Cory LeMay Landscape Designer

05/16/2026

Here is a simple idea for planting your flowers, thought I would share!

05/13/2026

We have lots a varieties to add shade and beauty to your landscape!

Have you heard about our tree farm?
Lawrence Landscape Tree Farm is home to over 7,000 trees and shrubs grown to thrive right here in Northeast Kansas. From ornamental trees and shade trees to mulch, gravel, and landscape materials, it’s a living catalog you can actually walk through and explore.

Each month the TF will be featuring a new special at the farm, and May’s feature is one of our favorites — crabapples!
Enjoy 15% off crabapple trees during the month of May.

Perfect for adding spring color, seasonal interest, and character to your landscape. Come stroll the farm and find the right tree for your space.

Visit us at the tree farm:
1193 N 1250 Rd, Lawrence, KS
M-F: 9:00-4:00pm
Saturdays: by appointment
785-423-5861

04/28/2026

Call us for all your landscape needs!

Lush lawn, fresh trees, and thoughtfully placed plantings all coming together to elevate your backyard!

04/24/2026

Looking for a tree, give me a call. The Lawrence Landacape team can provide you with great, locally grown trees from our tree farm.

04/16/2026

Miguel and the crews are out getting sprinkler systems up and running and backflows tested one stop at a time. If you’re on our list, we’re coming your way. We appreciate your patience this time of year!

03/18/2026

It you want to attract pollinators, these are some great plant to consider planting on your landscape.

Pollinators don't disappear because gardens fail — they leave because the food runs out between flushes.
A border that blooms in relay, with no gap longer than a week, keeps bees, butterflies, and hoverflies resident instead of passing through.

- Crocus — Zones 3–8
One of the first blooms to break through late winter soil, offering early pollen when overwintered bees are desperate for fuel.

- Creeping Phlox — Zones 3–9
Low spreading mats of spring color that bridge the gap between bulbs and the first perennials, feeding mason bees and early butterflies.

- Catmint — Zones 3–8
Begins blooming in late spring and doesn't quit until fall — a long, reliable nectar source that bumblebees return to daily.

- Bee Balm — Zones 3–9
Midsummer spikes in red, pink, or lavender that draw hummingbirds and long-tongued bees when spring flowers have faded.

- Coneflower — Zones 3–8
Deep-rooted prairie native that holds steady through July and August heat, feeding butterflies and solitary bees at the season's peak.

- Yarrow — Zones 3–9
Flat-topped clusters that serve as landing pads for tiny beneficial insects — hoverflies, parasitic wasps, and small native bees.

- Anise Hyssop — Zones 4–8
Lavender spikes loaded with nectar from midsummer into early fall — one of the highest-value plants for late-season honeybees.

- Sedum (Autumn Joy) — Zones 3–9
Blooms shift from pink to copper in September and October, filling the critical late-season gap when most gardens go quiet.

- Aster — Zones 3–8
The last major nectar source before frost — dense purple and blue blooms that sustain migrating monarchs and bees building winter stores.

A garden that feeds pollinators all season isn't planted by color or height. It's planted by calendar — bloom after bloom, with no silence in between.

03/12/2026

Most of these are great plants for our area of Kansas! They are hardy and require very little maintenance!

Want a garden that blooms, rests, then blooms again? 🌼💜 These 14 hardworking perennials keep color coming in waves so your beds look fresh for months ✨

03/11/2026

A well planted foundation bed transforms the entire exterior of a house, and this one works because every decision from the stone edging to the plant selection was made with layering and color sequence in mind.

The dry stacked stone border along the lawn edge is what defines the bed and gives it its structure. You do not need mortar for a border like this. Source fieldstone or granite from a local landscape supplier and stack it two to three courses high, leaning each course very slightly back into the bed. The weight and angle hold it in place. This kind of border also raises the bed several inches, which improves drainage right against the house foundation, where water tends to collect.

Keep all plantings at least 18 inches from the house siding. This allows air to circulate, prevents moisture buildup against the structure, and gives plants room to grow without pressing against the wall.

The planting follows a clear three layer system. Tall plants at the back near the house, medium plants through the middle, and low spreading plants at the front edge spilling toward the stone.

At the back, delphiniums provide the tall blue vertical spikes that anchor the color palette. Stake them individually when they reach about 18 inches or they will flop in summer storms. Behind them, closer to the house, the bed benefits from the warmth the siding radiates, which is why marginally tender plants often do better in foundation beds than elsewhere in the garden.

The middle layer uses rudbeckia, also called black eyed Susan, for the bright yellow daisy flowers, catmint for the purple haze, and hostas for bold foliage contrast. Hostas are doing significant work here. The variegated variety with cream and green leaves breaks up the color without competing with the flowers, and it stays attractive even when nothing around it is blooming.

Dusty miller, the silver foliage plant at the front left, is one of the most underused edging plants available. It costs almost nothing, tolerates heat and drought once established, and makes every color next to it look more saturated. Use it generously along the front edge.

Impatiens fill the front with coral pink color and they are one of the few reliable bloomers for shadier foundation beds that get limited direct sun. New Guinea impatiens handle more sun than standard varieties and produce larger flowers if your bed gets more than 4 hours of direct light.

Sweet alyssum at the very front edge tumbles toward the stone and self seeds reliably each year once you establish it. Plant it once and it largely takes care of itself.

The window boxes above tie the entire planting together vertically. Fill them with trailing ivy, upright geraniums, and something white and cascading like bacopa or white lobelia. The formula for a good window box is one thriller plant that grows upright, one filler that mounds, and one spiller that trails over the edge.

Refresh the annuals every spring and divide the perennials every three to four years when they start to crowd each other. Beyond that this style of border is largely self sustaining.

03/11/2026

Ornamental trees create a focal point in your garden bed. Anchor the tree with native and pollinator-attracting perennials, and you have a recipe for a stunning landscape. 🌳🌸

Some of our favorite focal-point bloomers include Limelight Hydrangea Trees, Dogwoods, Lilac Trees, and Knock Out Rose Trees.

Pictured here:

1. Limelight Hydrangea Tree, Zones 3-8
2. Goldsturm Black-Eyed Susan, Zones 4-10
3. Better Versions® Junior Walker™ Nepeta Plant, Zones 4-8
4. Hosta, Zones 3-9

03/11/2026

With Dowell Family Team of Compass Realty – I just made it onto their weekly engagement list by being one of their top engagers! 🎉