Wordpress Author 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 c... Mar 4, 2019
Wordpress Author March Gardening Tips Garden Tips for a Happy March! Spot treat winter annual or perennial weeds in your lawn on days above 50°F. Follow all label directions Cut back perennials and grasses in the landscape. Use hedge shea... Mar 1, 2019
Wordpress Author April Gardening Tips Tips and Tricks to Make Your Year Great – April Apply and water in pre-emergent herbicide on turf Apply pre-emergent herbicide granules to rocked landscape beds Divide hostas , daylilies , sedum , phl... Mar 1, 2019
Wordpress Author Sumacs for the Landscape Sumacs are one of the more under used native shrubs in our landscape. If you want shrubs aglow with colors of fire and sunsets, then sumacs are the plants for you. You have seen them along the highway... Feb 28, 2019
Wordpress Author Spring Pollinator Plants Finding plants for pollinators in springtime can be a bit frustrating. While there are lots of trees and shrubs, not to mention natives, blooming around you, it can be difficult to discover exactly wh... Feb 25, 2019
Wordpress Author What to Do About Messy Fruits? While it is true that most people do not refer to sweetgum balls as fruits, that IS what they are–the tree’s fruit. And sweetgum trees are not the only messy fruits. There are a variety of plants with... Feb 25, 2019
Wordpress Author Small Trees for Small Gardens There are many small trees that may fit into any sized garden, but are they better in small gardens? Small gardens may be defined as those that are on a small lot in town, or have a small amount of us... Feb 21, 2019
Wordpress Author Finding Your Secret Garden One of my all-time favorite books (after the Bible), is The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett. This story enlivens my spirit in the winter, awakening my soul to the gloriousness of the coming s... Feb 14, 2019
Wordpress Author Consider the Cottonwood With Kansas Day over and done, we think back to the symbols of our state. What is mightier than the cottonwood, the tree that towers over the Great Plains? The Eastern Cottonwood, Populus deltoides , ... Jan 31, 2019
Wordpress Author Nurse Trees What are nurse trees? Nurse trees are fallen branches or whole trees left on the forest floor Nurse trees are fallen trees and branches that support wildlife through their own degradation and breakdow... Jan 24, 2019
Wordpress Author Year in Review: Insect Pests 2018 was quite the year for insect pests. We saw a huge increase in Japanese beetle numbers, as well as a large population of grasshoppers. Lets discuss these and other insects seen this year. The lar... Dec 6, 2018
Wordpress Author Using Stone in the Landscape (and not as mulch!) Stone has become an increasing factor in American landscapes, being used primarily alongside weed fabric in place of mulch. As great as this looks, it is increasing knowledge that this is hard on plan... Nov 15, 2018