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Berries

Andrew Mitchell

Berries

Berries can be one the easiest ways to both add winter interest and attract birds to the garden. With the latest and greatest cultivars coming out more and more, there is a plethora of choices for ber...

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Jul 23, 2026

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly

Andrew Mitchell

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly

When choosing the pollinator of the month, I really have not gotten into the whys yet. I just started this last month after reading a similar article in another blog. To choose this month's pollinator...

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Jul 16, 2026

250 Years of American Horticulture

Andrew Mitchell

250 Years of American Horticulture

American horticulture certainly started before America's birthday of 1776. But most of the more important events surrounding America's horticulture story happened during the 250 years that our great c...

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Jul 9, 2026

In Defense of Native Plants

Andrew Mitchell

In Defense of Native Plants

Typically, a week in June or the entire month of June is set aside as a month for natives. Native plants that is. The Kansas Native Plant Society has for years petitioned the Kansas Governor to make J...

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Jun 4, 2026

8 Mistakes New Gardeners Often Make

Andrew Mitchell

8 Mistakes New Gardeners Often Make

I started gardening when I was 5 years old, but I can still remember many of the mistakes I made. I am still making mistakes now! They are just different mistakes than the ones which new gardeners oft...

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May 7, 2026

Siberian Iris

Andrew Mitchell

Siberian Iris

Our 2026 May Plant of the Month is Siberian Iris. This perennial hails from Europe and Asia, being widely cultivated since the Middle Ages. There are records of of cultivation of it by Monks in Britai...

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Apr 30, 2026

Spring Cleanup!

Andrew Mitchell

Spring Cleanup!

Now is the time for spring cleanup. Winter is staring to fade away and I know you all want to get out in the garden. By the end of February, I am just itching to get the crews out the door and into th...

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Mar 5, 2026

Native Grasses for Your Landscape

Andrew Mitchell

Native Grasses for Your Landscape

Native grasses have always fascinated me. Living in the Great Plains, and growing up in the Smoky Hills Region of Kansas, I got to find grasses from two separate ecoregions. The tall grasses of the ea...

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Jan 8, 2026

What Organic Mulch is Best for Your Garden?

Andrew Mitchell

What Organic Mulch is Best for Your Garden?

What kind of organic mulch should I use? Wintertime for the gardener is planning time. When snow comes and the frigid winter winds keep us from tinkering in the garden shed, we curl up on the couch wi...

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Jan 1, 2026

September Tips for the Garden

Andrew Mitchell

September Tips for the Garden

September is here and fall is right around the corner. It almost time to get the garden ready for winter – but not yet! September to me was a time of birthday parties, picnics before school, and the l...

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Aug 27, 2020

How To Read A Soil Test

Andrew Mitchell

How To Read A Soil Test

Soil is important for everything When you are beginning to garden, setting out new beds, or planting trees and shrubs, it is important to get a soil test. Reading a soil test will allow you know what ...

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Jul 30, 2020

Garden Tips for August

Andrew Mitchell

Garden Tips for August

Now that we are in the dog days of summer and August , what is there to do in the garden? Yes it is hot, but there are still things that need done before we head to vacations. What needs done the most...

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Jul 30, 2020

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