Landscape design tips to improve home yards
Kansas State University specialist Gus van der Hoeven warns most Kansas home landscapes lack appeal due to overplanting too many plant types cluttering borders and poor placement. Focus on continuity using a few varieties, framing the house with shrubs and trees, avoiding tall front yard plants, choosing well adapted materials, softening corners with appropriate plants, concentrating color at the entry, and keeping plant material away from walls.
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Organic Matter Helps Fruit Grow Through Mulch and Soil Care
Organic matter boosts soil structure and water holding capacity for long lived fruit plants says Frank Morrison ex extension horticulturist Kansas State University. Use heavy mulch 4 to 6 inches deep around trees extend to limbs and beyond to conserve moisture reduce weed growth and improve fertility.
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Kansas State University
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