Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and the Linn County Master Gardeners are hosting an Urban Ag Field Day Open House to share how to turn community spaces into productive, beautiful and educational areas.
The Iowa Master Gardener program invites home gardeners and master gardener candidates to participate in a new training program with less in-person requirements. The Garden Academy kicks off in September.
Cedar Rapids/Linn County Solid Waste Agency turns yard debris into free compost for Linn County residents.
The City of Marion has updated its city code relating to weeds to define guidelines for natural landscaping.
Since completing Master Gardener training, Beula Dvorak, 77, has volunteered hundreds of hours educating the public about gardening and working in public garden spaces, and oversees the care of about 20 community gardens located throughout Linn County.
Growing plants native to Iowa support birds, bees and butterflies. Experts say you don’t need a large yard to make a difference.
This spring, a few seed packets are sprouting resilience in the Morningside-Glendale neighborhood.
Why grow onions? Sure, they are cheap and plentiful in the grocery stores, but if you've never grown onions before, they're an easy, fun crop. You can even braid them into ropes for a beautiful and practical kitchen decoration that you can pull from throughout the winter.
There’s something for everyone at the Greater Iowa City HBA Home & Garden Show.
The Greater Cedar Rapids Housing & Building Association invites you to explore the Spring 2025 Parade of Homes.
A better understanding of how pollinators and other beneficial insects work — and their diminishing numbers — means factoring in how pulling away dead garden material can impact these vulnerable creatures.
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.
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