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

Gardens will thank you very ‘mulch’ during summer heat

Mulches benefit gardens throughout the year, but they are particularly helpful during the heat of summer, said University of Missouri Extension horticulturist David Trinklein. Read More

Woman with freshly picked green pea pods peeling and eating peas in vegetable garden. (Photo: iStock - Valeriy_G)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Early June peas: A culinary delight from the garden

Hostas, the stars of shady landscapes, earned the National Garden Bureau’s nod as Perennial of the Year for 2024. (Photo by David Trinklein.)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Missouri, Outdoors

Hosta steps out of the shadows in 2024



Because perennials are less formal than annuals, they often are used in border plantings such as those pictured. (Photo courtesy of University of Missouri Extension.)

Less is more: Time to divide and conquer perennials

Wooden basket full of fresh, organic vegetables. (iStock - Brzozowska)

Cool-season vegetables are hot choice for fall garden

Ho-ho-hold the holiday decorations

Spring flowers shine from bulbs planted in the fall

Pumpkins usher in fall decorations, foods

Fall flowers usher out summer in a blaze of color

Plant a peck of sweet peppers

Missouri’s fall foliage color show begins soon