The Kansas City Gardener

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Food for thought

Support your pollinator friends all year in the New Year by planting natives from the Grow Native! Top 10 Native List of Plants for Winter Pollinators! Find this and other Grow Native! Top 10 Lists of native plants for various situations at https://grownative.org/learn/top-10-lists/, and stay tuned for 2024 dates of Missouri Prairie Foundation/Grow Native! native plant sales.

Free Admission Day is tomorrow, December 5! 🤩 Discover the calm beauty of the season, take a quiet walk and enjoy the unique charm of the gardens, all at no charge on the first Tuesday of the month.

Put it on your 2024 calendar now.

Welcome December! Poinsettias are the featured plant. Aren't they gorgeous? Let us know if you have trouble locating an issue to read.

This sounds like a beautiful experience.

Experience the Arboretum at night under a bright Jupiter, as Jupiter will reach its closest point to Earth for 2023 this Friday! 🌔✨🔭

The Arboretum will stay open late Friday, Nov. 3, from 5-9 p.m. Bring your flashlights to stroll the trails after dark, and be ready to gaze at the night sky. All ages are welcome at this event, which is included with admission. For more information, visit https://bit.ly/46VsnWv.

Planters Seed Has bulbs 50% OFF this month. We will be planting in the ground by Thanksgiving. Do you plant bulbs? In the garden or containers?

November issue should be in all locations. Let us know if you have trouble location one.

Look what you can do with a few cuttings from the garden.

Create your own holiday container.

The October issue hits the streets this week.

Don't Miss This FREE event:
Flower Garden and Train Tour
Sat, September 30, 10a-5p; B & F Railroad and Flower Tour at 1503 Ensley Cir, Raymore, MO. The entire yard is full of beautiful flowers and we have 6 Garden Trains that run in the entire back yard. We also have a large koi water garden. This is one of the best Flower Gardens that you will ever see. No Pets, Please.

September is on the way, and so is this issue of The Kansas City Gardener. Look for it in your favorite location.

Get to the daylily sale happening now …..

It's about time for fall native planting, so make plans to attend one of MPF's five fall plant sales! Find native grasses, sedges, wildflowers, vines, shrubs, trees, and seeds for sale from Grow Native! professional members to add beauty and ecological function to your yard or property. Native plant sale vendors will donate 5% of their sale proceeds to benefit MPF's prairie conservation work.

Saturday, September 9, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
World Bird Sanctuary, St. Louis
Vendors: Gaylena’s Garden, Ozark Soul, Papillon Perennials, River City Natives; see pre-order information for the St. Louis sale at https://moprairie.org/event/st-louis-area-native-plant-sale-world-bird-sanctuary/.

Saturday, September 16, 10:00 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center, Kansas City
Vendors: BlackRoot Farms, City Roots Native Plant Nursery, Gaylena’s Garden, Missouri Wildflowers Nursery, Ozark Soul, and Sow Wild Natives; see pre-order information for the Kansas City sale at https://moprairie.org/event/kansas-city-native-plant-sale-5/.

Saturday, September 16, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Watershed Center Plant Sale, Springfield
Vendors: Gaylena's Garden & Watershed Natives; see more sale info at https://moprairie.org/event/springfield-native-plant-sale-5/

Thursday, September 21, 3:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
St. Louis Community College - Meramec Sale, St. Louis
Vendors: Forest ReLeaf of Missouri, Forrest Keeling, Ozark Soul, Missouri Wildflowers Nursery, and River City Natives; see pre-order information for this St. Louis sale at https://moprairie.org/event/st-louis-native-plant-sale-2/

Thursday, September 28, 3:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
Roeslein & Associates, Inc., St. Louis
Vendors: Gaylena's Garden, Missouri Wildflowers Nursery, Papillon Perennials, and River City Natives; see pre-order information for this St. Louis sale at https://moprairie.org/event/st-louis-native-plant-sale/

It is always worth time and travel for ideas and inspiration from fellow gardeners.

In just over two weeks we will be having our 2023 Garden Tour. Below is some information on one of the SIX gardens that will be featured on the tour. Be sure to share with everyone!! Be sure to visit our page in the next day or two for another garden! Tickets are good at all gardens at any time on both days. If you don't get a chance to purchase tickets on line they will be available at each of the gardens. (Cash or check only.) If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us. We hope to see you there.

Click on the link for tickets:

http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ejvexltf5bd94eba&llr=istzj66ab

For those keeping track of the availability of mums......

🌼 Exciting News! Our 2023 Mum Banner is now live on our website! Check it out before we open for retail and mum sales, coming VERY soon! Due to ongoing internet upgrades at our farm, we can't provide an exact opening date for mums, but we're aiming for the first week of September. Stay tuned for updates on our page and visit the 'Mums' tab on our website! https://www.johnsonfarms.net/mums/ 🌸