Purple De Oro Daylily Hemerocallis x ‘Purple De Oro’ Loads of lavender-purple flowers with chartreuse throats rise above a neat, compact foliage clump of slender, green, grass-like leaves. Blooms freely throughout the summer. Easy care color for the front of borders and mass plantings, or for use as a container accent. Tolerant of heat and humidity. An herbaceous perennial. Average
Read moreFew types of plants have seen the rise to stardom that the Calibrachoa has. From the first plants trickling into the US market during the late 1980’s, to the first of the Japanese breeding which arrived as Million Bells® in the early 1990’s, things have exploded. They were such beautiful plants but, at first, they were fairly hard to grow.
Read moreSuperbena are the most vigorous, heat tolerant, and mildew tolerant series. While always great in containers they are also fantastic in landscape beds. They can tolerate dry soils and lower fertility. Normally either an application of slow release fertilizer or amending with compost is enough to keep them happy and blooming in landscape beds. They shouldn’t need to be trimmed
Read moreTo view images of these varieties, visit the online version of the February 2018 issue at KCGMAG.com.
Read moreWhat is Plant A Row for the Hungry? Plant A Row for the Hungry (PAR), is a people-helping-people program aimed at feeding the hungry in communities across the country. Harvesters’ PAR program is a partnership with the Master Gardeners of Greater Kansas City. Last year, Harvesters distributed more than 52 million pounds of food, including 17 million pounds of fresh
Read morePlant for Birds, Bees and Butterflies (3B) March feature: Rockin’™ Playin’ the Blues® Salvia longispicata x farinacea Playin’ The Blues™ is a wonderful annual Salvia compact and richly colored it is easy and trouble free. It is sterile so it will not set seed and that means it will just bloom, and bloom and bloom all season without stopping. You
Read moreFor vegetable gardening success, K-State recommended varieties consistently shine Tested in Kansas, for Kansas growing conditions OLATHE, Kan. – K-State Research and Extension has updated its recommendations of vegetable varieties that have consistently proven themselves to be hearty, resistant to drought and disease, while producing good amounts of fruit. These last few weeks of winter are a time of planning
Read moreTo view images of these varieties, visit the online version of the January 2018 issue at KCGMAG.com.
Read moreTo view additional images of Allegheny viburnum, visit the online version of the October 2017 issue at KCGMAG.com.
Read moreWEATHER, PLANTING DATES & MOON PHASES for the month of DECEMBER? Highs and Lows avg temp 34° avg high temp 42° avg low temp 26° Clear or Cloudy avg nbr of clear days 10 avg nbr of cloudy days 15 Rain and Snow avg snowfall 4.4″ avg rainfall 1.5″ avg nbr of rainy days 8 Source: weatherspark.com Planting Dates Plant
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