Wordpress Author What is a Landscape? What is it that makes a landscape a landscape? The Merriam Webster dictionary defines a landscape as an area of land that has a particular quality or appearance. We, as landscape designers define it f... Dec 11, 2014
Wordpress Author Christmas Cactus by Nadine Champlin, Landscape Designer The Christmas Cactus has been a favorite houseplant for me for many years. It isn’t unusual for a single plant to be passed down from generations because it is t... Nov 27, 2014
Wordpress Author Weed Files: Poison Hemlock This biennial forb was introduced from Europe. It grows 3 to 10 feet tall and has white flowers resembling carrot. The leaves are ferny, and can often be confused with Queen Anne’s lace and wild carro... Nov 13, 2014
Wordpress Author Barkophile Being a tree person leads to many different obsessions – fall color, fruit, shade, and bark. I first heard the term barkophile, not an actual word but very real, used at a conference in Iowa last wint... Oct 22, 2014
Wordpress Author Edible Plantings: Spice up your edible containers! In the last few years, edibles have taken center stage in many gardens as people try to grow chemical free, organic food for their families. Edible landscaping has resurged as a major design addition ... Jul 10, 2014
Wordpress Author Garden Planning: Heirloom Vegetables Pictured above: ‘Amish Paste’ Tomato I have been an heirloom gardener for four years now. You would not call me an expert, just an enthusiast. When I first started growing heirlooms four years ago, I ... Jun 12, 2014
Wordpress Author Garden Planning: Monarch Waystations Last spring I went to a conference in Lawrence, KS and was inspired by Dr. Chip Taylor of KU’s biology department. In 2005, Dr. Taylor created a program to develop “Monarch Waystations” across the Uni... Jun 5, 2014
Wordpress Author Improving Quality of Life: Improving Heavy Clay Soils Living in the central Great Plains can be a challenge: prairie fires, extreme temperature swings, wind, chemical drift, drought, and soil quality. For many of us, soil quality can be a determining fac... May 29, 2014
Wordpress Author Rhubarb Planting Instructions Rhubarb crowns have to be planted shallow. At least ¼ to 1/3 of the crown surface should be above the ground level when properly planted. If the bud itself is below the soil line it may rot off and fa... Apr 10, 2014
Wordpress Author How we make Real Maple Syrup To make maple syrup, first we need to gather maple sap. Our supplies: 1 Bucket Plastic Tubing Cordless Drill Custom Metal Tap Hammer Sanitizing Wipes We clean our supplies before they go into the tree... Mar 20, 2014
Wordpress Author What can I do with my herbs? This is a beginners guide to cooking with fresh herbs. Use the following chart as a guideline to begin experimenting with new flavors in your recipes. This is an excellent way to ‘spice up’ your favor... Feb 19, 2014
Wordpress Author Gardeners are Romantics Gardeners are romantics, dreamers, artists, composers, painters, wanderers, charmers, extremists, poets, sculptors, BELIEVERS. Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and everyone is thinking about ... Feb 13, 2014