My Garden in 2025
Every year, I give you all a virtual tour of my garden. And 2025 is not different. I think it is nice to end the season with photos of your favorite spaces, and my garden is tops on my list, though I love to see every one else’s gardens too! Things in my own gardens […]
Plant Now for Next Year
Why do so many people ask if fall is a good time to plant? If you plant now, in the fall, then you will have much better gardens than planting in the spring. At least, that is how it works for most plants in the Central Great Plains Region of Kansas and Nebraska. Fall is […]
Rockets Red Glare – All About Red Hot Poker
Red hot poker, Kniphofia uvaria spp. and hybrids, are one of the most durable perennials for the garden. Native to South Africa and Lesotho, the red hot poker can grow in a variety of gardens throughout the world. I first became aware of the flowers of this plant when I was a kid, going to […]
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 areas. And because they are now present and not going away, we have to learn how to manage them […]
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 life in a habitat or ecosystem. And you add to it by adding what you life you can. For gardeners this […]
My Meadow Garden – 3 Years Later
3 years ago I started my Meadow Garden, planting around an existing bed of native plants. I started this bed in order to create a “naturalized” space within my landscape where the only regular maintenance needed is yearly burning and occasional woody plant removal. What has changed in 3 years? How is it going? Is […]
The Kansas Gardener’s Garden – 2024
It is Christmastime again! And you know what that means, it it time to show you my gardens from this year. 2024 was the 9th year of gardening on our property, but that does not mean that things are safe. Gardening is always changing and the garden never looks exactly the same from one year […]
Grass-Like Plants
In the landscape, the lawn has become more than just a breaking point for the plants. It has become the most important part for many gardeners. But it is only supposed to be a place to play and run, or as a separation between larger landscape beds. But what is our appeal with grass? The […]
Blunt Mountain Mint – 2025 Perennial Plant of the Year
It is not even the new year and already we have a perennial plant of the year. The Perennial Plant Association has named blunt mountain mint as the one to go get. And we carry it here at Grimm’s Gardens! Blunt mountain mint, also known as clustered or short-toothed mountain mint, is one of 19 […]
