horticulture

A young woman sits in the garden, wiping the sweat from her brow. (iStock-#1366545439 │ Ildar Abulkhanov)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Helping gardens survive summer heat

When temperatures top 86 degrees, many plants slow their growth. Here's how to protecting gardens, lawns and landscapes during prolonged heat. Read More

Putting soil or compost into flowerpot by shovel. (Adobe Stock-#345372698 │ encierro)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Potting materials make a difference when growing plants in containers

Flowers put out the welcome mat for pollinators not only with their bright colors but also their fragrance. (Photo by Linda Geist)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Fragrant plants invite pollinators to your garden

Farmer planting young seedlings of lettuce salad in the vegetable garden (Photo: iStock - AlexRaths)

Tips for planting warm season vegetables

Sign with poison ivy plants around. (iStock-#951410190 │ GemStocks)

Poison ivy — check for leaves of three

Kansas State University horticulture expert Cynthia Domenghini urges gardeners not to bury peonies too deep, which increases the chance that they may not flower. (Photo courtesy of Kansas State University Research and Extension.)

Why ants are drawn to peonies each spring

  • By Colton Tripp │ K-State Extension news service
Hydrangeas burst with blooms summer and fall in colors ranging from blues and white to lavender and pinks. (Photos courtesy of Katie Kammler │ University of Missouri Extension)

Flowering plants are a meaningful Mother’s Day choice

  • By Linda Geist │ University of Missouri Extension
Flower pot decoration in cozy home flower garden. (Adobe Stock-#220506404 │ moccabunny)

UW offers advice on damaged landscape plants

Rose bush with fresh and withered flowers. (iStock-#1166477294 │ photographer)

Winter injury showing in Kansas roses this spring

Monarch Butterfly feeding on a rubber rabbitbrush bloom. (Adobe Stock │ #499457615 - Jim)

How to attract butterflies to your garden

Damaged unprotected tomato plant after cold morning. (iStock-#1318417852 │ FotoDuets)

Tips for detecting freeze damage in plants