Wordpress Author Benefits of Growing Black Walnuts Autumn is harvest time, and as harvest of field crops begins to dwindle, many turn their thoughts to Thanksgiving and Halloween. I often think about my grandparents at this time of year, remembering a... Oct 25, 2018
Wordpress Author Artful Additions Using statuary and art in your garden can make it pop in the off months and seem more worldly in the rest. Many gardeners add there own bit of whimsy as they go along, whether it be a colorful glass b... Oct 11, 2018
Wordpress Author Garden Bones Just the other day I remarked to a colleague about his garden and how we designed gardens with the “bones” in mind. Garden bones of course, are not the bones of any animal, but the strong plants that ... Sep 27, 2018
Wordpress Author Top 5 Plants for Pollinators - September September is here and right around the bend is autumn. September is a month after my own heart, with my birthday and my siblings’ birthdays. We always had a huge party for the three of us, usually on ... Sep 6, 2018
Wordpress Author Top Perennials for Bees & Butterflies - August August is here with the dog days of summer. The cicadas are singing their wings off in the trees each night, but the pollinators are in full force across the summertime perennials. I have seen the man... Aug 2, 2018
Wordpress Author Blooms on the Rise Spring HAS finally come, and many trees and flowers are beginning to bloom. After waiting through snow and cold in April, we are going to have one great show of color, with many flowers blooming at th... Apr 26, 2018
Wordpress Author Our Garden Buddies While cleaning out some landscape beds this past week, we came across one of our favorite garden helpers, a skink. This little guy was quite surprised by our removal of his cover of leaves from the ga... Mar 29, 2018
Wordpress Author The Ohio Buckeye The Ohio buckeye (Aesculus glabra) is not what most people think about when they think of spring in Kansas, or maybe anywhere. Most think of the bulbs of Holland, planted here or there in a landscape ... Jan 11, 2018
Wordpress Author Year In Review - Diseases & Abiotic Disorders What a year for diseases! With a cool, wet spring, followed by a warm, dry summer, and then into a cool, wet August, we have had a myriad of diseases popping up in landscapes. I also saw a few abiotic... Dec 21, 2017
Wordpress Author Renewal Pruning What is renewal pruning? Renewal pruning is referred to as rejuvenation pruning; the severe cutback of deciduous shrubs for a response of new, succulent growth. This is done to a number of shrubs to p... Nov 30, 2017
Wordpress Author Mums the Word Autumn is here! After spring, this is my favorite time of year. Hayrack rides, fall potlucks, the bounty of gardens spilling across the table, jelly making, and my family’s annual pumpkin carve party ... Sep 21, 2017
Wordpress Author Birds are for the Bugs! That first sweet bite of peach in the hot July sun, off of your own tree in your own yard, makes you wonder about the truly good things in life. For my family and I it was about a move 3 years ago to ... Jul 20, 2017