Master Gardeners of Douglas County, KS
Resources for Sustainable Gardening
Native plant Bloom Box on-line ordering has begun! See all the available Bloom Box plants and a link to the order page. You can place orders for Bloom Boxes until June 1. We will also have individual plants available to purchase the day of the sale. See the full list of Native Plant Sale plants.
Spring planting is officially underway. We can plant a number of cool-season vegetables right now – seeds of peas, radishes, kale, turnips, beets, lettuce, and potatoes. It’s also time to put transplants of cabbage, broccoli, and cauliflower, leeks and onions in the ground. In fact, the planting season for many of the seeds started in... Continue Reading →
It’s almost St. Patrick’s Day. Are you ready to plant potatoes? I haven’t even gotten my seed potatoes yet. But never fear, March 17 is just a target date, not a brick wall. Some of my strongest childhood memories are of harvesting potatoes. After my dad took the disc through the potato patch my siblings... Continue Reading →
Looking through seed catalogs can be exciting for the avid gardener… and dangerous. Too often I have bought flower or other seeds that I just don’t get around to planting. I also like to buy seeds that I always plant in larger than packet size quantities that can last for two, three and four years... Continue Reading →
The Monarch Watch demonstration garden is maintained and developed by Douglas County Master Gardeners and is situated on the University of Kansas West Campus. Professor Chip Taylor and his staff play a teaching role and instruct Master Gardeners about when to be aware of butterflies and caterpillars. Master Gardeners work with the Monarch Watch organization... Continue Reading →
The Baldwin City Demonstration Garden is tucked into a quiet corner of Baldwin’s busy downtown at the intersection of 8th Street and High Street in Tom Swan Park. Master Gardeners work to demonstrate how a wide variety of perennial and annual plants may be grown in a small, heavily used space. “Our focus is to... Continue Reading →
Photo credit: Alison Dishinger The Native Medicinal Garden is a demonstration garden managed by the Douglas County Master Gardeners in collaboration with Kansas Biological Survey. “All of the plants in our garden are native to the Midwest and Great Plains except for culinary herbs,” explains Master Gardener Roxie McGee, one of the garden coordinators. “We... Continue Reading →
The Master Gardener Demonstration Garden at the Douglas County Fairgrounds serves to provide inspiration and education for a variety of landscapes. Kevin Nelson, Coordinator of the Demonstration Garden, explains, “Whatever your interests are, there is an example. We are here to demonstrate how plants grow in Kansas. The ten themed beds can provide ideas to... Continue Reading →
Master Gardeners of Douglas County, KS 