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Attracting Birds - Part II

Andrew Mitchell

Attracting Birds - Part II

Attracting birds to the landscape can be achieved with proper knowledge of the current situation, and how to improve it. If you read last week’s blog, you should have had time to complete an inventory...

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Apr 9, 2020

Attracting Birds - Part 1

Andrew Mitchell

Attracting Birds - Part 1

I was recently discussing attracting birds with a church member. She was disappointed by the lack of diversity in bird species that visited her yard on a yearly basis. She lives in the country, away f...

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Apr 2, 2020

Caring for Roses

Andrew Mitchell

Caring for Roses

Caring for roses can be tricky, but worth the effort. Roses are the gardener’s flower , and have been since ancient times. They entice us with their fragrance, their aroma, their beauty, and their abi...

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Mar 26, 2020

Growing Onions in the Central Region

Andrew Mitchell

Growing Onions in the Central Region

When I start talking about regions, things can get a bit gray. Since I have been a gardener, landscape designer, and horticulturalist for 2 decades in Kansas; I generally mean Kansas, Missouri, Nebras...

Vegetable gardening growing onions onions

Mar 19, 2020

Flowers for the Kitchen Garden

Andrew Mitchell

Flowers for the Kitchen Garden

Kitchen gardens are usually referred to as vegetable gardens. I prefer to call mine the potager garden. Potager is the French word for kitchen garden. This is where you would grow vegetables , fruits,...

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Mar 12, 2020

Growing Lavender

Andrew Mitchell

Growing Lavender

Growing lavender in the Great Plains can be rewarding for gardeners. This aromatic plant can be used for a variety of different things, from soaps to jelly. I have grown lavender for years in my own g...

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Mar 9, 2020

Bringing Golden into the Garden

Andrew Mitchell

Bringing Golden into the Garden

After listening to a podcast by gardener Margaret Roach, in upstate New York, I realized that just do not have enough golden in my garden. I have always known I need more of it, at the back of my mind...

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Feb 13, 2020

8 Tips for February in the Garden

Andrew Mitchell

8 Tips for February in the Garden

The cold usually increases in February before decreasing in March and the coming of spring. Follow these 8 tips when looking for something to do in February, and be sure to dress for the weather! When...

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Feb 6, 2020

The Kansas Gardener's Garden

Andrew Mitchell

The Kansas Gardener's Garden

I hope you had a Merry Christmas! This is the final installment on 2019 on the series of photos from my yard. Great things are coming in 2020, I hope you are ready for them! The above flowers were all...

Gardening Kansas Gardener Organic Gardening

Dec 26, 2019

January Tips & Tricks for the Garden

Andrew Mitchell

January Tips & Tricks for the Garden

2020 is right around the corner and January weather is headed our way. Here in Northeast Kansas I am already eagerly awaiting the first spring flowers of March. However, there are things to do in the ...

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Dec 20, 2019

Kansas Gardener's Garden

Andrew Mitchell

Kansas Gardener's Garden

Part 3 of my gardens. The saga continues…. This is the Monarch Waystation in late summer, full of rudbeckias and garden phlox and grasses. The double-flowered rudbeckia variety is ‘Hortensia’ from my ...

Kansas Gardener Organic Gardening garden tour

Dec 12, 2019

Kansas Gardener's Garden

Andrew Mitchell

Kansas Gardener's Garden

Here is the second part to the garden tour. enjoy the photos and comments! Above you can see my driveway Border Garden. I had to put in this fence to keep visitors from parking too close to the edge o...

Gardening Kansas Gardener native gardening

Dec 5, 2019

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