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Dawn Bly
Fall Cleanup--leaf mulch
We are always pleased with the leaves we get to mulch our fall and winter garden with.
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Dawn Bly
Jul 222 min read
Eggnog Popsicles Recipe--using up extra eggs!
This easy family-friendly eggnog popsicles recipe will keep you cool and use up extra backyard eggs from your chickens!
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Dawn Bly
Jul 82 min read
The elephant in the room...the dead tree in the yard....
A beautiful maple tree has died in the front yard of My Front Yard Flower Farm. We bewail our loss.
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Dawn Bly
May 142 min read
Could Business Greenspace be more Sustainable?
My car was long overdue for an oil change, so I made an appointment and zipped up to the dealership for the car's service. I HATE...
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Dawn Bly
Apr 62 min read
Foraging for Apples at the Supermarket
Most of you know that I love to forage about for food, and that we like to preserve it for future yummy meals. Once in a while...I...
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Dawn Bly
Mar 12 min read
Core Value: Respect the Soil
Today, I would like to share with you about one of our core values. A little story about when we started edible landscaping I think may...
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Dawn Bly
Feb 223 min read
Meet the Team--Ms. Dawn and Mr. Eric --and the Farm's Origin Story)
We are the Bly-West family and opened our suburban Olathe garden to the public as a u-pick flower farm in 2022. Here's a little bit about...
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Dawn Bly
Jan 292 min read
Daffodil facts
Q1: Are they native to Kansas? A1: No--daffodils originate from eastern Europe and North Africa.[i] They travel well in bulb form,...
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Dawn Bly
Jan 53 min read
Eating from the Backyard/Edible Landscaping--Chicken Dolmas
Those who come on the farm tours to check out how we do our edible landscaping, our "Eating from the Backyard" posts are for you! We eat...
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Dawn Bly
Nov 17, 20233 min read
From the Chickens to the Children
A letter from the backyard chickens of My Front Yard Flower Farm to the children walking by on the sidewalk.
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Dawn Bly
Nov 10, 20232 min read
Meet the Team: The Lovely Assistant
Another in our Meet the Team series--The Lovely Assistant is a very busy young lady. Her extracurricular activities include studying the...
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Dawn Bly
Sep 27, 20231 min read
"Personification of a Chicken" Poem
An English Assignment by the Lovely Assistant The chicken stands with head stood high, Reaching it up to the great blue sky. The chicken...
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Dawn Bly
Sep 4, 20232 min read
Our Feathered Allies, Black Australorps, Our Backyard Chicken of Choice
“So, why did you pick those pretty, black birds for your backyard chickens?” (We have been asked this multiple times.) Here are the...
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Dawn Bly
Jul 5, 20232 min read
Gooseberries are Great!
Gooseberries are an easy entry plant for edible landscaping. They provide necessary food for local pollinators and other creatures.
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Dawn Bly
Jun 12, 20233 min read
Hollyhocks in the Suburban Garden
Dear Lovely Assistant: In the realm of garden blooms, few flowers evoke a sense of nostalgia quite like hollyhocks. With their tall...
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Dawn Bly
May 22, 20232 min read
Picking a Chicken Coop
Why did we purchase and assemble an Eglu chicken coop when we could have made one ourselves from scratch, or purchased one locally? Good...
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Dawn Bly
Apr 11, 20232 min read
Delightful Daffodils
My Dear Lovely Assistant-- One of our signs that spring has really returned is when the daffodils bloom in abundance. You can literally...
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Dawn Bly
Mar 29, 20232 min read
Privacy fence or chainlink?
My Lovely Assistant-- Years ago we struggled with whether to install a wooden or plastic privacy fence or to go with a chain-link fence...
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Dawn Bly
Mar 27, 20232 min read
Meet the Team--The Rodent (Harry Potter, the Guinea Pig)
Some people wonder why we did not go the cat-and-dog-as-pets route when we moved here. Well, we originally planned to get another dog,...
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Dawn Bly
Mar 23, 20231 min read
Bringing Pickable Country Flowers into the Suburbs
Do you remember when you were a kid going someplace, perhaps your grandparents, and picking flowers or something from nature, and giving...
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