Garden
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 MoreA 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 MoreApril 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 MoreWant 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 MoreStarting 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 MorePlanting 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 MoreMarch 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 MoreFebruary 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 MorePhenology and potential implications of climate change
How do you know when spring has begun? Is it the flow of maple sap? The first crocuses coming up through the snow? Ice out on local lakes? The arrival…
Read MoreHydrangea: 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…
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