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  • Feb

    19

    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 years if given proper care. It prefers full sun and...

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  • Feb

    18

    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 and are easy plants to grow. Weeks 1-4: As day...

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  • Feb

    13

    Gardeners’ Gathering

    Thursday, February 21, 2019 “400 Million Years on Six Legs: Evolution of the Insects” Do you appreciate insects or want a greater understanding of insects? Did you know that insects are the primary pollinators of our ecosystems? Did you know...

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  • Feb

    11

    Annual Spring Seminar

    Have you signed up for our Annual Spring Seminar yet??? It is an amazing all day event offering a variety of presentations for the avid gardener. You can learn about the Best Veggies for our Midwest Climate, Gardening with Natives...

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  • Feb

    7

    Bringing Houseplants Down to Size

      We sometimes receive calls from gardeners who wish to donate houseplants that have outgrown their location. In most cases, we don’t have room to accept plants and suggest that people bring them down to size by air-layering. Air-layering is...

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  • Feb

    5

    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 if the soil is dry and unfrozen. Weeks 1-4: Inspect...

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  • Jan

    23

    Pawpaw Trees: A Native Fruit

      Even though pawpaw is native to eastern Kansas, many people in the state have never eaten one. Fruits resemble fat bananas and are generally up to 6 inches long and as much as 3 inches wide. The taste is...

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  • Jan

    11

    Advanced Education Workshop opportunity

    Saturday, February 9th, 2019 Viburnum— A genus of great diversity and functionality whose sum of the seasons are greater than the parts. 09:30-12:30 Southeast Community Center, 420l E 63 Street, KCMO 64132 Get hooked on Viburnums: a diverse genus with...

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  • Oct

    10

    Pruning Trees and Shrubs in the Fall

      Pruning in August can stimulate new growth that is less hardy during the winter.  But what about pruning at this time of year?  Woody plants move sugars and other materials from the leaves to storage places in the woody...

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  • May

    25

    Gardeners’ Gathering Tour June 21st

    Thursday, June 21, 2018 Tour of KC Water Swope Campus Green Infrastructure Tour of KC Water’s Swope Campus Infrastructure Thursday, June 21, 2018 Rain gardens, bioswales, native plantings, permeable pavers—are you interested in these gardening/water management elements but not sure...

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