Creating More Sunlight

Last summer a twin-oak on the hill above Eklund Garden shaded out the butterfly bed in the morning, so today Terry and Ryan Gallagher headed out to cut it down. The frozen garden and blanket of snow served to protect the flower beds from the falling tree.

They were only able to remove half of the tree, since the other half was hanging over the deer fence. The other half and a few of the smaller trees nearby still need to be removed. This will give the butterfly garden another hour or so of sun.

Ryan didn't actually get to use the chain saw.