Blue Wood Phlox – April Plant of the Month

Blue Wood Phlox – April Plant of the Month

I have chosen one of my favorite early spring bloomers as our April Plant of the Month for 2025. Blue wood phlox is a low growing groundcover which prefers shady areas from around the Kansas River eastward. Its one of my favorites because of its long bloom time and durability in the landscape. As a […]

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Garden Phlox – August Plant of the Month

Garden Phlox – August Plant of the Month

Garden phlox is our August Plant of the Month for 2022. When I was younger and just getting into gardening (around age 6), I remember my grandma showing my the beautiful garden phlox she had in her cottage garden. As I grew, I originally saw it as a weedy plant that would not stay where […]

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Top Plants for Bees/Butterflies: June-July Part II

Top Plants for Bees/Butterflies: June-July Part II

Welcome back! The glorious Independence Day is over and summer is bearing down upon us. I am always so busy getting things done for the holidays, that I hardly have time to put posts together. The second half of the season has started and we need some flower power to steer us through. The second […]

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