I finally bought a Rain Barrel to catch rain water.  This is a kind of a cool one that has a tap at the bottom so I can use the rain water to water my potted plants and perennials out front.  I bought it for $50, including the barrel(made from recycled plastic!), and then had [...]

So, I do some work with Heartland Tree Alliance and as a part of that we’ve all been taught to not plant trees in silly places.  What did I do?  I goofed up and planted a Redbud tree in my front yard.  It’s a short ornamental tree that’s well suited to Kansas City.  Unfortunately I [...]