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 Blog
Wordpress Author Rattlesnake Master - June Plant of the Month Rattlesnake master is our 2025 June Plant of the Month. This is one of my favorite native perennials, and for many reasons. The first time I came across this species was in the native plant garden at ... May 29, 2025 Blog
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 Blog
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 Blog
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 Blog
Wordpress Author Missouri Evening Primrose - May Plant of the Month Missouri evening primrose (Oenothera macrocarpa) is our May Plant of the Month for 2025. This native groundcover type plant is one of the best for tough, rocky or dry soils. Native to Kansas, Nebraska... May 1, 2025 Blog
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 Blog
Wordpress Author Best Annuals for Pollinators When we think about pollinators, most gardeners see swaths of perennial flowers in bloom, covered in bees and butterflies. But what are the best annuals for pollinators? Here in the Central Great Plai... Apr 17, 2025 Blog
Wordpress Author Bee-Mimic Insects The insect world is a fascinating place. Within it, there are are many which mimic other insects, for a variety of reasons. The Viceroy butterfly for instance, mimics the Monarch in order to trick bir... Apr 10, 2025 Blog
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 Blog
Wordpress Author Blue Wood Phlox - April Plant of the Month I have chosen one of my favorite early spring bloomers as our April Plant of the Month for 2025. Blue wood phlox is a low growing groundcover which prefers shady areas from around the Kansas River eas... Mar 27, 2025 Blog
Wordpress Author Biodiversity for Birds, Butterflies, and Bees (And More) Adding biodiversity to your yard and garden means an increase in all types of life. But what do I mean by “adding biodiversity”?. And what is biodiversity? Biodiversity is defined as the variety of li... Mar 20, 2025 Blog