Things you should know about MGGKC

Master Gardeners of Greater Kansas City can help you learn to grow! Helping you learn to grow is more than a slogan for The Extension Master Gardeners of Greater Kansas…

Read More

A Glimpse of EMGs working with children

Garden Glimpses-The Children’s Program What could you do with an empty two-liter bottle, some leaves, leftover veggies, and grass clippings? If you volunteered with The Children’s Program of MGGKC you…

Read More

April Gardening

Spring is here. If you are interested in gardening outdoors, now is the time to start. Cool Season Vegetables, those that thrive in cooler temperatures can be sown into moist,…

Read More

Want to Grow Grapes in Missouri?

  Learn how to establish a vineyard, train vines, manage birds, harvest the crop, and pruning tips at the Annual Spring Gardening Seminar, March 14th.  Home gardeners will also learn…

Read More

Starting Garden Transplants from Seed

January is often a cold and dreary month for many gardeners. However, planning for and starting vegetables and flower transplants from seed can make this a much more interesting time…

Read More

Planting Asparagus

Though it is too early to plant asparagus, it is not too early to make plan and prepare the soil. This crop is a perennial and will survive for many…

Read More

March Gardening Calendar

Houseplants Weeks 1-4: Two handsome houseplants that provide fragrant blossoms indoors this month are the Confederate jasmine (Trachelospermum jasminoides) and Japanese pittosporum (Pittosporum tobira). Both thrive in average home conditions…

Read More

February Gardening Calendar

Ornamentals Weeks 1-4: Winter aconite (Eranthis sp.) and snowdrops (Galanthus sp.) are hardy bulbs for shady gardens that frequently push up through snow to bloom now. Weeks 1-4: Water evergreens…

Read More

Hydrangea: The chameleon of plants

From the Easter season through Mother’s Day, hydrangea is one of the most sought-after flowering plants from retail florists and garden centers alike. It’s huge, globe-like clusters of blooms impart…

Read More