- Masterful gardens
- Garden Tour to showcase spectacular landscapes in the area
- May 20, 2013
- Looking for ideas to spruce up your yard? Want to see some of the Lawrence area’s finest gardens? The upcoming Garden Tour, organized by the Douglas County Extension Master Gardeners, is the perfect opportunity to see the plants and practices that work best in this area. By Jennifer Smith
- Garden Calendar: Bees begin annual swarming
- May 16, 2013
- Over the next few weeks, honey bees will gradually become more active, and a swarm of them could end up in your yard.
- Fix-It Chick: Eliminate weeds with proven methods
- May 13, 2013
- Though it can be argued that weeds are not our enemy, uncontrolled fields of dandelion, chickweed, ground ivy or wild onions can unnerve even the most passive groundskeeper.
- Garden Calendar: Are dandelions friends or foes?
- May 9, 2013
- Dandelions can be pesky but are easily controlled with a few key practices, and the ones who survive have value to the environment.
- Garden Calendar: Strawberry growers use innovative methods for earlier crop
- May 2, 2013
- At Wohletz Farm Fresh, 1831 North 1100 Road in rural Lawrence, strawberries are about to hit the big time.
- Garden Calendar: Water teepees provide early start for tomatoes
- April 25, 2013
- The first tomato of summer: It’s the one gardeners and foodies long for as days get warmer, gardens flourish with plant growth, and farmers markets pick up steam. Want that first tomato a little earlier?
- Garden Calendar: 10 things for spring
- April 18, 2013
- Whether you are an experienced gardener or just putting your first plants into the ground, gardening is a continual process of learning and growing. Here are a few tips we can all keep in mind as we kick off this year’s gardening season. By Jennifer Smith
- Industry, beauty and antiques collide at North Lawrence corner
- April 15, 2013
- It’s hard to miss the North Lawrence vintage home decor shops. Past the muffler shop, through the billowing dust cloud by the grain elevator, parallel to the whistling train rumbling by on the tracks, the cluster of picture-perfect shops with elegant signs and windows full of pretties sticks out like a sore thumb — or more like a shiny jewel. By Sara Shepherd
- Garden Calendar: Low tunnels help produce early crop
- April 11, 2013
- While most gardeners are planting their early-season veggies and preparing the soil for later crops, one Lawrence gardener is already reaping the rewards of her labor.
- Master Gardeners class teaches how to ‘think like a plant’
- April 7, 2013
- The Master Gardeners of Douglas County Gardening 101 class began with a quote from the book “Garden Primer” by Barbara Damrosch: “Think like a plant.” By Meagan Thomas
- Garden Calendar: Guerrilla gardens started on neglected land need commitment
- April 4, 2013
- Have you ever looked at a neglected piece of land and thought about planting flowers or vegetables on it? Maybe just some wildflower seeds to spruce things up? If so, you could be part of a growing trend that is being referred to as guerrilla gardening.
- Spring cleaning: Don’t forget hidden grime in appliances, electronics
- Tips for doing these once-a-year jobs right
- April 1, 2013
- Mystery goo petrified in the corner of the crisper, lint-monster lurking in the dryer vent, cat hair carpeting the back of the cable box? Staying out of sight allows grime hideouts to be forgotten, so be sure to add appliances and electronics to your spring cleaning routine. By Sara Shepherd
- Go-Getter: Try landscaping
- April 1, 2013
- If you’re not happy with your yard, it might be time to start thinking about a landscaping project.
- Fix-It Chick: Eradicate emerald ash borers
- April 1, 2013
- The emerald ash borer is a half-inch-long metallic green beetle that feeds on ash trees. Native to Asia, the EAB was first discovered in the U.S. in 2002. Since that time, it has killed tens of millions of ash trees.
- Tips for the new organic gardener
- April 1, 2013
- I am now in my eighth year as an organic gardener — mostly veggies, but some flowers too. I’ve gardened in a local community garden as well as my own backyard. Here are six bits of wisdom my experiences have taught me.
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