Grimm's Garden Talk

  • 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 [...]

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  • 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 [...]

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  • 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; [...]

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  • 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 [...]

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  • 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 [...]

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  • 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 [...]

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  • 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 [...]

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  • 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 [...]

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  • Outdoor Living Ideas: Bringing Children Outside

    Children need to “Go outside and play!”, as our mothers often told us when we were youngsters.   The importance for kids to exercise and play outside has been proven time and time again.  Research collected by the National Wildlife Federation points to the outdoors for decreasing obesity and ADHD disorders as well as for [...]

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