Wordpress Author Plant of the Week: Spiderwort Spiderwort is our Plant of the Week for this week. While there are many spiderwort species and cultivars available, I am going to talk about just 2 of them. Spiderworts ‘Sweet Kate’ and ‘Concord Grape... May 27, 2020 Blog
Wordpress Author Shrubs on Standard: Small Trees for Small Areas Nearly every customer I help at the Garden Center wants a small tree. Usually, they are not thinking “ornamental” tree , just something that does not require a lot of work to maintain, something that ... May 21, 2020 Blog
Wordpress Author Plant of the Week: Ninebark Little Devil Ninebark Little Devil is our Plant of the Week for the 3rd week of May. This cultivar of a native Midwestern shrub is a delight to the landscape. It is a vase-shaped shrub that grows 5 feet tall and w... May 20, 2020 Blog
Wordpress Author Annuals for Shade Shade loving annuals can be a bit tricky, especially here in Northeast Kansas. Our summers can be hot and dry or hot and wet. These are difficult conditions for annuals, whether in shade or sun. Shade... May 14, 2020 Blog
Wordpress Author Plant of the Week: Magic Carpet Spirea Magic Carpet spirea is the Plant of the Week and is a household name in the nursery business. If you were to walk into almost any nursery and ask for Magic Carpet, they would know what you want. This ... May 13, 2020 Blog
Wordpress Author 2020 Kansas Native Plant of the Year - Baptisia australis The 2010 Perennial Plant of the Year was Baptisia australis, Blue Wild Indigo. It was also picked to be the 2020 Kansas Native Plant of the Year. It is a great, native perennial for the garden and lan... May 7, 2020 Blog
Wordpress Author Plant of the Week: Dianthus Firewitch Dianthus Firewitch is our first Plant of the Week for May. This low-growing, perennial groundcover is perfect for borders and rock gardens. It spreads slowly across the ground, filling in cracks and s... May 6, 2020 Blog
Wordpress Author In the Garden: Tips for May May is coming and most of your cleanup work should now be done! Congratulations on making it through the spring work, but there is always more to do, yes? YES I have a bundle of things to do in the po... Apr 30, 2020 Annuals
Wordpress Author Controlling Squash Bugs in the Garden When summer gardening time comes around, my most frequently heard question is: What can I do about squash bugs? Well, let us take a look into the problem and find a solution that will work for most ho... Apr 23, 2020 Blog
Wordpress Author Plant of the Week: Tiger Eyes Sumac Tiger Eyes sumac is our Plant of the Week for the 4th week of April. This small tree or large shrub is a cultivar of our native staghorn sumac, Rhus typhina . Staghorn sumacs are native across the Mid... Apr 22, 2020 Blog
Wordpress Author Edible Plants You Didn't Know You Had In this time of uncertainty, and the worry over possible food shortages, people are gardening more and more. In you own already landscaped yard, have you wondered what plants might be edible? There ar... Apr 17, 2020 Blog
Wordpress Author Perennials for Butterfly Habitats Perennials can be the backbone of anyone’s garden – they certainly are for mine . I choose perennials that bloom in succession, support native insect populations, are pretty, and attract lots of butte... Apr 16, 2020 Blog