Wordpress Author Viburnums - The Gardener's Must-Have Plant If you want to truly feel you have a place in the gardening world, you need to have viburnums. I feel like the landscape is not complete without at least 1 viburnum, either native or nonnative. Viburn... Jun 3, 2021 Blog
Wordpress Author Nepeta - June Plant of the Month Nepeta, also know as catmint, is our June Plant of the Month. Catmint has become one of the most popular perennials over the last 20 years, for many reasons. When I first started as a draftsman in Man... Jun 1, 2021 Blog
Wordpress Author Top 4 Annual Flowers for Pollinators The top 4 annual flowers for pollinators list actually took awhile to compile. Each spring, summer, and autumn, I spend countless hours observing and photographing insects. These photos are transferre... May 27, 2021 Annuals
Wordpress Author Plant This! Not That - Replacing Invasives Invasives are in our gardens. For some of us, this might be a favorite plant or a stylish plant. And many gardeners never see those plants becoming invasive. But if you hike local woodlands, parks, an... May 19, 2021 Blog
Wordpress Author Weedy Plants for Pollinators Weedy plants in our gardens? In our neat and tidy garden spaces, we do not like the word “weeds”. But weedy plants may not be all that they are made out to be. Many native and naturalized plant specie... May 13, 2021 Blog
Wordpress Author Purple Flowers of the Mint Family Purple flowers are very popular among insect pollinators . Especially those of the mint family. The 5 plants from the mint family that are landscape and garden favorites are as follows: hummingbird mi... May 6, 2021 Blog
Wordpress Author Baptisia - May Plant of the Month Baptisia is our May Plant of the Month. May is a month of beautiful flowers, of trees , shrubs , and perennials in the central Great Plains and Midwest. Our gardens are loaded with many wonderful bloo... May 1, 2021 Blog
Wordpress Author Beneficial Insects - An Introduction Beneficial insects are garden friends who help us out when we are not aware of them. Most of the time, insects are out in the garden, eating pests before we see anything bad happening. Having a guide ... Apr 29, 2021 Blog
Wordpress Author Lilacs - Fragrant Flowers in the Garden Lilacs have long been known for their fragrance. In the early days of America, the old-fashioned lilacs were planted around outhouses as a screen, but more importantly to hide the smell. Unfortunately... Apr 22, 2021 Blog
Wordpress Author Build a Butterfly Garden in 9 Steps Building a butterfly garden should be on the list for every gardener. You can make your entire garden and landscape a butterfly garden or you can create a small, postage stamp garden specifically for ... Apr 15, 2021 Blog
Wordpress Author 5 Easy to Grow Perennials that are Underused There are 5 easy to grow perennials that are vastly underused in our landscapes. As a landscape maintenance foreman, I travel across Northeast Kansas and Southeast Nebraska. While doing so, I observe ... Apr 8, 2021 Blog
Wordpress Author Attracting Hummingbirds to the Garden Attracting hummingbirds is one of nearly every gardener’s dream. We all want these brightly colored, quick-moving birds flitting about in our gardens. Watching them sparring over mates and territory i... Apr 1, 2021 Blog