Wordpress Author My Garden in 2025 Every year, I give you all a virtual tour of my garden. And 2025 is not different. I think it is nice to end the season with photos of your favorite spaces, and my garden is tops on my list, though I ... Dec 18, 2025
Wordpress Author 2025 Year in Review It has been awhile since I have posted anything, life has been so busy! But the ed of 2025 is nearing and it is time for my annual review of the year. I have a lot to tell you about, so bear with me. ... Dec 11, 2025
Wordpress Author Plant Now for Next Year Why do so many people ask if fall is a good time to plant? If you plant now, in the fall, then you will have much better gardens than planting in the spring. At least, that is how it works for most pl... Sep 18, 2025
Wordpress Author Rockets Red Glare - All About Red Hot Poker Red hot poker, Kniphofia uvaria spp. and hybrids, are one of the most durable perennials for the garden. Native to South Africa and Lesotho, the red hot poker can grow in a variety of gardens througho... Jul 3, 2025
Wordpress Author Common Butterflies of the Central Great Plains June is the time of year when a lot of our common butterflies start visiting the garden. We do have a plethora of butterflies, and some of them are quite spectacular. But many species are less likely ... Jun 19, 2025
Wordpress Author Edge Plantings What is the edge? Well, it is the literal edge of the property. In most urban cases, planting along the edge of the property is considered bad form to the neighbor. However, in the rural world having ... Jun 12, 2025
Wordpress Author Wild Plants for Butterflies Do I mean weeds? Well, yes. There are a variety of wild plants or weeds , which some of our most beautiful butterflies feed on. And if we are growing only tidy gardens, then we may lose out on seeing ... Jun 5, 2025
Wordpress Author Managing Japanese Beetles Japanese beetles have been with us here in the Central Great Plains now for almost 10 years. However, they have become more of a problem in the last 6, with western expansion from the Missouri River a... May 22, 2025
Wordpress Author Attracting Bluebirds My kids just called me to share interesting facts about bluebirds they just learned. Since we started homeschooling in 2018, my kids have the ability to learn at their own rate, on things in the world... May 15, 2025
Wordpress Author Moonlight Garden Creation Humans have a long relationship with the heavens above us. In the evening an through the night, the moon and the stars shine over us like watchful beacons. Many gardeners are obsessed with using them ... May 8, 2025
Wordpress Author Big Perennials for Sun Sometimes, you need something big in the garden. Usually, gardeners fill large spaces with trees or shrubs. But sometimes that does not work. Say you have a large island bed in the middle of a big ope... Apr 24, 2025
Wordpress Author As the Ash Tree Goes - What Are We Losing? With the introduction of emerald ash borer into the United States in 2002, hundreds of millions of ash trees have been lost. But what else are we losing with the invasion of this pest? Why are ash tre... Apr 3, 2025