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Veronica Lorson Fowler
Latest Articles by Veronica Lorson Fowler
Home & Garden Jun. 11, 2022 1:14 am
If you’re like me, you spend a lot of time and money on your garden. But just as with a house, the most important money and energy you can spend is on the foundation. And the foundation of a garden is the soil.
Home & Garden Jun. 4, 2022 4:20 am
What to do with all this newfound sun in your landscape?
Home & Garden Apr. 30, 2022 6:30 am
The best reason to use fewer chemicals is because it’s the smart thing to do for our health and the health of the planet.
Home & Garden Apr. 23, 2022 6:00 am
No matter what type of hedge you have, it likely will benefit from at least one pruning a year. Pruning helps keep hedges tidy-looking, thicker and can help control size.
Home & Garden Apr. 2, 2022 7:00 am
Most trees and shrubs don’t have leaves, so you can more easily see their structure. And since pruning stimulates new growth, you’ll be giving them a boost going into their spring growth spurt.
Home & Garden Mar. 19, 2022 7:00 am
There is a myth that some people possess a green thumb and some people don’t. The reality, of course, is very different. People who have success with plants usually possess just one key characteristic: They care.
Home & Garden Mar. 5, 2022 7:00 am
A list of what to plant and when in Eastern Iowa.
Guest Columnists Feb. 24, 2022 4:14 pm
Trans girls are girls. They should be treated like all other girls, and welcomed into girls sports.
Home & Garden Feb. 19, 2022 7:00 am
Getting enough light for indoor plants used to be difficult and expensive, but now, thanks to the recent burst in LED technology, many of those old challenges are a thing of the past.
Home & Garden Jan. 20, 2022 7:00 am
A dark winter evening, in the middle of a pandemic, is an excellent time to curl up with a garden book and dream of spring. Here are some of my favorites, with an eye to Midwestern and Iowa gardens.
Home & Garden Jan. 1, 2022 7:00 am
This winter, as we browse online or flip through catalogs to decide what we’ll plant this spring, is the perfect time to find a downsized apple tree just right for your landscape to plant come spring.
Home & Garden Dec. 10, 2021 9:57 am
Make an easy peace wreath by using evergreen twigs from your own yard.
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.
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.
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.