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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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May

9

Become a Master Gardener!

Master Gardeners and Garden ‘N Grow Participants It is time to steer our friends, family, neighbors, acquaintances, and any other people you know who are interested in gardening to the Master Gardener Volunteer Training! We are accepting applications through June...
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Apr

4

Master Gardeners of Greater KC Plant Sale News!!

Spring is here, or so the calendar says! Since the weather has been so chilly, we are getting a slow start on our dig and divide. However, that is only a part of our annual plant sale. The plants that...
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Apr

4

Gardeners Gathering Thursday, April 19, 2018

The Master Gardeners of Greater Kansas City present ‘16 Together’, by Roy Diblik Perennial plant expert, grower, designer, speaker and author Roy Diblik is a recognized Perennial plant expert, grower, designer, speaker and author. Roy will discuss how sixteen plants...
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Mar

29

Phenology 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 of the first red-winged blackbirds? The clamor of peepers? Apple...
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