In 2003, I started writing a column I called “Homegrown” for The Gazette, as an outlet for my gardening obsession. …
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In 2003, I started writing a column I called “Homegrown” for The Gazette, as an outlet for my gardening obsession. …
As two editors at The Gazette coped with uprooted trees during December’s blizzard, we wondered if the damage could be …
Linn County Master Gardener, Lisa Slattery, provides information on how to cope with winter damage in your landscape and some …
Real Christmas trees can be more environmentally friendly than artificial ones, which can’t be recycled and don’t readily decompose. For …
Strings of lights that no longer work can be recycled, but do not add to your curbside recycling bins. Instead, …
The poinsettia is one of the most popular potted flowers in the United States. ISU Extension horticulturists Richard Jauron and …
Becki Lynch, Linn County Master Gardener, offers some hints for those of you with gardeners on your gift list: Giving …
MARION – Linn County’s Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will be closed next week, as the office moves to …
Linn County Master Gardener, Jane Schildroth, explains what to look for, and how to look for pests on houseplants. By …
Tivon Feeley, Forest Health Program Leader for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, sounded a warning to avoid using oriental …
Following are gardening and eco-events happening in Eastern Iowa during November 2012: Thurs., Nov. 1, 5 p.m., Local Foods Banquet …
I wrote about organic farming in Iowa last year and apparently was ahead of my time, as it was difficult …
Ken Werling of Amber, a small town near Anamosa, gave me a call about his lilacs that were blooming – …
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