Horticulture

              Some plants will bloom more profusely if the old, spent flowers are removed, a process called deadheading. Annuals especially, focus their energy on...

  ATCHISON, Kan. -- A tour of the International Forest of Friendship, a walk through a seven-acre, 15- to 17-year-old black walnut plantation and a...

  This insect has been skeletonizing rose leaves in the Kansas City area. This is not a caterpillar but is the larva of a sawfly....

Story source:University of Missouri Hank Stelzer, 573-882-4444 ST. LOUIS, Mo.– The emerald ash borer has officially arrived in the city of St. Louis. Officials with the USDA’s...

We have had numerous reports of trees not leafing out or putting out only a fraction of the leaves normally borne. We believe much...

Thatch control for cool-season lawn grasses such as bluegrass and tall fescue is usually done in the fall but now is the time we...

Kansas gardeners are ready for the growing season. Before perusing gardening catalogs, eager gardeners should visit one of the state’s arboretums for great landscaping...

What do you do when the lawn can't be cut because of constant rain? The best thing to do is to set your mower as...