Gardening and landscape tools can add up to a lot of money.  And, the more we do to care and maintain them, the longer they’ll last.  Cleaning up your landscaping tools is a great way to close out the season.
 

Great gardens start with great soils.  Research shows that adding the proper mix to clay soil will improve drainage, and will reduce the need for watering and fertilizing the plants.  Fall, or early spring is a good time to amend your soil.

Ornamental grasses provide a broad range of textures, forms, and colors – and they’re low maintenance.  The K-State Research and Extension Horticulture Center at Olathe has been field-testing a wide variety of grasses that work well in the home landscape.

Fall is a great time to plant a tree.  Oak trees can provide shade and enjoyment for many years.  In fact, some live for several hundred years.  So what kind of oak would be best for your yard?

A lot of lettuces and salad greens tolerate cold weather, so that you can have fresh salad from your garden all the way through November.  There are several methods of harvesting salad greens to consider.