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| Learn about these garden combos >> Home and Garden | staff |
| Organic gardeners know that a diverse mix of plants makes for a healthy and beautiful garden. Many believe that certain plant combinations have extraordinary (even mysterious) powers to help each ...more |
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| Ridding cukes and squash of pests >> Home and Garden | stafff |
| Have you had issues with the striped cucumber beetle and squash vine borer? Here is a tip from the Springfield Organic Gardening Club.
Try planting daikon radishes, pictured, at the base of ...more |
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| Soil testing is needed before applying fertilizer >> Home and Garden | d-burton |
| AVA, MO Having soil tested is the first step to having a more productive pasture or garden. Ben Polley, a graduate student working for the University of Missouri Extension in Douglas County, ...more |
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| Heavenly bamboo isn't so celestrial >> Home and Garden | stafff |
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A new invasive exotic, heavenly bamboo, pictured, (Nandina domestica) has been observed naturalizing in the Springfield, Missouri area. It already is widespread in Arkansas and other southern ...more |
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| Easy steps for making a wreath out of succulents >> Home and Garden | mariwinn |
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Angela Keith, pictured, a Greene County Master Gardener, is known for the centerpieces she creates out of succulents. She was the speaker at the May meeting of the Succulent Society of the Ozarks ...more |
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| Challenges of growing succulents >> Home and Garden | mariwinn |
| Jan Bower (second from left) demonstrates how to propagate succulent plants to some members of the Succulent Society of the Ozarks. Members were able to take home cuttings to create their own ...more |
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| Group aims to de-popularize Bradford pear trees >> Home and Garden | staff |
| This is a section of the branch of an Eastern Redbud tree (Cercis canadensis). Distributed widely in Missouri and attractive when planted against the backdrop of evergreens, it is a suggested ...more |
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| Bagworms: The pest of the month >> Home and Garden | d-burton |
| EVERGREEN BAGWORM
Right now in May is a good time to take action to control bagworms according to Patrick Byers, horticulture specialist with University of Missouri Extension.
Bagworms are the ...more |
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| Seeing a swarm of tiny critters? >> Home and Garden | d-burton |
| The size of a red clover mite is measured against the size of a penny. In numbers these mites may leave stains on the inside walls and window coverings of structures. (Photo credit: Whitney ...more |
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| Succulents: science fiction of the plant world >> Home and Garden | mariwinn |
| Holding up a diagram of the proposed succulent garden for the south side of the Springfield Botanical Center are (L-R) Dean Kinzer, club member and consummate succulent collector, and Paul Robertson, ...more |
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| Save newspapers for use in the garden >> Home and Garden | d-burton |
| Copies of a newspaper can have a second life in your garden as mulch or a weed barrier. Using newspaper as a mulch or weed barrier results in a cost savings. But it will take a lot of newspaper to ...more |
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| Joplin encourages new eligible homeowners >> Home and Garden | l-onstot |
| The City of Joplins Joplin Homebuyers Assistance Program (J-HAP) program officially reached the $1 million level of financial assistance for local homebuyers the week of March 17, 2014,, offering ...more |
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| Package labeling confuses consumers >> Home and Garden | d-burton |
| by David L. Burton
Consumers cant see the food inside many packages they buy at the grocery store. That makes it hard to know if the food is fresh.
Except for infant formula and some baby food, ...more |
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| How to deal with ice dams >> Home and Garden | d-burton |
| With all of the snow and fluctuating temperatures this winter, some homeowners may find unwanted icicles hanging from their roof. If so, there are probably ice dams building up and those can cause ...more |
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