to survive. And survive they did! This plant loves...
View ArticleThe Buzz is About Agastache ‘Blue Fortune’
The bees are buzzing and loving Agastache ‘Blue Fortune’. This sun loving, water-wise plant is up to three feet tall, blooms July through September and has lovely Blue/Lavender blooms. I leave mine up...
View ArticleShady Delights: Maidenhair Ferns
Most people are familiar with Maidenhair ferns from seeing them in garden centers for indoor use. But did you know it’s a great plant for the shady, moist garden, too? Northern Maidenhair fern is...
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