The Last One for the Year

Posted by on October 17, 2012

autumn floral design

Well, we are coming to the end of the Lawn and Garden programs with the Master Gardeners. They have been here every month presenting at least once and sometimes twice on gardening and in particular gardening here in Kansas. I so appreciate the information they have given me especially with the hot summer that we [...]

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Ornamental Grasses

Posted by on September 19, 2012

ornamental grass

Just a few weeks ago, the Master Gardeners had a program here at the library about fall lawn care. Well, they are coming back for a program on ornamental grasses on Oct. 18th 2012 from 7:00-8:00 pm in the Marvin Auditorium. Ornamental grasses are grasses that are grown as ornamental plants. Some of the more [...]

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Something pretty, something not pretty

Posted by on July 25, 2012

wildflowers

So, let’s start with the pretty part of this blog post. On Thursday, August 2nd from 7:00-8:00 pm in the Anton Room, Jeff Hansen from the Kansas Native Plant Society will be here talking about native flowers here in Kansas. You will learn the fundamentals of wildflower identification and information on local wildflower walks will [...]

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A different kind of container gardening

Posted by on May 2, 2012

raised garden beds pic

As some of you already know, raised garden beds are becoming a fast and easy way to do flower gardening and vegetable gardening. What is a raised garden bed? Well, they look like a box with soil in them. What is so great about this type of gardening is that there aren’t as many weeds [...]

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Let’s get this garden party started

Posted by on January 9, 2012

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Oh yes, I do know it is January. And who would think of doing gardening now? Well, most gardeners do because, if you are like me, the seed catalogs are coming. I must get at least 2 different seed catalogs a week. So, now is the time to be thinking of what you want to [...]

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Here We Go Again

Posted by on December 15, 2011

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I know that it is December and everyone is thinking about Christmas. But yesterday, I got my first seed catalog for the 2012 garden season. And I have to say I was very excited. And now that I am looking at the calendar, I have noticed that the Master Gardeners will be coming back for the [...]

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Grass or Turf

Posted by on August 25, 2011

grass

With all this hot weather, my grass looks very bad. Dry and just plain crunchy. But help is on the way. The Master Gardeners will be here on Thursday, September 1st in the Marvin Auditorium from 7:00-8:00 pm talking about turf or as I call it grass. The Master Gardeners have been here many times this [...]

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shade gardens

Posted by on July 28, 2011

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Everyone that I know has to deal with some shade in their garden. I do but I don’t really know what plants to use in a shade garden. I have some  hosta and astilbes and they are doing really well. But I would like to grow something else that has beautiful color. Well, on August [...]

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History of Gardening, Flowers and Xeriscaping

Posted by on June 30, 2011

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I wanted to try and find a new gardening book to read and I came across a really good one. If you like history, you will really love this book.  The title of the book is Founding Gardeners by Andrea Wulf. This is a fascinating read that involves our founding fathers from the perspective of how [...]

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Enter to win some plants

Posted by on April 19, 2011

The Master Gardeners of Shawnee County are having a plant sale on May 7th. The library is offering two gift certificates to be used to buy plants at this sale.

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