Articles Tagged: Gardening in Iowa

A dark winter evening, in the middle of a pandemic, is an excellent time to curl up with a garden book and dream of spring. Here are some of my favorites, with an eye to Midwestern and Iowa gardens.

This winter, as we browse online or flip through catalogs to decide what we’ll plant this spring, is the perfect time to find a downsized apple tree just right for your landscape to plant come spring.

Make an easy peace wreath by using evergreen twigs from your own yard.

A number of our favorite houseplants are mildly to severely toxic to cats and dogs, so it’s smart to educate yourself and prevent if not a tragedy, a sick animal in pain.

The first frost is here so now is the time to act to save some of your favorite plants to enjoy indoors through the winter.

Dan Fillius, Iowa State University (ISU) Extension and Outreach Field Specialist, be sharing his expertise on organic garden-scale food production. RSVPs are preferred for this event.

There’s an old saying that beautiful lawns are made in the fall, and unlike some old sayings, this one is actually true.

Daylily leaf streak is caused by the fungus Aureobasidium microstictum. Symptoms start with yellow or reddish streaks on the leaves, usually starting at the tip and then work downward. Eventually, the infected leaves wither and die completely.

The Iowa City Senior Center is trying to increase access to fresh vegetables and fruit from a Give Back Garden staffed this summer by volunteers. Free produce, including tomatoes, broccoli, peppers, zucchini and cabbage, is available now at the Senior Center in downtown Iowa City.

Tiger lilies are relatively drought-tolerant in Iowa and can usually survive without any additional watering. But in the right conditions they can become invasive.

Through nine years of blogging, Mount Pleasant personality Kaleb Wyse has struck a chord online with a fresh take on old home and garden hobbies through Wyse Guide, amassing nearly 100,000 followers.

A drought brings with it a whole set of challenges. It also isn’t going to keep those new trees alive. Tips for gardeners facing drought conditions.

With the help of a power edger, you can give your landscape that kind of polish and snap.

Rescue flowers are those flowers that, well, come to the rescue in your garden in later summer.

Hollyhocks, in fact, are easy to grow. All it takes is a little know-how.