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Garden Calendar: Gifts to inspire gardening
By Jennifer Smith
December 20, 2012
In this season of gift-giving, I am often tempted to share my love of gardening with others in the form of plants, garden tools and miscellaneous garden accessories.
Garden Calendar: Terrariums create miniature environment
By Jennifer Smith
December 13, 2012
Building a terrarium is a fun activity for gardeners of all ages and is sure to cure the cabin fever that is setting in with the colder weather and short days.
Deck the halls
Christmas décor ho, ho, hum? Changes, additions can bring new life to your decorations
Amber Fraley
December 10, 2012
When it comes to freshening your Christmas decorating style, interior decorator Natashia Brown with M. Street Interiors, 825 Massachusetts St. in downtown Lawrence, says there’s no need to replace all of your old decorations. She suggests rethinking what you have and adding a few new ornaments to really spruce up your look.
Garden Calendar: What Douglas County Extension does
By Jennifer Smith
December 6, 2012
This week, I am taking a break from the garden to answer the question that I get asked more than any other: What is Extension? By Jennifer Smith
Garden Calendar: Dig and store summer-flowering bulbs for winter
By Jennifer Smith
November 15, 2012
Elephant ears and canna lilies add a great tropical look to the garden with their broad and sometimes bright leaves, but Kansas winters are generally a little too much for them. Instead of leaving them outside to freeze, though, you can easily overwinter their bulbs in a dry basement, garage or a cool spot in your house. By Jennifer Smith
Garden Calendar: Prepare now for a better garden next year
By Jennifer Smith
November 8, 2012
Spring might seem like a long way off, but preparation is everything when it comes to gardens — especially soil preparation. By Jennifer Smith
Garden Calendar: Save seeds for next year’s garden
By Jennifer Smith
November 1, 2012
Collecting seeds from garden flowers is a simple task to get children into the garden or just for your own enjoyment. By Jennifer Smith
Garden Calendar: Plant pansies now for winter color
By Jennifer Smith
October 25, 2012
Pansies will brighten the landscape into the coldest days of winter and provide relief from the brown bleakness of the drying leaves and other landscape plants. They are also a nice addition to salads and other dishes. By Jennifer Smith
Garden Calendar: A new look at an old fruit
By Jennifer Smith
October 18, 2012
Besides the changing leaves, autumn brings a bounty of fruits and vegetables.
Garden Calendar: There’s still time for lawn renovation
By Jennifer Smith
October 11, 2012
Amidst the distractions of football, pumpkin patches and falling leaves, your lawn is crying for a little attention.
City to sell compost Saturday
Staff Reports
September 28, 2012
Area gardeners will have another opportunity to purchase loads of compost from the city of Lawrence this weekend. The city will host a bulk compost sale from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Wood Recovery and Composting Facility, 1420 E. 11th St. City crews will sell the compost for $10 per pickup-truck load. Limited supplies of the compost are available, and past events have run out before it was scheduled to end.
Make home renovation dreams reality
By Sara Shepherd
September 24, 2012
Experts agree that forethought and planning are key to home-improvement projects that run smoothly and create results customers are excited about. Go! talked to three Lawrence renovation professionals to compile these tips to help solidify your vision, stay on budget and stay safe.
Medicinal garden open for tour
Staff Reports
September 20, 2012
A Kansas University scientist will lead a public tour Saturday of a research garden filled with medicinal plants just north of Lawrence.
How to help: Center seeks help of garden enthusiasts
Staff reports
July 8, 2012
Four Winds Native Center is looking for enthusiastic community members who are interested in — or want to learn more about — community gardening.
Outdoor living: Cottage oven reminds resident of growing up
By Margie Carr
July 2, 2012
When Marilyn Clark was a young girl in upstate New York, a Sicilian family moved into her neighborhood, a family who brought a bread oven with them. “It was just a small thing that they set up on bricks in their back yard,” says Clark, “but they cooked in it every day.”

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