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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...

February February in the Garden Garden Planning Gardening fruit tree pruning

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 ...

Garden Planning Gardening January garden tips January in the garden garden tips landscape design

Dec 20, 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

Kansas Gardener's Garden

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

10 Tips for a Great Spring

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

April Gardening Tips

Andrew Mitchell

April Gardening Tips

Tips and Tricks to Make Your Year Great – April Apply and water in pre-emergent herbicide on turf Apply pre-emergent herbicide granules to rocked landscape beds Divide hostas , daylilies , sedum , phl...

April April flowering April garden tips Gardening garden tips landscape design landscape maintenance

Mar 1, 2019

May Tips & Tricks

Andrew Mitchell

May Tips & Tricks

Lawn • Apply slow release nitrogen fertilizer to bluegrass and tall fescue to promote summer growth if watering during the summer. Lower maintenance lawns skip this application. If there are broadleaf...

Gardening May gardening Organic Gardening garden tips for May gardening tips

May 13, 2016

Designing Your Landscape for your House (and You!)

Andrew Mitchell

Designing Your Landscape for your House (and You!)

“Look at those shrubs; they are way too big for that spot.” “They have no landscape at all!” These and other statements are often heard by my patient wife and kids on drives to the city. Being a lands...

Gardening gardening ideas landscape design landscaping

Mar 22, 2016

Garden Planning Guide February, March & April

Andrew Mitchell

Garden Planning Guide February, March & April

Winter time is the best time to plan and prepare for next year’s gardens. We at Grimm’s Gardens are busy with ideas and preparations for the upcoming spring season. From now until March 1 st , we will...

Garden Planning Gardening Organic Gardening early spring

Feb 12, 2015

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