by Uncle | DIY, Fall, Nursery, Trees
Houses are being built closer and closer together, and we often don’t have room for big, spreading trees. Planting any tree is going to be a challenge in new suburban home landscapes, but nature has the answer. Small outdoor areas, like tiny backyards or small...
by Uncle | DIY, Fall, Nursery, Shrubs, Social, Spring, Summer
Ornamental Grass Idiot Proof Landscaping These days, foliage color and texture has become of greater importance in the landscape, container gardens, or in planters. We find ourselves ending up with the same handful of annuals, deciduous shrubs, evergreens, and...
by Uncle | DIY, Garden, Nursery, Shrubs, Spring
Where to Use Lilacs in the Landscape Fragrant lilacs, valued for their appearance, are the most popular of spring-flowering shrubs. The vigorous growth habit of the lilacs makes it ideal for tall screen plantings, hedges, borders, and in mass plantings for their...
by Uncle | DIY, Garden, Nursery, Winter
Uncle’s Snowflake Pansy is for Color There are perhaps no other flowers that meet the call of color quite like a pansy. There’s a full rainbow in pansy flowers: rich red, true orange, sunny yellow, soft mauve to deep purple, as well as black and white....
by Uncle | DIY, Nursery, Pests, Social, Turf, Weed Control
If you have a problem in your lawn or landscape, the Grass Pad has the knowledge and products to steer you in the right direction. Over the last 60 years, our staff has come across almost every lawn problem imaginable. In our experience, 99% of all the problem spots...
by Uncle | DIY, Garden, Insects, Pests, Spring
The past few years the two most talked about insects were the Japanese beetle and emerald ash borer. If you act now, this could be the year you get out ahead of these plundering pests and control aphids, scale and sawfly larvae at the same time. What Are the Signs of...
by Uncle | DIY, Nursery, Trees
Best Fruit Trees and Tips on Care Apples, peaches and pears, oh my! Grass Pad offers only the best, easiest-to-grow fruit trees hardy for Kansas City. No matter how much growing room you have with standard, dwarf and semi-dwarf fruit trees. Grass Pad fruit trees are...
by Uncle | DIY, Nursery, Spring, Trees, Winter
Will Winter Ever End? This winter has been a little different when we compare it to the past three years. The winter of 2019 has been a record breaker with snow accumulation and sub-zero temperatures. Our backs aren’t the only thing that took a beating from the wet...
