Lawn & Landscaping Blog - Plant of the month

Though we tend to think of September as an autumn month, most of its days are technically in the summer. Temperatures are warm but not hot, and you're not likely to see a frost until October, making it an ideal…

Many gardeners are surprised to find that most flowers have come and gone by August. Even though it's still high summer and temperatures are warm -- if not outright blazing -- there's often little color to be had, especially from…

Things can get intense by midsummer, with blazing sun, high humidity, and torrential downpours -- sometimes all in the same afternoon! Fortunately, tough Shasta daisies stand up to extreme conditions while providing sunny good looks to any garden plot. Shasta…

Summer in Kansas City can be scorching hot, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still enjoy some beautiful plants and flowers in your garden. In recent years, we’ve come to love the bright little flowers on Lantana plants. You can…

There's nothing like a warm May afternoon to shake off any remnants of the winter blues, and it's the perfect time to be outside. Your garden may still be gearing up for the big show in June, but you can…

T.S. Eliot wrote that April is the cruelest month, and gardeners know the truth of that statement better than anyone. All you want is a pop of color in your garden, but the weather doesn't always cooperate. In Zone 5,…