RebeccaDrew

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Rebecca Drew graduated from Kansas State University in 2013 with a B.S. in Landscape Design and a minor in Business. She grew up in the country near Scandia, Kansas and has always enjoyed spending time outdoors. Growing up she could be found climbing the pine tree just outside her house. Rebecca loves to travel and has toured gardens in Kyoto, Japan. She enjoys spending time with her husband and her work at Grimm's Gardens: writing, helping cause mischief, and designing landscapes.

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  • Play Outside

    School is almost out for the year and that means the kids will be home for summer.  Although they are outside of a classroom for a couple of months, it does not mean that they are done learning!  Some of the best life lessons and learning experiences are taught at home! In the last few [...]

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  • Hybrid Teas & Floribunda Rose Planting Tips

    A rose bush can provide years of enjoyment, but only if it is properly cared for.  Here are some basic guidelines that we hope will help you be successful with your new rose.  If you do not plant your rose bush right away, be sure to water it thoroughly daily until it is planted.  Soil: Dig [...]

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  • Attracting Birds to Your Landscape

    I love waking up in the morning and listening to the birds sing, “hello”.  It is such a pleasant way to begin one’s day.  I grew up in the country and our house was surrounded by windbreaks, open pastureland, and cropland.  The variety in this landscape provided habitat for many species of birds.  Now that [...]

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  • Spring Clean-Up

    The first warm days of spring draw me outside to clean up the yard. As I do so, I am constantly looking for little sprouts of all the bulbs I planted last fall. If you don’t have any bulbs planted, make a mental note to do so next year. The rewards of a fall planting [...]

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  • Garden Cooks: Cauliflower

    Cauliflower is a cool season vegetable that is best planted when the temperatures rise to about seventy degrees. This happens in Kansas around the end of March. Start your own seed near the beginning of February. If you were late planting seed, stop by Grimm’s Gardens and pick up a small plant ready for transplant. [...]

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  • Time to Start Garden Seed Indoors

    For those of you who are eagerly awaiting warmer weather, brighter colors, and new life there is a remedy for what ails you! Late February and Early March is the time to begin starting your garden seeds indoors! Start your cold crops such as Cauliflower, Broccoli, Eggplant, Onions, Lettuce, and Cabbage inside your house for [...]

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  • Composting

    Why not make 2015 the first year you compost? If you are anything like me, you throw away way too much food waste. When I make mashed potatoes, the peels go down the disposal. Our fresh produce sometimes goes bad in the refrigerator before we get it all consumed. My husband loves bananas and so [...]

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  • Gardens are so… Square!

    For the creative-types like myself, there comes a point when you are tired of a standard square garden and everything planted in a row. This is the moment when it is necessary to combine garden and landscape into a seamless backyard beauty. My plan for this year is to plant strawberries under our fruit trees. [...]

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  • Happy New Year!

    It is the time for reflecting on last year and laying out the plan for a new year. Have you slowed down to remember all the joys you had last year? I barely have. When I do pause for a moment, my thoughts tend to remember big moments such as traveling, or family celebrations. I [...]

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