Wordpress Author Fritillary Butterflies Frititllary butterflies are one the most common butterflies in spring in Kansas. These showy fliers can be seen flitting among the early summer wildflowers on the prairie and in home landscapes. They ... Mar 8, 2018
Wordpress Author The Ohio Buckeye The Ohio buckeye (Aesculus glabra) is not what most people think about when they think of spring in Kansas, or maybe anywhere. Most think of the bulbs of Holland, planted here or there in a landscape ... Jan 11, 2018
Wordpress Author Year In Review - Diseases & Abiotic Disorders What a year for diseases! With a cool, wet spring, followed by a warm, dry summer, and then into a cool, wet August, we have had a myriad of diseases popping up in landscapes. I also saw a few abiotic... Dec 21, 2017
Wordpress Author Year In Review - Insects This year brought a new look at some insects I had seen little of in the past, and some outbreaks of major pests. I love insects almost as much as I love plants and I love photographing them-though it... Dec 14, 2017
Wordpress Author Year in Review - Annual Color Program What a year this has been! We have had a lot of ups and downs with the weather, and a long dry spell through the summer. The annuals we put in have had to be tough and most of them looked awesome thro... Dec 8, 2017
Wordpress Author Renewal Pruning What is renewal pruning? Renewal pruning is referred to as rejuvenation pruning; the severe cutback of deciduous shrubs for a response of new, succulent growth. This is done to a number of shrubs to p... Nov 30, 2017
Wordpress Author Benefits of Using Coffee and Tea in the Garden and Compost Americans consume nearly 400 million cups of coffee a day and about 150 million cups of tea per day. That comes to a lot of leftover tea bags and coffee grounds, most of which gets thrown into the tra... Nov 9, 2017
Wordpress Author Mums the Word Autumn is here! After spring, this is my favorite time of year. Hayrack rides, fall potlucks, the bounty of gardens spilling across the table, jelly making, and my family’s annual pumpkin carve party ... Sep 21, 2017
Wordpress Author Blooms For Butterflies It is late summer and butterflies are beginning their descent to more suitable wintering sites. Many butterflies move northward in the spring from overwintering sites and then the following generation... Sep 14, 2017
Wordpress Author What is With All the Butterflies?! Recently, here in Northeast Kansas we were seemingly swarmed by millions of butterflies. Along nearly every road and blacktop surface, butterflies swooped and landed and were struck down by passing ca... Aug 3, 2017
Wordpress Author Birds are for the Bugs! That first sweet bite of peach in the hot July sun, off of your own tree in your own yard, makes you wonder about the truly good things in life. For my family and I it was about a move 3 years ago to ... Jul 20, 2017
Wordpress Author Catalpas Blooming In Kansas All across the state of Kansas, catalpa trees are in full bloom. These trees are a marvel of color in the wooded areas, along railroads, and in towns. When the railroads were first being laid across t... May 25, 2017