Don’t Stop Mowing Just Because It Is Hot! Yes, it’s August and yes, it’s hot, hot, hot. Please do not stop mowing your yard. The heat will certainly slow down the rapid growth of the grass in Kearney, Missouri, but don’t just let it go. Allowing the grass to get too tall invites a host
Read More >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
Read More >Add Fall Color to Your Garden in August By August your Smithville, Missouri flower beds may begin to look bedraggled. This is a wonderful time to add some late summer color with chrysanthemums. Amazingly chrysanthemums are available in an almost unlimited number of colors, flower forms, and shapes. In addition, since chrysanthemums are sold in
Read More >August is the Time to Divide Perennial Flowers August is the best time to dig and divide perennial flowers such as hostas, Oriental poppies, lilies, daylilies, bearded iris, and ornamental grasses. In order to remain healthy perennials need the same kind of yearly attention that people do. Once in a while they need a boost
Read More >Bagworms Are Destructive Pests Bagworms are normally not visible in your Smithville, Missouri yard. They made their 2” homes in trees. In the fall worms use their homes to fill up 1,000 eggs. These eggs hatch in the spring and summer and use their silk to create a parachute-esque apparatus to fly away to their
Read More >Winterizing Hardy Roses in Platte City, Missouri Many gardeners prune back their roses to protect roses from the freezing temperatures of Platte City, Missouri. Pruning is a personal choice and there is more than one way to protect roses from the freezing temperatures of Platte City, Missouri. One involves some pruning and one does not
Read More >Winterizing Roses To protect the tender roses in your garden you need to protect them against the unpredictable Kearney, Missouri, weather. In order to do that, you really need to plan ahead. Don’t wait too long. Waiting until late autumn may be a mistake because all it takes is one sudden cold snap and serious
Read More >What about Pruning in the Winter? Bush Trimming in Kansas City three reasons why to do it: to reduce the size of the Bush; to maintain a desired shape for a particular plant/tree; or to improve the appearance of the plant. Naturally, you should prune to remove dead or diseased plants or branches to improve
Read More >Should I Consider Verticutting in the Fall? Verticutting in Smithville is vertical mowing. The process removes thatch that has built up in the lawn. Thatch is that dead layer of stems and roots that prevents your yard from effectively absorbing nutrients and water. How do I know if my Smithville, Missouri, lawn needs to be
Read More >The Temptation to Plant in Early April On the average, the days in April are continuing to warm up and the clear, balmy weather makes the temptation to plant early in Kansas City, Missouri to put out young plants. Don’t let Mother Nature fool, because there is cold weather that comes in April and sometimes
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