Lawn closeup (K-State Research and Extension)

Lawn maintenance should start now

  • By Maddy Rohr │ Kansas State University Research and Extension
National Gardening Month is a great time for novices to try their hand at gardening or for experts to branch out. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)

National Gardening Month: Time to clean your garden – or start one

Installing weed control fabric material and bark mulch in a residential garden to control weed spreading (Photo: iStock - brebca)

Colored plastic mulches may provide boost to garden crops

Monarch butterfly. (Photo courtesy of Monarch Butterfly and Pollinators Conservation Fund.)

Gardening for butterflies

Mixed pansies in garden (Photo: iStock - AnjoKanFotografie)

Plants add versatility, range of color

Flowering white lilies (Photo: iStock - Elen11)

Tips to keep Easter lilies blooming

Home lawn choked with dandelions

Managing a weed invasion in the home lawn

  • By Maddy Rohr │ Kansas State University Research and Extension
Hostas, the stars of shady landscapes, earned the National Garden Bureau’s nod as Perennial of the Year for 2024. (Photo by David Trinklein.)

Hosta steps out of the shadows in 2024

  • By Linda Geist │ University of Missouri Extension