Garden Musings

In the Kansas Flint Hills, late July and August is a dreadful period for gardeners.  There is often a seasonal lack of rain during those wee...

Lycoris squamigera ProfessorRoush was out early this morning, trying to beat the heat and spread some lawn weed-killer on a particularly rou...

Occasionally, during the hum-drum of daily garden affairs (and often, as it happens, while mowing), ProfessorRoush's mind plays a little...

Gardening is full of surprises.  Although I've just said it, I think most gardeners already know that.  I've been both pleasantly s...

Oh boy, was I ever surprised!  I knew that one of the common names for Lycoris squamigera  was "Surprise Lily," but when one cropp...