Articles Tagged: Gardening in Iowa

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.

“If you’re thinking clematis, think vertical. Most of the clematis are climbing, and they can cover any structure in your garden.”

Local homeowners can create garden spaces that can help support the life and migration of butterflies — monarchs and other pollinators — through the area by planting their own butterfly gardens.

One person’s invasive plant is another’s ideal garden plant.

Here in Iowa, plant markers are a tricky thing. I’ve lived here 30 years and struggled all that time to find inexpensive, lasting, attractive markers that are easy to make - until I made my own.

One of the worst weeds in Iowa gardens is wild campanula (Campanula rapunculoides), also called creeping campanula. Unlike the various …