This is strictly unofficial, but my garden has become an arboretum—a one-sixth-acre collection of small trees and shrubs suitable for a tough climate and a tight spot.

In the spring of 2002, our two fields were planted with warm-season grasses, legumes, and wildflowers in an effort to create a wildlife habitat.

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Finding beauty in a Midwestern winter garden.

The baseball season and the gardening season coincide in Kansas City, Missouri. Early spring is a time of warm-ups and optimism on both fronts.

Pieces of the puzzle of renowned colonial botanist John Clayton’s life have been turning up in the soil where his home once stood.