It’s been a busy and hot summer and I haven’t gotten to tend my garden as much as I had hoped. I left for just one week in early July; It was very hot and no one was able to water for me. On my return most everything had died except my tomatoes. Only the […]
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Color on the Kansas Prairie: Beardtongue Pink
Beardtongue Pink Color Palettes Earlier this season, I ran into lots of COBAEA PENSTEMON also known as beardtongue. This flower, like many other wildflowers, is so pretty up close but can be taken for granted from a distance. I think I love nature so much because it gets me away from the busyness of life […]
Color On the Kansas Prairie: Verbena Purple
Woolly Verbena was all over the Konza Prairie last weekend. Especially at the beginning of the trail. When I am outside, I feel happier. There is something about being outdoors. So I want to bring a bit of that freshness and color indoors too. I am hoping one of these natural color palates will inspire […]
Color on the Kansas Prairie: Milkweed Green
Spider Milkweed: Green on the Kansas Prairie I got this amazing image while hiking the Konza Prairie Nature Trail. Isn’t it amazing? I loved this flower. It’s very gentle colors impressed me so much. And I love both yellow and purple together as well as green and purple. But do you know what this is? […]
Color on the Kansas Prairie: Sunflower Yellow
Sunflower yellow and gold color palettes are just what you think of for Kansas prairie colors. Below are a few interesting combinations inspired by the sunflowers here in Kansas. Common Sunflowers are wonderful but my favorite sunflower is the Russian Mammoth. There are over 60 species of sunflowers most of which are east of the […]