Andrew Mitchell Kansas Gardener's Garden This year, my garden did so well that I had to break my tour of it into 4 separate posts. Up first is April through May. I cannot remember a wetter May than what we had this year – 26 inches of rain! ... Gardening Kansas Gardener Organic Gardening wildflowers Nov 28, 2019
Andrew Mitchell DIY Holiday Wreaths After Thanksgiving is over and only a few weeks until Christmas, I like to finish my outdoor decorations off with a few DIY wreaths. After weeks of cleaning out landscapes and gardens, wreathmaking is... DIY wreath greenery holiday wreath winter greens wreathmaking wreaths Nov 27, 2019
Andrew Mitchell Creating Homemade Holiday Decor Christmas is right around the corner and my wife is already starting to get the boxes of Christmas decorations from the garage. With just 2 weeks until Thanksgiving , I am beginning to gather material... Christmas decor evergreens greenery holiday decor sumac berries winter greens wreaths Nov 13, 2019
Andrew Mitchell Can You Predict the Weather by Woolly Bear Caterpillars? With our first hard freeze and snowfall having borne down upon us this week, many folks are starting to “guess” the weather by the colors of the woolly bear caterpillar. I say guess, because that is a... woolly bear caterpillar Oct 31, 2019
Andrew Mitchell Plant Trees for Great Fall Colors Here in Northeast Kansas, we think highly of our beautiful fall colors. While we certainly are not New England, there have been hundreds of sugar maples planted throughout the area, giving us a name f... autumn fall color maple trees oaks shade trees sourwood tree planting trees Oct 24, 2019
Andrew Mitchell Karl Foerster' Feather Reed Grass The 2001 Perennial Plant Association’s Plant of the Year in 2001 was ‘Karl Foerster’ Feather Reed Grass. This perennial grass has since become a standard in American landscapes. It is a very versatile... Grasses Ornamental Grass cool-season grass karl foerster Mar 28, 2019
Andrew Mitchell Rose-of-Sharon Rose of Sharon is a beautiful, long-blooming shrub for the landscape. It can be used in a variety of ways, from hedges and screens to focal points in pollinator gardens and there are even tree forms a... flowering shrubs low maintenance shrubs rose of sharon shrubs Mar 19, 2019
Andrew Mitchell How to Prune Spireas Ever since I graduated in Horticulture I have been getting questions about plants and their maintenance from friends and colleagues. That is what I want, but it sometimes gets old when the same questi... flowering shrubs pruning shrubs pruning spirea spirea spireas Mar 19, 2019
Andrew Mitchell 10 Tips for a Great Spring Spring is right around the corner! Even though we have had a long winter, and it is not over yet with more snow forecasted, spring is definitely coming. I have been watching the geese flying northward... April Gardening May lawn tips early spring garden tips springtime Mar 13, 2019
Andrew Mitchell 8 May Tips for the Lawn The American Lawn, although a tedious chore, can be the pride of a beautiful landscape and home. It is the definition between landscape beds, and “blank” space that lets the eyes rest between the hubb... Lawn care Lawn tips May lawn tips Turfgrass Mar 6, 2019
Andrew Mitchell 15 Host Plants for Butterflies Butterflies are the flying flowers of the garden. Everyone notices them and everyone loves them. To attract a wider range of butterflies to your garden, you need to have a variety of host plants and n... butterflies butterfly gardening host plants monarch butterflies monarchs Mar 5, 2019
Andrew Mitchell 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... apple trees apples fruit fruit trees growing fruit Mar 4, 2019
