Many of our favorite annuals are prolific reseeders that scatter their seeds and return year after year.
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Many of our favorite annuals are prolific reseeders that scatter their seeds and return year after year.
Stake and support plants using things from your yard to do it for little or no cost.
Marion couple Lucas Howes and Lexi Thumann have completed a 6,000 square foot renovation, turning what was a crumbling 1866 structure into a place where tenants can have their own slice of a restored mansion.
Native plants are valued by gardeners because native wildlife have relied on those plants for centuries. But which plants are the most beneficial for butterflies, bees and other insects, and how can you tell if a plant is truly native?
Nursery beds allow you to coddle plants that might otherwise get lost in an established flower bed or border.
If you are seduced by its charms and don’t control it, it will take over whole portions of flower beds and lawns, choking out the flowers, vegetables, or grass you are trying to grow.
These hardy bulbs are not bothered by cold weather, deer or rabbits and often spread keep coming back for decades
Fortunately, most of the basic techniques of adapting to climate change for Iowa gardners are just fundamental healthy garden practices.
It’s human nature to overlook the treasures in your own backyard, but a recent international award for Iowa State University’s Reiman Gardens in Ames should make Iowans take notice.
Iowa is getting warmer and the state now falls into Zone 5 for plant hardiness.
See inside this former county jail available to rent for a getaway. No bail necessary for admission.
Charming, vibrant primroses (Primula spp.) are showing up now in stores and garden centers in bright spring colors and with …
Cats are notorious for their inquisitive nature and their tendency to nibble on plants or dig in the pots. That can ruin a plant, and worse, be toxic for a cat.
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