Wordpress Author Snakes in the Garden Snakes?! Yikes! Many gardeners would feel the same way about slithering snakes in the garden, but not I. Do they scare me sometimes? Sure. But the small snakes, not the large ones, I consider to be ga... Aug 17, 2023 Blog
Wordpress Author Native Wildflowers - Late Summer Bloomers Late summer and into fall is a hard time for native wildflowers. While there are many things still blooming from earlier, not much gets going this time of the year. Except for aster and goldenrods, th... Aug 10, 2023 Blog
Wordpress Author Insect Eggs - Exploring the Garden What kinds of insect eggs can you find in the garden? During the summer months, I work a lot, from 6 to 5 every weekday. Where do I find the time for hunting bugs, insect eggs, and other things in the... Aug 3, 2023 Blog
Wordpress Author Helenium - August Plant of the Month Helenium, also known as sneezeweed and Helen’s flower, is our August Plant of the Month. It can be difficult to find a plant of the month for August, because a lot of plants are either finishing up bl... Jul 27, 2023 Blog
Wordpress Author Summer Pruning Now is the time to do some summer pruning. What, you prune trees and plants in the hottest part of the year? Well, yes, for certain plants. Pruning in the summer helps some plant rejuvenate, removing ... Jul 20, 2023 Blog
Wordpress Author 100 Sunny Cottage Garden Perennials How many perennials do you need for the cottage garden? Well, that really depends on your layout, design, and the size of land you are working with. I have a small backyard garden area, roughly 15 fee... Jul 13, 2023 Blog
Wordpress Author Native Plants - July Bloomers Continuing my series on native plants, the July bloomers are quite spectacular. There are a number of new species that just begin to bloom at this time. And continuations of many June bloomers. Native... Jul 6, 2023 Blog
Wordpress Author Mountain Mints - July Plant of the Month Mountain mints are our July Plant of the Month. One of my favorite natives for the landscape, mountain mints are a slow-spreading, non-invasive member of the mint family. I first became acquainted wit... Jun 29, 2023 Blog
Wordpress Author Plants for a Mediterranean Garden Choosing plants for a Mediterranean garden is a hard thing to do if you live in wet parts of the US. But here in Kansas, many things that would go great in a Mediterranean garden would be great here t... Jun 22, 2023 Blog
Wordpress Author Native Wildflowers - June Bloomers What native wildflowers bloom in June? Well, a lot of them. June is considered to be the best month for native wildflowers. It is also Native Plant Month in Kansas, of the governor remembers to sign t... Jun 15, 2023 Blog
Wordpress Author Maintaining The Butterfly Garden It feels strange to not do anything in the butterfly garden, but that is exactly the best thing to do. At least, as long as you have no invasive insects or plants. June is the month of flowers, bees, ... Jun 8, 2023 Blog
Wordpress Author Stachys - June Plant of the Month Stachys is our June Plant of the Month for 2023. One of my favorite natives and nonnative perennials, ever since I read about them in Piet Oudolf’s book, Planting: A New Perspective . Also, while on a... Jun 1, 2023 Blog