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Plant of the Week: Walker’s Low Catmint

Plant of the Week: Walker’s Low Catmint
Posted on by The Kansas Gardener

Walker’s Low catmint is our Plant of the Week for this week. Catmint (Nepeta) is a low-growing, perennial that has great qualities in the landscape. I started working with Walker’s Low in 2006 as a landscape designer in Manhattan, KS. We used a lot of low maintenance plants that were very hardy and drought tolerant. […]

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Little Trudy Catmint – #1 Container

Little Trudy Catmint – #1 Container
Little Trudy Catmint General Information Little Trudy Catmint is a delightful perennial plant.  This catmint is more size controlled than other catmint varieties.  The size and ornamental appeal make this a great option for many different landscaping areas.  The plant forms as a nice mound of foliage, with flowers held above.  The leaves are smaller [...]

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Junior Walkers Catmint – #1 Container

Junior Walkers Catmint – #1 Container
Junior Walkers Catmint General Information Junior Walkers Catmint is a nice, very ornamental perennial.  It tends to grow in a nice compact habit, more so than the Walkers Low Catmint.  It has a great benefit of not seeding out after the flowers, keeping it from starting little plants after the flowers fall! The leaves are [...]

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Purrsian Blue Catmint – #1 Container

Purrsian Blue Catmint – #1 Container
Purrsian Blue Catmint General Information Purrsian Blue Catmint is a delightful perennial plant.  It has a great deal of ornamental appeal, perfect for borders, flower beds and a variety of other sunny areas.  It grows in a dense, rounded overall fashion.  The leaves are small and deep green in color, giving the plant a good [...]

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Cat’s Pajamas Catmint – 1 Gallon Container

Cat’s Pajamas Catmint – 1 Gallon Container
Cat’s Pajamas Catmint General Information Cat’s Pajamas Catmint is a perennial plant.  It has a overall rounded shape, with a controlled size.  Other catmints can grow larger, but at a foot tall and 20 inches wide, this plant is great for a variety of planting areas.  The leaves are small and medium green in color.  [...]

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Walker’s Low Catmint – #1 Container

Walker’s Low Catmint – #1 Container
Walker’s Low Catmint General Information Walker’s Low Catmint is a delightful perennial for your landscape.  It forms as a rounded clump of foliage and flowers.  Its size and ornamental appeal make it perfect for borders, flower beds and mass plantings.  The stems take a bit of an arching habit, giving the plant its rounded shape.  [...]

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Butterfly Lovers Buffet Plants

Butterfly Lovers Buffet Plants
Posted on by The Kansas Gardener

Butterfly lovers should plant a variety of plants, from trees and shrubs, to grasses and perennials for butterflies. But what are some of the best plants to attract butterflies, and other pollinators to the garden? How can butterfly lovers plant such a buffet of perennials, grasses, and other plants to attract the widest variety of […]

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Powerful Perennials – Top 10

Powerful Perennials – Top 10
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What are powerful perennials? These are perennial flowers that rock the garden each season. They are long blooming, long lasting, long lived, and good for pollinators. Picking a top 10 is the hardest part, because there are a lot of powerful perennials to choose from. What is it that gardeners want in their gardens? Hopefully, […]

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Reblooming Plants – Are They Worth the Hype?

Reblooming Plants – Are They Worth the Hype?
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Reblooming plants have become a real favorite for gardeners in recent years. But are they worth all the hype that the green industry puts upon them? As a nursery manager, I do sell quite a number of various reblooming plants, but do they do what they claim? Or should we be focused on succession planting […]

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