Kansas Signs of Spring

Kansas Woodland Moss, March 2010

Kansas Woodland Wild Flower, March 2010

Kansas Garden Garlic, March 2010

Kansas Garden Parsley, March 2010

I hope you enjoyed these signs of the Kansas spring. What’s happening in your neighborhood?

Who’s Yard is it Anyway?

Crazy Eyes by Ardyii

When it comes to making changes in your own back yard, who’s yard is it anyway? For some of us there are so many rules and regulations, it’s enough to drive you crazy!

I might have mentioned that I’m busy doing a redesign of my back yard. I’m working with Rachel of [...]

A Midwest Gardener’s Cookbook

This is a book review of A Midwest Gardener’s Cookbook by Marian K Towne. It’s the perfect book for Midwest families looking to eat from locally grown, in-season food.

A Midwest Gardener’s Cookbook is a medium sized paperback book published by Indiana University Press. First published in 1996 it is a timeless type of book and [...]

Beautiful Fall Berries - Kansas Natives

Fall is the perfect time for Mother Nature to show off her beauty in our nature gardens, fields, and woods. The dogwood trees in my neighborhood are sporting red leaves and beautiful, shiny, red berries.

Dogwood Tree – Cornus florida by Fuzzy Gerdes

Flowering dogwood Cornus florida is an attractive small tree with white spring flowers [...]

Kansas Fall

Eastern Chipmunk by Gilles Gonthier

It’s time to prepare for winter. At least the chipmunks and squirrels in my back yard think so. This year the white oak tree has produced a massive crop of acorns – I’ve never seen it produce so many. But until last Friday the animals completely ignored the acorns, letting [...]