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.
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Veronica Lorson Fowler Home & Garden Nov. 12, 2021 7:00 am
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.
Elijah Decious Home & Garden Oct. 22, 2021 12:06 pm
The old fire station at 1111 Third St. SE is starting a new chapter as an AirBNB rental after a storied history in the New Bohemia District.
Erin Owen Home & Garden Oct. 16, 2021 7:00 am
Taken together, proportion and scale are one of seven design principles. Interior designers use these principles to develop a room.
Veronica Lorson Fowler Home & Garden Oct. 9, 2021 6:30 am
There’s an old saying that beautiful lawns are made in the fall, and unlike some old sayings, this one is actually true.
The Gazette Home & Garden Oct. 9, 2021 6:30 am
The Eastern Iowa Orchid Show and Sale, “Orchids are a Scream,” will return this year in conjunction with the Halloween holiday.
Dorothy de Souza Guedes
Home & Garden Oct. 2, 2021 6:00 am
Get rid of dated honey-oak cabinetry with this easy do-it-yourself gel-stain project.
Home & Garden Sep. 25, 2021 6:30 am
Like so many of the worst weeds, bindweed is allowed to gain a foothold in yards because it can be so pretty. A cousin of morning glory, bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis) is often called wild morning glory.
Home & Garden Sep. 18, 2021 6:00 am
Rooms need contrast. It’s not that they can’t be monochromatic. Even within a color there can be differences in texture, pattern and shape. The greater the contrast the more striking the room is visually.
Home & Garden Sep. 2, 2021 6:00 am
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.
Home & Garden Aug. 31, 2021 6:00 am
Laura Dowling, who will be the featured speaker at the Sept.10 Cedar Rapids Garden Club’s annual fundraiser, talks about getting the job she didn’t think she’d get -- and flowers, of course.
Home & Garden Aug. 21, 2021 6:00 am
That idea has guided Central City man while creating his perennial gardens.
Home & Garden Aug. 14, 2021 7:30 am
Cost can cause people to scale back, postpone or complete the project in phases. No option is appealing. I would advise people to continue to save until the project can be fully realized.
Home & Garden Aug. 14, 2021 6:00 am
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.