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March Madness

Saturday was an absolutely perfect spring day with crystal blue skies and temperatures in the mid-60's.  Sunday brought an all day, soaking rain which we really needed and Monday brought summer and...

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A Peachy Keen Landscape

The Powell Gardens' landscape will near its peak of spring this weekend, the earliest since 1987 from gardener's recollections--certainly the earliest in the 16 springs I have lived here. The...

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Reflecting on Redbuds

The native Eastern Redbuds (Cercis canadensis) began blooming at Powell Gardens on March 19, 2012 and have held well through March 28th and into today.  They usually begin peak bloom around April 10th...

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Easter Floral Treats at Powell Gardens

Spring has returned to Powell Gardens much to the delight of gardeners who can now play catch up with such a phenomenally early spring (caused by a few weeks that felt like summer!).  Enjoy the...

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Colors & Textures of Spring!

Though the calendar says mid-April the gardens have a decidedly May look to them with mid-spring flowers in full bloom and rich springy foliage bursting forth all around.  This is the season when shade...

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Oh What a Season (Spring 2012 that is!)

Little did we know that the cold morning (24F) of March 6, 2012 would be the last freeze of winter and that day would begin the 2012 Growing Season.   Winter's coldest low of +6F at our cold spot (+10F...

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Improving Heirloom Tomatoes

Improving on tomatoes?  Well, sort of!  Those who love tomatoes know that the heirloom varieties have the best flavors and an assortment of colors, shapes and textures.  Unfortunately most of the...

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Summer's Early Start

The warmest spring in history has brought about the earliest flowering and fruiting ever recorded for many plants at Powell Gardens.  Meteorological "Summer" begins on June 1st and a visit to the...

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The Garden in Midsummer

It's hard to believe that the summer solstice will be upon us next week!  The phenomenal long days of midsummer are a delight to us in northern climates and the weather has been simply spectacular....

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The Value of Trees

We are now in the throws of a HEAT WAVE with temperatures flirting with 100F or more with a forecast for it to last at least a week.  Heat waves near the summer solstice are especially brutal on us and...

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What's Up With the Oaks?

Isn't this heat wave getting old?  That's a pretty poor question for what is at stake for the region as we now are classified as SEVERE drought.  EXTREME drought is the next category that Western...

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Festival of Butterflies 2012!

The Festival of Butterflies 2012 will display many new tropical butterflies in the Conservatory so is sure to be a crowd pleaser. Three species of spectacular Owl Butterflies, 2 new Morpho species...

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Sweet September

We have received many comments of "what looks good at Powell Gardens?" since the drought.  I can honestly say many things look marvelous.  There are flowers and foliage in every color of the rainbow!...

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Fall Delights in the Heartland Harvest Garden

Fall has officially arrived and now we go into the half of the year where the nights are longer than the days.  The cool weather has been so welcome after the long HOT summer.  We could use more rain...

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Experience the Harvest

The Harvest Celebration & Antique Tractor Show will be the highlight of this weekend at Powell Gardens.  A widespread frost or freeze also looms but we are still not under a freeze watch on this...

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Fall Fruit and the "Berried Treasures" of Powell Gardens

We had a hard freeze at Powell Gardens down to 29F!  Tender flowers have now given way to those hardy flowers and fruit of fall that are oblivious to the tribulations of Jack Frost.  Here's a post of...

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Fall Color Pageant

We are thrilled to report that the fall leaf colors this season have beat expectations!  The rains from Isaac and cool nights have combined to revive plants enough to put on a beautiful display in the...

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Epitaph to a Tree?

The little green menace has now been found in Greater Kansas City!  Emerald Ash Borer (EAB), a tiny beetle from Northeastern Asia, has been confirmed in Platte and Wyandotte Counties.  What's the big...

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Colors of the Late Fall Garden

November is the final month of fall so considered "late fall" in gardening language.  It is a very beautiful month in our heartland location with the last of the fall foliage colors, last of the...

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Flowers that Defy Jack Frost

It's early November and the weather is still mild.  We've had some short cold snaps and a few hard freezes but Indian Summer is here today and tomorrow and after another brief cold snap early next week...

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