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.

There are three perennial flowers that are found on most farms in the state of Kansas.  This includes peonies, iris, and daylilies.  Peonies grow well in Kansas, and will flourish with very little care.  And, fall is the best time to divide or transplant peonies to share with other family members and neighbors.