Jeffrey Preuss Landscapes

Creating creative gardens, rural masterplans, and urban developments focusing on design across the Midwest Region.

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Random Thought of the Day: #Kansas Limestone is the design language that clearly speaks without saying a word. It can be used to represent every aesthetic style, and lasts longer than any concrete product. The dichotomies are endless (simple vs complex, clean vs rough, etc)

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This Saturday, October 17,2026 from 10-12pm we are putting together a FREE meetup for anyone interested in sketching/painting the WW1 Liberty Memorial in #kansascity

Meet at the south entrance area. Bring your pens, pencils, brushes! Send me Questions
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Creating Construction documents #drafting

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Hand Drawings and Old Books. There are t many Landscape Architects that live this life. #oldsoul

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I dont know who needs to hear this, but Kansas City soil tempertures are now ideal for seeding. This occurs in Spring and Fall season. Contact your local landscaper to help you on larger projects.
#kansascity

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Picking the right Pot

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#Oktoberfest 2026 Kansas City

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The Bad: They typically only have a 100 year lifespan.

The Ugly: Their root system can produce suckers that need mowed down occasionally.

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The Common Hackberry Tree (Celtis occidentalis) might be one of the most native trees in the Great Plains. Seens have been found embedded in limestone formation from prehistoric times.

The Good: The largest trees transplant very easily and great for shade in very tough environm

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I have always wanted to live on a farm in western Kansas. #Kansas

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Kansas City Native Garden

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Pawpaw Trees !
#bookclub

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These ideas are regressions, because the design language did not move forward, it reverted back to original form. Back to Nothing

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Currently, there is a prevailing belief that someone is a trendsetter because “they broke all the rules”. One can gain attention easily by claiming you have the new exilir that solves design problems.
Is mowing your lawn a problem? Then plant it Native.

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This is what I have been calling the Lazy Gardener Era. Usually it starts with a wannabe designer trying to make a name for themselves. They create an enemy with an existing social norm, dumb it down, then repackage the lesser idea as progress..

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A Proposed Arboretum in Hays, #Kansas

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Do not buy Magazine Ads to win awards from that magazine. If salesmen try to shake you down, tell them you have no money allocated for this type of advertising.

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Garden Details Matter! #kansas

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Make starter homes small again. #homes