By August in Kansas, gardens are a little less enchanting than they were in the spring for many gardeners. Plants show the stress of summer’s heat, the war on weeds seems never-ending, and leaves are blemished from insect feeding and leaf-spot diseases. Late summer flowers are in full bloom ...

Susan and Brad Tate didn’t have to travel far when they moved into their early 20th century home in Old West Lawrence in 1998. They already lived just a few houses down, and they jumped at the chance to buy their current home. “We felt delighted that we were able to continue to live on ...

From exchanging modern light fixtures for antiques to patching holes in the original wood floor, Darin Fischer and his family are trying to return their historic home to its original style. Their craftsman-style house, located at 2315 Massachusetts St., has a similar look to its neighbors in ...

Fresh flowers can brighten indoor spaces as well as landscapes and gardens, and arrangements of them offer opportunities to mix colors and textures in unique ways. For gardeners and others who especially enjoy bouquets, consider creating a cutting garden — a devoted garden space for flowers ...

Orioles are brightly colored birds that migrate through Kansas each spring and fall and sometimes stay for the summer. Enthusiasts enjoy watching them at feeders and hearing their sweet songs and anxiously await the spring migration each year. In the Lawrence area, oriole migration usually ...

It was Mother Nature who called Louis and Phyllis Copt to the plot of land that would later hold their home. Phyllis remembers the day well. She described it with the grace one would expect of any 27-year English teacher. It was “one of those winter days with a beautiful snowfall,” and ...