Garden Planning: Monarch Waystations
Last spring I went to a conference in Lawrence, KS and was inspired by Dr. Chip Taylor of KU’s biology department. In 2005, Dr. Taylor created a program to develop “Monarch Waystations” across the United States. The goal of the program is to educate the public on the importance of butterflies and their habitats, to […]
Improving Quality of Life: Improving Heavy Clay Soils
Living in the central Great Plains can be a challenge: prairie fires, extreme temperature swings, wind, chemical drift, drought, and soil quality. For many of us, soil quality can be a determining factor in choosing plants for our garden. I have been fortunate to have great silt clay loam soil in my garden, but I […]
Dazzleberry Sedum – #1 Container
Midnight Marvel Hibiscus – #2 Container
Georgia Peach Coral Bells – #1 Container
Abiqua Drinking Gourd Hosta – #1 Container
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 […]
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 […]
