Wordpress Author Lawn Care - A Month by Month Guide Lawn care is not at the top of my personal list, but many gardeners think highly of their lawns. Growing a green lawn helps tie landscape beds together and provides a resting spot for the eyes. Howeve... Mar 10, 2021
Wordpress Author Hostas - Growing for Success in Shade Hostas are one of America’s favorite shade garden plants. We have seem to have a love of plants and shade, and so hostas fit right in. There are some 6100 registered hosta cultivars across the world. ... Mar 4, 2021
Wordpress Author Lenten Rose - March Plant of the Month The Lenten rose is not a rose at all, but rather a member of the buttercup family. This family also includes such plants as anemones, clematis, and delphiniums. Native to southern and central Europe, ... Mar 1, 2021
Wordpress Author Hydrangeas - What You Need to Know for Success Hydrangeas are perhaps the most popular shrub in the United States. Nearly everyone has a hydrangea in their landscape. But what do we need to know about growing these shrubs? How do new gardeners bec... Feb 25, 2021
Wordpress Author Cottage Style - Reimagining America's First Gardens Cottage style gardens were the first American gardens, before it was America. When we were still part of the original British Empire, our gardens (not those of the wealthy) were a mixture of edibles, ... Feb 18, 2021
Wordpress Author Vegetable Pests of the Central Great Plains Vegetable pests range from caterpillars to beetles to slugs and snails. How can we gardeners combat the barrage of insect and animal pests that fight for control of our gardens each year? What is the ... Feb 11, 2021
Wordpress Author A Guide to Growing Oaks: Pests & Diseases Last week we talked about the various kinds of oaks that can be grown here in the central Great Plains. Now we are going to go over the various pests and disease that may effect those trees. There are... Feb 4, 2021
Wordpress Author A Guide To Growing Oaks: Picking a Tree Oaks are part of nearly every landscape in North America. There are 91 species of oaks in the United States, and another 100 or so crosses between species. Choosing an oak for your landscape can be ch... Jan 28, 2021
Wordpress Author Shade Gardening: Creation and Maintenance Shade gardening is more than just an idea, it is a way of life for those living among the trees. When I first moved east from central Kansas, I had no idea that shade gardening would become such a big... Jan 21, 2021
Wordpress Author Houseplants Easy to Grow - Top 10 If there is one thing that refuses to grow in my own house, it is houseplants . Because I live in a wooded landscape, with large roof eaves (4 foot), houseplants do not like me. And I will not change ... Jan 14, 2021
Wordpress Author How To Attract Insect Pollinators to Your Garden Welcome to the new year! Last season was one of the busiest gardening seasons for many across the country, with many new gardeners. With all those new gardeners, came a plethora of questions about a w... Jan 7, 2021
Wordpress Author 12 Things Every Gardener Should Know You know the song… “and a partridge in a pear tree”. Well, I do not know about the partridge, but I would take the pear tree. Anyways, as 2020 comes to a close, I was thinking about all the gardening ... Dec 31, 2020