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A species of wiggling worms can jump a foot in the air, and they’ve spread to more than a dozen states in the Midwest, including Kansas and Missouri.
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Local homeowners have taken up the cause of No Mow May, which encourages people to temporarily pause their lawn-mowing in order to support the bees, butterflies and moths vital to pollination. In early spring, weeds are some of their prime food sources.
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The number of people suffering from allergies has increased. The cause is partly man-made and related to male trees.
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Since the Kansas City nonprofit started planting gardens and orchards in 2013, its footprint has expanded to more than 330 orchards in 10 cities.
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These gardens, farms and resources are just a sampling of the organizations working to end food insecurity in Kansas City.
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Whether you’ve been cultivating your green thumb for years or are just beginning your succulent obsession, these local stores have everything you need.
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As another growing season approaches, gardeners may need to change the varieties or the types of vegetables they plant.
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An invasive sapsucking insect is endangering one of America’s most beloved Christmas trees. To help conserve it, the Missouri Botanical Garden is collecting data on how best to grow it.
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Until she died this past July, Krazy was a full-time resident at the Kauffman Memorial Garden — protecting beautiful blooms from Brush Creek vermin by night, befriending visitors by day. But the gardener who tamed her remembers that, when Krazy arrived almost 18 years ago, "she was just mean."
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More home gardeners in Kansas City are deciding to fill their yards not with grass, but with native wildflowers, which are better for the environment. But that’s putting these homeowners in conflict with their neighbors, and Kansas City code.
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Dennis Moriarty was thinking of the bees and butterflies when he replaced all the grass in his front yard with wildflowers.
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A bounty of butterflies and moths will be fluttering and sipping nectar for visitors the 24th annual Festival of Butterflies at Powell Gardens in Kingsville, Missouri.