Category: 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

In many ways, March can be the most difficult month of the year for gardeners. It’s technically the beginning of spring, and stores are packed with pastel Easter baskets and...

February is definitely the height of winter, and is often filled with howling winds and cold temperatures for the entire month. Still, the daylight hours increase steadily through this short...

By January, nearly everything in the garden has died back to the ground and all but the hardiest evergreen trees and shrubs have lost their leaves. If you’re desperate for...

Winter can be a difficult time in the garden, as frost has certainly come and gone, and colorful leaves have withered, faded and fallen. By December, most homeowners are thinking...