Blackhawks Big Bluestem – #1 Container

Blackhawks Big Bluestem – #1 Container
Blackhawks Big Bluestem General Information Blackhawks Big Bluestem is an ornamental grass.  This grass can reach up to 5 feet tall.  It tends to have an upright form, with a good deal of ornamental appeal.  Blackhawks is a great choice for a variety of landscaping areas.  The foliage emerges in the spring deep green, before [...]

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Blackhawks Big Bluestem – #2 Container

Blackhawks Big Bluestem – #2 Container
Blackhawks Big Bluestem General Information Blackhawks Big Bluestem is an ornamental grass.  This grass can reach up to 5 feet tall.  It tends to have an upright form, with a good deal of ornamental appeal.  Blackhawks is a great choice for a variety of landscaping areas.  The foliage emerges in the spring deep green, before [...]

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Blackhawks Big Bluestem – #3 Container

Blackhawks Big Bluestem – #3 Container
Blackhawks Big Bluestem General Information Blackhawks Big Bluestem is an ornamental grass.  This grass can reach up to 5 feet tall.  It tends to have an upright form, with a good deal of ornamental appeal.  Blackhawks is a great choice for a variety of landscaping areas.  The foliage emerges in the spring deep green, before [...]

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Red October Big Bluestem – #3 Container

Red October Big Bluestem – #3 Container
Red October Big Bluestem  General Information Big Bluestem Red October is a great ornamental grass that can work well in many different areas of your landscape.  It can grow to a large height, up to 6 feet tall.  The parent of this grass, Big Bluestem, is a native grass that was once widespread throughout much [...]

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Indian Warrior Big Bluestem Grass – #1 Container

Indian Warrior Big Bluestem Grass – #1 Container
Indian Warrior Big Bluestem Grass General Information The clump forming Indian Warrior features dark green stems with red tips.Color deepens to smoky purple in midsummer.  Deep red fall color. Common name: Big Bluestem. Blooms late summer. Seed heads provide good interest. Tiny red-orange pollen sacs droop from the newly opened, deep purple flower heads.  Add [...]

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Big Bluestem – 5.5″ Container

Big Bluestem – 5.5″ Container
Big Bluestem- Native General Information Big Bluestem  grows in columnar, upright clumps of blue-green leaves during the summer.  Rich orange and copper red fall color. Big Bluestem is a warm season, bunchgrass. The seed head is branched into three parts resembling a turkey’s foot.  In late summer these red seed heads appear and darken as [...]

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Peach Fuzz – The Color of the Year

Peach Fuzz – The Color of the Year

Peach fuzz is the 2024 color of the year, according to Pantone. Each year, Pantone picks a color as a snapshot in time, trying to connect with our emotions and deep-seated feelings. Peach fuzz is a hue not really pink and not quite orange. It captures our desires to nurture kindness, compassion, and connection, all […]

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Native Bees

Native Bees

As the winter turns into February, I begin to really long for spring. And the native bees are the first pollinators to arrive. On dandelions, toothwort, dicentra, and other early spring wildflowers, I see native bees. There are around 4,000 native bees in the United States and about 400 in Kansas. And it may be […]

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Dark Leaves – Adding Depth to the Garden

Dark Leaves – Adding Depth to the Garden

Putting dark leaves in the garden not only adds depth, but also intrigue, and if done right, mystery. Plants with dark leaves are rare in nature, but abound in the nursery trade, after being bred and selected for generations. I love using dark leaves in the garden, more so than chartreuse or variegated leaves. But […]

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