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Removing the Hard from Hardscaping
Adding a new patio, walkway or retaining wall makes life easy as a breeze.
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Neighborhood Jewel
Inspired by their travels, one couple reminisces about faraway places not through photos but plants, with a botanical backyard for all to enjoy.
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A Garden’s Roots
Author and speaker at Powell Gardens’ 2010 Symposium Claire Sawyers gives a glimpse inside her beautiful world before her presentation in February.
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Casey’s Turf
Midtown homeowners excavate their backyard for a surface that’s virtually maintenance-free and dog-friendly.
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Blowing in the Wind
Kinetic sculptures take Kansas City by storm.
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Extending the Harvest Season
Protect your plants from the cold with a variety of coverings so your plants won’t get bitten by frost, like this nettle.
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The Gathering Place
A century-old home known for hosting guests continues in the modern day with the addition of a charming new courtyard and studio.
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Series of Spaces
Landscape Architect Joann Schwarberg turned her clients’ front and back yards into a journey, not a destination, utilizing multiple levels and private nooks along the way.
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Fresh and Free
Lidia’s Chef de Cuisine Cody Hogan shares how easy it is to take food from seed to plate using his own backyard garden and a few simple ingredients.
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Back to Basics
Growing native plants for an easy-care, environmentally friendly environment.
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Anatomy of Fine Outdoor Living
A luxurious, cohesive backyard environment — like KCH&G’s space at the recent Stems fundraiser — can be achieved through a few special components.
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Dig In
Don’t be shy. Take these tips to green up your corner of the world.
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Secret Garden
Mission Hills homeowners carve out an unexpected slice of paradise.
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An Experimental Journey
This Kansas City, Mo., garden defies following recommended design guidelines — it simply (and beautifully) blossoms with the whims of a homeowner’s favorite pieces.
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No Ordinary Landscape
A Kansas City horticulturist shares her home and garden with many feathered friends.
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Designing an Outdoor Garden Room
Creating a garden room is a great way to enjoy the comforts of home while outside.
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Upscale Ecosystem
Much more than a room created for swimming and gardening, Don Julian built the “Big Kahuna” of all sunrooms.
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Five Tools for the Trade
Some tools you just have to have to make gardening fun and efficient.
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Homemade Garden Gifts
Some of the best gifts come from the heart (and the garden).
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Plant Parenthood
A Fairway gardener finds success raising orchids year-round in a dedicated plant room.
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Good Night, Growing Season
Rest easy knowing your yard is well-cared for under a blanket of snow.
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Bundles of Berms
A homegrown gardener delights in transforming mounds of dirt into works of art.
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Rural Ambitions
An Odessa couple gives up the city life — but not their creature comforts — for a chance to be self-sufficient in the country.
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Ecological Landscaping
By gardening more ecologically, we can reduce pollution, create wildlife-friendly plantings and conserve water.
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Tomatoes Like Grandma’s
Any way you slice them, heirloom tomatoes are a tasty variety.
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Natural Habitat
Forget the cookie-cutter shapes of some water gardens — this Overland Park couple used their own green thumbs to make their landscape something you have to see to believe.
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Tasty Trees, Scrumptious Shrubs
Edible landscapes incorporate food-producing plants into a residential landscape.
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Environmentally Friendly
A Weatherby Lake couple turns their attention to ‘green’ design, creating a natural refuge for connecting with the outdoors.
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The Garden of Freedom
Planting and tending an extensive garden helped one woman start anew after one of life’s toughest transitions.
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Organics the Inexpensive Way
Growing foods you and your family love to eat ensures the most benefits.
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A Plan with a Purpose
Determining your yard’s purpose and not just its looks will lead to the most transformative result.
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To Every Season, Turn
Cold weather can’t put an end to your outdoor plans; dream them up in your head, put pencil to paper and realize it in actuality come spring.
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Gardening During Global Warming: Gardening with Charlie
Whether you believe global warming is a natural cycle of the planet or caused by human activity, the Earth is warming, and plants and the environment are changing because of it.
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Helpful Houseplants

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Moving Fore-ward
A new home on a coveted golf course lot settles in before the homeowners do.
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Waving in the Wind
Ornamental grasses prove they can live long and prosper — in drought and in snow.
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Crystal Light
Jupiter doesn’t have to align with Mars in order to let the sun shine inside these jewel-like structures.
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Living it Up
It’s the view from the bottom that counts for one Plaza condo owner.
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On the Edge
A self-taught gardener battles difficult terrain and comes out on top of her cliff-side retreat.
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Brookside Beauty
A quaint, small space crammed full of interesting artifacts, plants, a water feature and mementos reflect the inhabitants of this mighty home.
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Hyde Park Haven
Stephanie Smith and Robin Keene's home, the strongest and sturdiest structure in the neighborhood, shines like a beacon of reinvestment.
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Open-Air Destination
A Mission Hills couple breathes life into their home’s formerly staid landscape with a scene reminiscent of an outdoor café.
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The 'Living' Rooms
Nature becomes an outdoor home for one Shawnee family.
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