Wordpress Author Butterfly Lovers Buffet Plants Butterfly lovers should plant a variety of plants, from trees and shrubs, to grasses and perennials for butterflies. But what are some of the best plants to attract butterflies, and other pollinators ... Mar 14, 2024 Blog
Wordpress Author Boxwood - March Plant of the Month While boxwood may not be one of my favorite plants, they are extremely useful in the landscape. And you can cut them for winter greenery. The reason they are the plant of the month is because of their... Feb 29, 2024 Blog
Wordpress Author Peach Fuzz - The Color of the Year Peach fuzz is the 2024 color of the year, according to Pantone. Each year, Pantone picks a color as a snapshot in time, trying to connect with our emotions and deep-seated feelings. Peach fuzz is a hu... Feb 22, 2024 Blog
Wordpress Author Medicinal Plants in the Garden What are medicinal plants? When you think about medicine, what comes to mind first? Probably not plants. But there are a host of plants in the garden which are not only used by the pharmaceutical indu... Feb 15, 2024 Blog
Wordpress Author Powerful Perennials - Top 10 What are powerful perennials? These are perennial flowers that rock the garden each season. They are long blooming, long lasting, long lived, and good for pollinators. Picking a top 10 is the hardest ... Feb 8, 2024 Blog
Wordpress Author Native Bees As the winter turns into February, I begin to really long for spring. And the native bees are the first pollinators to arrive. On dandelions, toothwort, dicentra, and other early spring wildflowers, I... Feb 1, 2024 Blog
Wordpress Author Evergreen Plants for the Central Great Plains Evergreen plants can be anything that does not lose its leaves in winter. That would include groundcovers, perennials, shrubs, vines, and trees. But to keep it modest, I will go over some of the trees... Jan 25, 2024 Blog
Wordpress Author Sun Groundcovers Sun groundcovers are great additions to the garden. But is shade groundcovers are used to cover and protect bare soil under trees and structures, wat are sun groundcovers used for? Well, they mainly a... Jan 18, 2024 Blog
Wordpress Author Shade Groundcovers Shade groundcovers are suited best for areas under, well, shade. But what are groundcovers exactly? Many new gardeners are not sure about the role or purpose of groundcovers in the garden let alone fo... Jan 11, 2024 Blog
Wordpress Author Big Shade Trees One of the more commonly asked for trees in the nursery are big shade trees. It does not surprise me. After all, shade in a hot summer climate is important to a wide range of people. Not only do big s... Jan 4, 2024 Blog
Wordpress Author Be Outside of the Box The box is that place you set yourself into. Your comfort zone. But I am telling you now, be outside of the box, your box. Why? Because without change, your cannot grow as a gardener, an individual, a... Dec 21, 2023 Blog
Wordpress Author 2023 Year In Review Another year has come and gone. 2023 was a great year for me personally, especially at work. My job overall transformed and I had less back problems because of it. In early 2023, I took over the Nurse... Dec 14, 2023 Blog