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To continue our series of honoring state trees of the High Plains, today Growing on the High Plains has a tidy two-fer in the Eastern Cottonwood, which…
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My grandmother called them "flags," but they're also known as "poor man's orchids." Anyone aware of common flowers that take to our climate will surely…
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In the past week, I met a garden neighbor. Apparently, this blue/green juvenile racerunner lizard moved from his burrow or wherever his last digs were…
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Although apricots should be a stable staple of the fruit basket on the High Plains, the cantankerous spring weather often found in Western Kansas often…
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There's a new kind of cherry that seems just right for our High Plains. It's easier to harvest, sweeter, and by all accounts has great potential to be a…
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Plants and poetry are frequent partners, and perhaps no combination of the literary and the horticultural is better known that Wordsworth and daffodils.…
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Most of us have heard about four letter words. The minute you mention them, many immediately think naughty words. But this time of year, hope is a…
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A search for fall foliage color doesn't always have to be high in the trees. This week we'll lower our sights and investigate a succulent plant that…
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Put some new colors in your garden by planting and growing purple asparagus. This springtime taste treat is guaranteed to be as tasty as the traditional…
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There are lots of reasons, pro and con, for living in California, but perhaps one of the best reasons for putting down roots has to do with a citrus treat…