The last bulb is planted and the last plants are dug, right? It’s time to think about giving your garden …
By Jean Wilson, Iowa State University Extension Living Nov. 23, 2014 10:00 am3953d ago
The last bulb is planted and the last plants are dug, right? It’s time to think about giving your garden …
Alison Gowans Home & Garden Oct. 12, 2014 1:01 am3995d ago
NORTH LIBERTY – About 25 years ago, Nile Dusdieker bought an orchid for his wife Lois’s birthday. ‘From there, everything …
Katie Mills Giorgio People & Places Oct. 5, 2014 1:01 am4002d ago
Editor’s note: Each week we target a town on a map of Eastern Iowa and go there in search of …
By Joyce Meyer, correspondent Living Sep. 29, 2014 4:21 pm4008d ago
CLERMONT – Susan Kuennen Massman and Jim Massman bought a 160-acre farm in Clermont together late in life in 2010. …
By Jackie Hadenfeldt MacLaren,Iowa State University Extension Living Sep. 28, 2014 1:00 am4009d ago
Overwintering your geraniums is relatively easy to do and can save you a bunch of money next spring. Most of …
By Shirley Ruedy, Correspondent
Living Sep. 21, 2014 1:00 am4016d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – She has been one of the grandest ladies of Grande Avenue Southeast for these past 92 years. …
By Lisa Slattery, Iowa State University Extension
Home & Garden Sep. 21, 2014 1:00 am4016d ago
Q: When can I plant bulbs for spring? A: September is a great month to purchase daffodils, tulips, crocus and …
Home & Garden Sep. 14, 2014 1:00 am4023d ago
MOUNT VERNON — When Ann Booth saw the grandiose front porch on a Mount Vernon turn-of-the-century home, she wanted it. …
By Shirley Ruedy, correspondent
Living Aug. 31, 2014 1:01 am4037d ago
Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part series showcasing two homes built in Vinton more than a century …
By Judy Stevens, correspondent
Home & Garden Aug. 31, 2014 1:00 am4037d ago
Fall is the optimum time to start a new lawn from seed. The warm days, cool nights and fall rains …
By Shirley Ruedy, correspondent
Living Aug. 24, 2014 1:00 am4044d ago
Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series showcasing two homes built in Vinton more than a century …
By Jean Murray, Iowa State University Extension
Home & Garden Aug. 24, 2014 1:00 am4044d ago
Q: I am confused about deadheading. How do I deadhead plants? What plants should – and should not – be …
By Sandra VanAmburg, correspondent
Living Aug. 18, 2014 3:52 pm4050d ago
DECORAH – In England, it’s common to say – when one is going out into the yard – that you …
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