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  • Watering Instructions

    by Nadine Champlin, Landscape Designer Container Trees, Shrubs, Groundcovers, and Perennials For new landscapes: First Week: Every day in extreme heat; every other day in cool weather Second Week: Every other day in extreme heat; two waterings a week in cool weather Third week: Water weekly unless we have good moisture (one inch or more). [...]

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  • Bagworms

    Check your shrubs and trees for bagworms! Bagworms are usually found on evergreen trees but will feed on just about anything (We noticed some on a sycamore tree).  If you look closely, you may see the small bags on your trees.  They may not look very intimidating but they love to eat and can cause [...]

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  • Ways to Shop at Grimm’s Gardens

    This year, we are offering a few different ways to shop at Grimm’s Gardens. We want to provide you with your gardening supplies while keeping everyone as safe and healthy as possible. Come to the retail center. We are open, but are being careful to disinfect frequently touched surfaces; we have wipes, gloves and hand [...]

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  • Creating a Butterfly Garden

    by Nadine Champlin, Landscape Designer, Owner of Prairie Place Designs, Sabetha, KS Design Consultant for Grimm’s Gardens,  Hiawatha, KS Why have a butterfly garden? A Native American legend tells us:  “If you have a secret wish, find a butterfly and whisper your wish to it.  When you release the butterfly it will carry your wish [...]

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  • Bluestar for the Garden

    Selecting perennials for the garden can be a difficult task given the number of species and the amazing number of cultivars per species. It would be easy to be a collector of certain species, there are over 1200 daylily varieties alone! In several species: echinacea, hosta, iris, peony, dahlia, and others; there may be over [...]

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  • 7 Tips for Growing Apple Trees

    There is no experience quite like biting into a crisp, juicy, flavorful apple grown right in your own backyard! When I was a 5 years old, my parents set out 30 young apple trees in a plot behind our chicken coops. I watched those trees grow up, picked apples, pressed cider, and eventually helped to [...]

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  • Where do Native Plants Come From?

    Grimm’s Gardens believes that knowing where your natives come from is important.  We are grateful for all the work that Elliot and Applied Ecological Services, Inc. have put into tracking and labeling their native plant sources.  This is why we chose this company to supply most of our native plants. Name: Elliot Duemler Company: Applied Ecological [...]

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  • Landscape Design Process

    Grimm’s Gardens is dedicated to beautifying the rural areas of Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, and Iowa.  Therefore, we offer a variety of services to our customers who are interested in adding some landscaping. Full Landscape Plan To have a landscape without all the sweat that goes into it, consider a full plan and have Grimm’s Gardens [...]

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  • Memorial Trees

    Planting a tree in honor of a loved one or friend can be an excellent way to remember them.  While we will focus on trees in this article, shrubs are also an excellent choice for memorial plants, especially if you are on a tighter budget. Where to Plant? Picking out a general location is the [...]

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