Plant labels are one of the first things to look at when considering buying a garden plant, and they can be helpful, but they can be confusing and sometimes downright misleading.
116 3rd St SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
Plant labels are one of the first things to look at when considering buying a garden plant, and they can be helpful, but they can be confusing and sometimes downright misleading.
After Linn County lost an estimated 1 million trees in the 2020 derecho, Monarch Research Project of Marion made it its mission to rebuild. The nonprofit has planted 100,000 native trees in Linn County. Monarch Research Project wants to double that total in the next five years.
It’s easier than you think.
Make your house a home at the Cedar Rapids Home Show
These once rare plants are now everywhere - and affordable
Learn how to do square foot gardening and new and unusual perennials
Here’s a list of reasonably priced favorites requiring little maintenance
With this weird, long warm fall, it’s easy to put off putting your garden to bed for the winter. But weather can change very quickly in the Midwest, especially these days, and it's easy for it change overnight and dump several inches of snow on unprepared yards.
When you fertilize a lawn in the fall, grass plants are in a mode of taking nutrients down into their roots for storage — compared to spring and summer when it is taking up nutrients mainly to its leaves.
Four gardeners share why they plant native, and offer tips for getting started yourself.
If you're taking great care of annual containers, they will be at their peak in July through September.
I have tended my Iowa garden for nearly 40 years now, but it was a persistent problem with my backyard lawn that made me break down and finally do what all the garden experts recommend as a first step when creating a garden in the first place -- testing the soil.
Planting native plants rebuilds natural habitat, supports wildlife
Daily Newsletters