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Hello, again! It takes a bit of elbow grease to maintain the garden and landscape. An application of Hi-Yield Herbicide Granules with Treflan at planting time and straw covering the soil in my vegetable garden had prevented most unwanted weeds. But the combination of my...

Hello, again! Years ago, we got the City of Wichita Parks Department “secret” soil recipe from Jim Grimes, the city's lead gardener. Jim shared with us the ingredients that helped make the flowerbeds in the parks perform so well. With park locations all over the...

Hello, again! I've said this before... but good advice bears repeating. Just like getting our ferti-lome For All Seasons applied soon, there are some other timely projects to get accomplished soon that will pay dividends all season long. A timely application of weed and grass...

Hello, again! Just like getting our ferti-lome For All Seasons applied soon, there are some other timely projects to get accomplished that will pay dividends all season long. A timely application of weed and grass preventer is a great tool for keeping unwanted grassy and...

Hello, again! There are specific dates at the start of every year that give us hope that spring is near. Whether it’s Groundhog Day, Daylight Savings Sunday, or - for me - when the Bradford pear trees bloom. I think it’s this for me because...

Hello, again! I’m sure you have heard the phrase, ‘The best time to plant a tree was 10 years ago’. I'll add to that, 'The next best time would be now'. Nursery professionals and gardeners alike agree that fall is a great time to plant...

Hello, again! Riding through the southwest part of our country really brings home the importance of how precious our water supply is. Water is the lifeblood of everything we do, and our most important resource. Without it, life does not happen or go on. After...

Hello, again! I think we all saw the watering restrictions coming. The City of Wichita’s water restrictions started this week for its water customers for the remainder of the summer. Looking at the low water level of Cheney Lake, one of our sources of water,...

Hello again! We are just a month into winter, but spring seems just around the corner. There have been quite a few questions in the store in regards to what to do about the early spring bulbs that are starting to emerge. Yesterday I noticed...

Hello again! It looked like autumn last summer with the elms defoliating in the middle of the summer. Elm leaf beetles were having a heyday devouring the foliage. The adult beetles chew entirely through the leaf, often in a shothole pattern. Larvae skeletonize the leaf...

Hello, again! 'PAX N' RELAX' was a great marketing campaign that we put on in the early 1970's. The PAX Fertilizer Company used this promotion to sell their PAX line of crabgrass preventers. The 'PAX N' RELAX' tagline pretty much said it all. Use PAX...

Hello, again! You’ve heard me say it before: riding my bike through the southwest part of our country really brings home the importance of how precious our water supply is. Water is the lifeblood of everything we do. Water is our most important resource. Without...

Hello, again! That was quite a weekend weather-wise! Throughout the spring and summer seasons, I’ll continue to follow our meteorologists' advice for outdoor activities, whether it’s gardening, grilling, cycling or moving plants indoors or outdoors. Last week, we were warned of a ‘bomb cyclone’ from...

Hello, again! There’s nothing like fall for color in the landscape. Angie and I recently made a trip to Colorado and New Mexico for a fall getaway to visit the Southwest and good friends. While not really planning the trip around the fall color, we...

Hello, again! When summer officially arrives we tend to move into enjoyment mode in our gardens. We’ve had a great time planting all of the annuals, perennials, trees, shrubs and vegetables. With the rain we had, I thought I’d never get things planted, especially my...

Hello again! What a difference 7 days make. A week ago, we were preparing for the cold front of a lifetime, and this week we’re enjoying warmer weather than normal. With low temperatures in the mid 30’s and highs in the 40’s and 50’s in...