Summertime Blues
For gardeners, spring time is the best! The grey of winter washes away, the tulips and daffodils bloom, and the garden centers fill with rows and rows of the newest, vivid seasonal color. And then—summer comes, and with it, the mundane tasks of keeping those beautiful gardens looking their best. Watering, weeding, mulching, deadheading, trimming, … Continue reading Summertime Blues
A Zen Garden
Ivy can sometimes get out of control, creating a moist environment enjoyed more by mosquitoes than humans. By removing all the ivy and building up the eroding areas with soil, a private backyard can be turned into a relaxing Zen space. Additions of shade loving perennials, shrubs and an ornamental tree combine with existing hostas … Continue reading A Zen Garden
Mulching Your Plants—What is Best?
Recent articles have prompted questions from some of our clients about mulches for their landscapes. Indeed, there is such a variety of mulches on the market today, that some confusion is bound to arise concerning their use. While there are a myriad of technical issues (i.e., boring issues) relating to mulch, overall it can be … Continue reading Mulching Your Plants—What is Best?
Water! Water! Water!
Last fall, we wrote a blog with the humorous (hopefully!) cartoon shown below. It is obviously a cartoon of Noah herding the animals into the ark; we said at the time, that if you don’t see Noah herding giraffes around your neighborhood, you need to keep watering all of your plants! Well six months later, … Continue reading Water! Water! Water!
Oh what a beautiful mornin’… ♪♫
Landscape Basics 101 – Edging
The winter months give us the opportunity to slow down a little and evaluate all the occurrences of the hectic spring through fall seasons. As landscapers, we sometimes forget there may be very basic questions in our clients’ minds concerning why we do things in a certain way—why we choose some materials over others, or … Continue reading Landscape Basics 101 – Edging
TIME TO TRY SOME NEW PLANTS IN THE GARDEN?
Well, the inevitable is finally occurring—we’re going to talk about climate change. But, not in the context one might expect; you see, we are of the opinion that it is indeed getting a little warmer outside. Not because it was 60 degrees in January in Kansas City (remember the last two Januaries when everyone thought … Continue reading TIME TO TRY SOME NEW PLANTS IN THE GARDEN?
A Valentine Event
We are back at the market this weekend for Widgeonwood’s “My Funny Valentine” Mid-Winter Party. Saturday, February 4th from 10am – 4pm The Prairie Village Shops (Inside the old Macy’s Home Store) 3935 W. 69th Terrace Next to Einstein’s In the “Heart” of Prairie Village Receive a free gift just for stopping by! ♥ … Continue reading A Valentine Event
Winter landscaping and design
What a difference a year makes! Last January Kansas Citians were constantly digging out from snow after snow, and this year we’ve enjoyed 60 degree temperatures! No matter what the weather is like outside though, the winter months are the best possible time to plan that new landscape or garden renovation. Landscape designers are generally … Continue reading Winter landscaping and design
Don’t waste this weather!
Are you taking advantage of these mild days? You should be! We have had little moisture recently so your plants could really use a drink. Pay particular attention to evergreens. Although we haven’t had rain, we have seen lots of wind which will make many evergreens especially thirsty. Temperatures are predicted to stay unseasonably warm into next week … Continue reading Don’t waste this weather!