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May

15

Garden Tour Addresses

For reference here are the addresses to our Garden Tour, "Unique Gardens of South Kansas City". The addresses will also be on the back of the ticket. To purchase tickets online or for more information please visit here. The Gardens...
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May

14

Garden Tour Preview IV

Reflection on Antiquities Driving up to this 1922 bungalow in Crestwood, it becomes evident that the owners are interested in the antiquities. The front yard is surrounded by a stucco and brick wall; antique gates with shrubs and flowers...
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May

3

Garden Tour Preview Part III

Plentiful Harvest By Terry Blair Michel, Master Gardeners of Greater Kansas City Everyone knows what a community garden is, am I right? This community garden at St. Peter’s Catholic Church started out just as you would imagine. It came...
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May

3

Kansas Insect Newsletter

Check out the new issue of the Kansas Insect Newsletter. It has a good article on climate change and pill bugs.
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Apr

15

Garden Tour Preview II

Chef’s Delight: Looking at the garden from a chef’s point of view By Terry Blair Michel, Master Gardeners of Greater Kansas City When Cody Hogan, Chef de Cuisines at Lidia’s Kansas City, moved into his 1922 bungalow in 2001, the...
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Apr

11

Get ready for cool-season vegetables

An article by Jennifer Schutter from University of Missouri Extension These early-season vegetables can tolerate light frost, so they’re a perfect addition to your spring garden.As with all things gardening, everything starts with the soil. “Be patient and wait until...
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Apr

5

Noteworthy Natives

It looks like spring has sprung! Many gardener's are thinking about revamping or adding to their gardens. How about going native? Check out the Missouri Gardener Newsletter for some great planting options. Here are the top 10 reasons to plant...
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Apr

5

Forest Health Newsletter

Spring has arrived - - finally! Here are a few updates on the timing of spring warm-up and a couple tree health issues. As we all know,spring warm-up is late this year. How late? Based on phenological indicators (blooming, budbreak, etc.)...
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Mar

29

April’s Gardeners’ Gathering

Thursday, April 18, 2013 Will Landscape for Food: "What Works in an Edible Landscape that can Work for You" The Master Gardeners of Greater Kansas City present "Will Landscape for Food: What Works in an Edible Landscape that can Work...
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Mar

26

Kansas Insect Newsletter

This months Kansas Insect Newsletter has some info on the dreaded Emerald Ash Borer. http://entomology.k-state.edu/doc/Newsletters/2013/Insect-Newsletter-2013-1.pdf
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