Wordpress Author January Tips & Tricks for the Landscape 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 ... Dec 20, 2019
Wordpress Author Kansas Gardener's Garden June-July 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... Dec 5, 2019
Wordpress Author Kansas Gardener's Garden April-May 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! ... Nov 28, 2019
Wordpress Author Year in Review - Insects of 2019 Although 2019 is not quite over yet, with the early snow and extreme temperature changes, the majority of insects have begun their hibernation periods and so we can discuss this year’s populations. Wi... Nov 21, 2019
Wordpress Author 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... Oct 24, 2019
Wordpress Author Plant Perennials (and Trees) Now! Autumn is finally here with the advent of some much wanted and needed cooler temperatures, and lovely fall rains. When the weather cools down to daily temperatures in the 50s, 60s, and 70s, and the ni... Oct 3, 2019
Wordpress Author Plant Profiles: The Peony Peonies have long been cultivated throughout the world and valued for their durability, fragrance, flower colors, and longevity. Peonies have been used in nearly every American garden since our ancest... May 9, 2019
Wordpress Author More Daylilies? I know it seems crazy to think about adding more daylilies to your garden, but for me, it is not a stretch. Back in 2000 when I first thought about becoming a landscape designer, I constantly studied ... May 2, 2019
Wordpress Author Growing Apricots There is an old apricot tree in nearly every old farmstead landscape in Kansas. It is one of the trees I best remember from growing up in North Central Kansas. Along the lane to the back my parent pla... Mar 21, 2019
Wordpress Author Add Beautiful Rose-of-Sharon to the Landscape 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... Mar 19, 2019
Wordpress Author 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... Mar 13, 2019
Wordpress Author Great Trees: Baldcypress Trees come in all sizes and shapes. Among the different trees available today, I like to think the Baldcypress is among the best for gardens. The baldcypress is one of the coolest deciduous conifers a... Mar 7, 2019