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Garden Calendar: Trapping best remedy to get rid of moles
By Jennifer Smith
March 14, 2013
The giant mounds of soil in my lawn that appeared after the snow melted tell me that I have a new and unwelcome visitor to my yard: a mole.
Garden Calendar: Start crabgrass control before it spreads
By Jennifer Smith
March 7, 2013
Remember crabgrass? It was the tough, clumpy, impossible-to-pull grass that took over lawns and flower beds all over northeast Kansas in the heat of last summer. While you were busy trying to keep it under control, it was busy producing thousands of seeds that will germinate soon. By Jennifer Smith
Garden Calendar: Heed safety advice when pruning trees with chain saws
By Jennifer Smith
February 28, 2013
Although safety is always important when pruning trees, I worry the most when we have a winter storm — whether it brings wind, heavy snow loads, or ice that coats and weighs the branches to breakage.
Garden Calendar: Giving a bouquet will make someone’s day
By Jennifer Smith
February 14, 2013
Flowers make people feel better whether they are a gift for a holiday, special occasion, a get well, or sent as a condolence. What kind of flowers you choose also makes a difference in the message they send.
Lawrence Home Show to begin Friday afternoon
By Meagan Thomas
February 13, 2013
The Lawrence Home Builders Association is hosting the annual Lawrence Home Show Friday through Sunday at Crown Toyota Pavilion, 3430 S. Iowa St., for people interested in home improvement ideas, trends and services. By Meagan Thomas
Offbeat Occupations: Arborist finds risk, reward in trees
By Adam Strunk
February 11, 2013
“I trust my life every day to a 2-inch thick limb,” says arborist Dan Parker-Timms. “I should knock on wood as I say that. I’ve been lucky so far.”
Garden Calendar: Taming overgrown shrubs
By Jennifer Smith
February 7, 2013
The beast of a honeysuckle at the back corner of my office building has been crying for a good rejuvenation pruning, and the time has finally come.
Garden divas: Show stoppers for your flower bed
By Mary Beth Breckenridge, Akron Beacon Journal
February 7, 2013
All gardeners want their flower beds to put on a show. Like any Broadway production, that requires some star attractions.
Kaw Valley to host seed fair, exchange
By Meagan Thomas
January 31, 2013
The Kaw Valley Seeds Project’s Fouth Annual Seed Fair is scheduled for Feb. 9 and will feature vendors, food, children’s activities and a seed exchange. By Meagan Thomas
Garden Calendar: Upcoming workshop to teach homeowners how to manage stormwater
By Jennifer Smith
January 31, 2013
On Feb. 9, the Missouri Prairie Foundation/Grow Native! is presenting “Native Landscaping and Rain Gardens” at the Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds Building No. 1, 2110 Harper St. By Jennifer Smith
Fix-It Chick: Choose and maintain
By Linda Cottin
January 14, 2013
Maintaining the right humidity level in a home is important for the health and comfort of its occupants, and it can be an important element of home maintenance.
Garden Calendar: Try ZZ plant for easy-to-grow option
By Jennifer Smith
January 10, 2013
As I admire the glossy green leaves of a Zamioculcas zamiifolia, or ZZ plant, I wonder how I have overlooked this plant previously.
Upcycled wares on the up and up in Lawrence
By Sara Shepherd
January 7, 2013
Upcycling — not only is it all over websites such as Etsy and Pinterest, it’s an increasingly popular trend in Lawrence. Between downtown shops and individual artisans, creative types are breathing new life into old objects and finding success selling them online and in stores. By Sara Shepherd.
Garden Calendar: Try planting vertically in 2013
By Jennifer Smith
January 3, 2013
The new year is always a good time to think about doing something different in the garden or landscape — whether that means trying a new plant, a new tool or a new technique. By Jennifer Smith
Garden Calendar: Give splitting trees a life-support system
By Jennifer Smith
December 27, 2012
Maybe you have a tree that is starting to split apart, or one that is still in good order but has some big branches hanging over the house that make you lose a little sleep when ice and wind are in the forecast.

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