Adding a Classic Garden to your landscape

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Using a Classic Style in Your Garden Design If you are drawn to a classic style, then you want to make sure that you set up a strong framework. This can be a concrete path that serves as a guide to an area of pebbled stepping stones or even through an extended arbor to a

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Gardening Style is a thing

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Is Gardening Style a Thing? Gardening Style is definitely a thing! When creating a design for your garden projects keep in mind that you will enjoy your Smithville, Missouri, yard more if it has a cohesive style and isn’t a combination of mix-and-match styles. Often times you find one piece of this you like and

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Planning your lawn and Landscape in Platte City, Missouri

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Spring Planning Begins Now! As you sit in your cozy living room in Platte City, Missouri, looking out at the bare, dead yard it may seem like spring and the growing season is far away. However, when you are longing for the beauty of spring, it’s a great time to start planning for the spring

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Adding some Beautiful Fall Foliage

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Fall Foliage in October There are some definite plants that come to mind when you think about fall and foliage. The mum and aster are two of the most popular plants for fall color. However, there are many options to consider when looking to add to your Smithville, Missouri fall garden that can bring dynamic

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Trimming Perennials in Smithville, Missouri

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Trimming Perennials in the Fall Many plants and shrubs shouldn’t be pruned until winter. However, some perennials do better with a fall trim. Often the cold weather after the first frost makes these plants become unattractive and their condition invites disease and pests. The diseases and pests stay with the plants throughout the winter and

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How to prepare for spring, in the fall

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Fall Bulb Planting for a Classically Beautiful Spring Everyone loves spring flowers, but not all spring flowers get planted in the spring. The effort required to plant the bulbs in the fall will yield riotous color in the spring. There are a large variety of bulbs you can plant in the fall. Hyacinths, Daffodils, Tulips,

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Late summer bloomers in Smithville, Missouri

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Star-Studded Late Summer Bloomers August seems late to add flowers to your garden, but it really is the perfect time to add some star-studded beauties like sweet peas, Marguerites, Angel’s Fishing rod, Tassel flowers, coneflowers, bedding verbenas or late-flowering clematis to your Smithville, Missouri yard. Sweet peas are August showstoppers. These sun-loving beauties bloom from

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Trimming faded flowers from plants.

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Off with Its Head! Summer in Kansas City is hot, dry, and long. As it gets hotter one of the things to remember is to trim the faded flowers from the plants (deadheading). It’s vital to trim off the fading and dead flowers off the bushes, such as your rose bushes, because this prevents your

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Planting peas in Platte City, Missouri

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Peas Please! Despite the heat and the fact that our Platte City, Missouri gardens resemble an alien landscape if they aren’t getting enough water, August is an important month for our gardens. Peas, herbs, and flowers all play a role in August gardening. August is the perfect time to plant some fall peas. Besides providing

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Caring for your plants in August

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General Care for Your Plants in August It’s August, it’s hot. These are undisputable facts. This tends to keep people inside versus getting out but your yard needs some attention. If you have a vegetable garden your summer vegetables and fruits are beginning to reach their peak. You’ll want to make sure to keep your

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