Heather Vaught and her daughter, Maybelle, enjoyed an afternoon at the Master Gardener's Garden. The garden consists of plants, shrubs and flowers year round, and is located off of the Lloyd ...

ALLENDALE — This week certainly feels like spring or even summer and it has a lot of us thinking about our gardening plans for the season. As we see the return of green outside it’s a good time to get ...

Q: I just moved into a new home and I’d like to plant flowers in the yard this coming spring. Can you help me? A: Your starting point has to be soil preparation. Begin by laying out the borders of the ...

Fall is also the best time to make soil amendments in your vegetable garden to give the nutrients a chance to “settle” over the winter. Courtesy Johnson County Extension With one extreme weather event ...

What could be more breathtaking for flower bed ideas front yard than a quintessentially English country garden? Use traditional cottage garden plants like speedwell (Veronica), catmint and ...

As temperatures become favorable for annuals and perennials to be planted in beds, the soil is also right for weed seeds to germinate. Take heart; you do have some options. If you are just beginning a ...