Spotted Bee Balm – #1 Container

Spotted Bee Balm – #1 Container
Spotted Bee Balm General Information Spotted Bee Balm is a perennial plant. It will have generally upright growth habit. This plant is native to a broad swath of the United States. The leaves are deep green in color, keeping a nice appearance through the growing seasons. The flower spikes are quite interesting. The Spotted Bee [...]

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Balmy Purple Bee Balm – #1 Container

Balmy Purple Bee Balm – #1 Container
Balmy Purple Bee Balm General Information Balmy Purple Bee Balm is a great plant that will work well in different areas of your landscape. It is a smaller plant, growing to just 12 inches tall. Even though the plant is quite small, it provides a great pop of color where ever it is placed. It [...]

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Heat Loving Perennials

Heat Loving Perennials

When it comes to summer, you want to have as many heat loving perennials as possible. At least, here in the Central Great Plains, where daytime temps can reach 110 degrees F and nighttime temps may stay in the 80, we do. Of all the 25 heat loving perennials mentioned below, I have 23 in […]

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Lilac Lollipop Bee Balm – #1 Container

Lilac Lollipop Bee Balm – #1 Container
Lilac Lollipop Bee Balm General Information Lilac Lollipop Bee Balm is a perennial plant. It will have a strong, well branched overall form. This bee balm will be a great choice for a variety of landscaping spaces. The foliage is dark green, with an aromatic fragrance. It provides the plant with a nice appearance through [...]

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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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Rain Garden Plants

Rain Garden Plants

What is a rain garden? A rain garden is an area within the landscape that gets the majority of its moisture from rain. It may also get wet from a hose runoff or hillside springs. The rain garden can be a functional and beautiful part of the landscape. I have heard some people call their […]

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100 Sunny Cottage Garden Perennials

100 Sunny Cottage Garden Perennials

How many perennials do you need for the cottage garden? Well, that really depends on your layout, design, and the size of land you are working with. I have a small backyard garden area, roughly 15 feet by 30 feet, in which I have around 70 species of perennials, shrubs, and grasses. And this is […]

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Native Plants – July Bloomers

Native Plants – July Bloomers

Continuing my series on native plants, the July bloomers are quite spectacular. There are a number of new species that just begin to bloom at this time. And continuations of many June bloomers. Native plants have become more and more popular with each year, especially as climate and weather concerns grow. As you look to […]

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Mountain Mints – July Plant of the Month

Mountain Mints – July Plant of the Month

Mountain mints are our July Plant of the Month. One of my favorite natives for the landscape, mountain mints are a slow-spreading, non-invasive member of the mint family. I first became acquainted with it after moving to Northeast Kansas, and I found slender mountain mint (P. tenuifolium) goring in a ditch by the Hiawatha, KS […]

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