Wordpress Author DIY Holiday Wreaths by The Kansas Gardener After Thanksgiving is over and only a few weeks until Christmas, I like to finish my outdoor decorations off with a few DIY wreaths. After weeks of cleaning out landscapes and gardens, wreathmaking is... Nov 27, 2019 Blog
Wordpress Author Year in Review - Insects of 2019 Although 2019 is not quite over yet, with the early snow and extreme temperature changes, the majority of insects have begun their hibernation periods and so we can discuss this year’s populations. Wi... Nov 21, 2019 Blog
Wordpress Author Creating Homemade Holiday Decor Christmas is right around the corner and my wife is already starting to get the boxes of Christmas decorations from the garage. With just 2 weeks until Thanksgiving , I am beginning to gather material... Nov 13, 2019 Blog
Wordpress Author Can You Predict the Weather by Woolly Bear Caterpillars? With our first hard freeze and snowfall having borne down upon us this week, many folks are starting to “guess” the weather by the colors of the woolly bear caterpillar. I say guess, because that is a... Oct 31, 2019 Blog
Wordpress Author Plant Trees for Great Fall Colors Here in Northeast Kansas, we think highly of our beautiful fall colors. While we certainly are not New England, there have been hundreds of sugar maples planted throughout the area, giving us a name f... Oct 24, 2019 Blog
Wordpress Author Best Border Plants for Your Garden Now that fall is here and plants are on sale across the nursery, remember Grimm’s Pink Flag Sale , we can talk about how to put in borders along your garden beds. Over the years, I have experimented w... Oct 10, 2019 Blog
Wordpress Author Plant Perennials (and Trees) Now! Autumn is finally here with the advent of some much wanted and needed cooler temperatures, and lovely fall rains. When the weather cools down to daily temperatures in the 50s, 60s, and 70s, and the ni... Oct 3, 2019 Blog
Wordpress Author Tough Turf Weeds: Dandelions What child does not love dandelions? The innocence of life seems to revolve around dandelions, from picking the bright yellow flowers in a bouquet for mommy, to grabbing a seedhead and making a wish u... Aug 29, 2019 Blog
Wordpress Author Planning an Awesome! Autumn Display Autumn is fast coming around the corner. I am already seeing the stages of autumn forming in the landscape around us, with goldenrods, asters, and other native plants beginning their fall displays. No... Aug 22, 2019 Blog
Wordpress Author Natives Spotlight: Willowleaf Sunflower In 2016, I was introduced to a new native sunflower, new to me anyways. Willowleaf sunflower ( Helianthus salicifolius ), was growing in the prairie ditches on my was to an event in Ft. Scott, KS. Bac... Aug 15, 2019 Blog
Wordpress Author 6 Flowers for Summer Shade July in Kansas often starts out rainy, then turns hot and dry as summer heats up. This is the time of year where we expect big things from our full sun flowers -black eyed Susan, coneflowers, hydrange... Jul 11, 2019 Blog
Wordpress Author Tough Turf Weeds: Yellow Nutsedge Yellow nutsedge is a tough, perennial weed common in many parts the the Great Plains region. It invades turf, landscape beds, golf courses, croplands, and gardens. This weed is spread from seed and bu... Jun 6, 2019 Blog