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Garden Variety: Wraps and guards can help protect young trees

Tree wraps and guards are often recommended for protection from wildlife and weather on young trees, with placement of protective materials occurring either in late fall or at the time of planting. Wraps and guards are useful in a variety of situations, but users must also take care to remove ...

Garden Variety: Adding native nut trees to your yard

Hickories, oaks, walnuts and other nut-bearing trees are dropping their season’s produce now as fall arrives in northeast Kansas. These nuts are an important food source for deer, turkeys, squirrels and other wildlife in rural and urban settings. A few species are good for humans to eat, as ...

A surprise find enhances historic character of Lawrence couple’s 1870 home

After about a year of owning their home at 645 Ohio St., Jon and Barb Heeb discovered a crawl space beneath the property. “I started going through this tiny little opening on the north wall and came across what looked like a brick dome,” Jon says. “It took me two hours to dig a trench so ...