Andrew Mitchell Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly When choosing the pollinator of the month, I really have not gotten into the whys yet. I just started this last month after reading a similar article in another blog. To choose this month's pollinator... Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly Gardening butterflies butterfly gardening butterfly hosts pollination pollinator of the month Jul 16, 2026 Blog
Andrew Mitchell 250 Years of American Horticulture American horticulture certainly started before America's birthday of 1776. But most of the more important events surrounding America's horticulture story happened during the 250 years that our great c... 250 Years of American Gardening America's birthday Garden Answer Gardening Monrovia Organic Gardening burpee proven winners Jul 9, 2026 Blog
Andrew Mitchell In Defense of Native Plants Typically, a week in June or the entire month of June is set aside as a month for natives. Native plants that is. The Kansas Native Plant Society has for years petitioned the Kansas Governor to make J... Garden Planning Gardening Native Grasses butterfly hosts host plants meadow gardening native gardening native plants natives natural gardening pollinator gardening Jun 4, 2026 Blog
Andrew Mitchell 8 Mistakes New Gardeners Often Make I started gardening when I was 5 years old, but I can still remember many of the mistakes I made. I am still making mistakes now! They are just different mistakes than the ones which new gardeners oft... Gardening Organic Gardening garden irrigation gardening mistakes landscaping pruning watering May 7, 2026 Blog
Andrew Mitchell Siberian Iris Our 2026 May Plant of the Month is Siberian Iris. This perennial hails from Europe and Asia, being widely cultivated since the Middle Ages. There are records of of cultivation of it by Monks in Britai... Gardening May Siberian iris cottage garden iris perennials plant of the month Apr 30, 2026 Blog
Andrew Mitchell Spring Cleanup! Now is the time for spring cleanup. Winter is staring to fade away and I know you all want to get out in the garden. By the end of February, I am just itching to get the crews out the door and into th... Gardening Native Grasses Ornamental Grass cleanups flowering shrubs landscaping pollinators spring cleanup yard maintenance Mar 5, 2026 Blog
Andrew Mitchell Native Grasses for Your Landscape Native grasses have always fascinated me. Living in the Great Plains, and growing up in the Smoky Hills Region of Kansas, I got to find grasses from two separate ecoregions. The tall grasses of the ea... Big Bluestem Gardening Little Bluestem Native Grasses Ornamental Grass Switchgrass Jan 8, 2026 Blog
Andrew Mitchell What Organic Mulch is Best for Your Garden? What kind of organic mulch should I use? Wintertime for the gardener is planning time. When snow comes and the frigid winter winds keep us from tinkering in the garden shed, we curl up on the couch wi... Garden Planning Gardening Mulching Organic Gardening Vegetable gardening organic Jan 1, 2026 Blog
Wordpress Author What is the fuss about? Tomato Grafting and the Home Gardener Early in January I attended the Great Plains Growers Conference at Missouri Western University, in St. Joseph, MO. While I was there I was asked to look into the tomato grafting workshop, in the hope ... Gardening Organic Gardening growing tomatoes tomato grafting tomatoes Feb 5, 2015 Blog
Wordpress Author Garden Planning: Heirloom Vegetables I have been an heirloom gardener for four years now. You would not call me an expert, just an enthusiast. When I first started growing heirlooms four years ago, I had no idea how it would transform my... Garden Planning Gardening Organic Gardening heirloom vegetables heirlooms Jun 12, 2014 Blog
