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Discover Native Gardening

By: Cydney Ross, Outdoor Education Manager To do is to learn and that’s exactly what happens when you steward a garden. Deep Roots’ “Discover Native Gardening” sessions happen five times…

Deep RootsJune 21, 2024

Native Gardening

Native Plant Garden Signs

Invite your neighbors to learn more about native plant landscaping with a Deep Roots garden sign! These lovely, custom drawn signs highlight some of our favorite native plants and the…

Deep RootsJune 21, 2024

What's Blooming Now

Pictured: Left: Common Milkweed; Right: Butterfly Milkweed Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) and Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) In Nature Prairie birthdays begin this time of year. You can visit the same…

Deep RootsJune 1, 2024

Ask the Experts Native Gardening

June Habitat Garden Tour – Roeland Park Refuge

Pictured above: Red Buckeye (Aesculus pavia) from Talis's garden Written by Grace Suh Among those in the know, including long-time master gardeners and horticultural professionals, Talis’s garden is a much-admired,…

Deep RootsMay 20, 2024

Ask the Experts Native Gardening

Native Garden Management Made Simple

By: Thomas Kennedy-Croft Photos: Cydney Ross In partnership with Rockhurst University, Writing for the Environment students have authored this month’s Introduction to Native Plant Gardening Beginning / Refresher Garden Series…

Deep RootsMay 19, 2024

Ask the Experts Field Trips

May and June Guided Prairie Walks with Cydney Ross, Naturalist

Article and photos by Cydney Ross Have you ever walked across the prairie after a late spring storm? The contrast of pigmented flowers against moody skies is electrifying. Despite looking…

Deep RootsMay 19, 2024

What's Blooming Now

What’s Blooming Now – May

Pictured: Left: Cream Wild Indigo; Right: Blue False Indigo Cream Wild Indigo (Baptisia bracteata) and Blue False Indigo (Baptisia australis) In Nature Windswept prairies have awakened in the Midwest. If…

Deep RootsMay 1, 2024

Ask the Experts Native Gardening

May Habitat Garden Tour: Crestwood Charm

Photos: Left side (top and bottom): Formal Profusion; Center photos: Cottage Charm; Right side: Sunset Prairie By Grace Suh On our May 11th Habitat Garden Tour, we’ll visit three lovely…

Deep RootsApril 20, 2024

Ask the Experts Native Gardening

Companion Planting for Urban Food Production

By Chris Cardwell Photo Credit: Missouri Department of Conservation We know all about the benefits of our native landscapes for pollinators, but even more exciting are the benefits that those…

Deep RootsApril 20, 2024

Ask the Experts Native Gardening

DIY Native Landscape Design

Photo credits: Pat Whalen (left), Cydney Ross (right) By Josie Cummings In partnership with Rockhurst University, Writing for the Environment students have authored this month’s Introduction to Native Plant Gardening Beginning /…

Deep RootsApril 20, 2024

Deep Roots

Discover Native Gardening

Native Plant Garden Signs

What’s Blooming Now – June

June Habitat Garden Tour – Roeland Park Refuge

Native Garden Management Made Simple

May and June Guided Prairie Walks with Cydney Ross, Naturalist

What’s Blooming Now – May

May Habitat Garden Tour: Crestwood Charm

Companion Planting for Urban Food Production

DIY Native Landscape Design

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