Gardeners are Romantics
Gardeners are romantics, dreamers, artists, composers, painters, wanderers, charmers, extremists, poets, sculptors, BELIEVERS. Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and everyone is thinking about what to get for their special someone. St. Valentine’s Day got its history from ancient Rome, when Pope Galasius changed the pagan festival of Lupercalia on February 15th to the […]
What Kind of Mulch Should I Use? Rock or Wood?
There are many pros and cons to both rock and wood mulches. There is also a plethora of interesting opinions on both. You can find articles pointing to wood as the ultimate mulch and others who claim rock is the best. I hope to give you a good understanding of each so that you can […]
Prairie Plantings: Improving your Quality of Life
There something so simple and calming about the prairie. Growing up in north central Kansas, I knew too well the heat and drought of the plains states. Even in the shade of the wooded creek bottoms near our house, it was sultry and hot. Later, when I lived in Manhattan, KS, a quiet walk on […]
Pruning Blueberries
Gather your tools and safety equipment and head to your blueberry patch! Blueberries are best pruned in early winter, usually January in NE Kansas and SE Nebraska. We start pruning our blueberries at Grimm’s Gardens after the first of the year, before we get into peaches, apples, raspberries, apricots, and cherries. Our patch is large; […]
Learn What Kind of Rock Mulch is Best.
In the previous blog I talked about using mulches and comparing the different kinds available in our region-the central Great Plains. This week I am going to discuss using rock instead of mulch. The main thing to remember with using rock is that you must use a weed barrier fabric underneath for it to be […]
Plants that Look Great with Snow
#1 Interesting Bark Bark is less noticeable in the summer because it is covered by trees. Winter is the time where plants like this river birch shine! #2 Red Berries #3 Boulders #4 Low Branching Trees and #5 Perennial Seed Heads #6 Evergreens #7 Interesting Shapes […]
What Organic Mulch is Best for Your Garden?
What kind of 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 with seed catalogs, garden magazines, and design ideas. It is usually in the spring we start thinking about mulches […]
DIY Lawncare First Sneak Preview
Grimm’s Gardens is close to releasing a new lawn care program online: DIY Lawn Care Delivered. With this program the right lawn care product in the correct quantities will be delivered to your doorstep when it is time to apply. Simple right? Read on to discover if a lawn care program is right for […]
How To Maintain Gardening Equipment
At the end of each season of gardening it is time to prepare for winter by cutting back perennials, cleaning annual beds, raking up leaves, and setting up birdfeeders, but what about your garden tools? Many home gardeners forget to maintain their hand tools and power tools throughout the year. If this is so, then […]
