Veronica Lorson Fowler

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.

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.

A drought brings with it a whole set of challenges. It also isn’t going to keep those new trees alive. Tips for gardeners facing drought conditions.

With the help of a power edger, you can give your landscape that kind of polish and snap.

Rescue flowers are those flowers that, well, come to the rescue in your garden in later summer.

Hollyhocks, in fact, are easy to grow. All it takes is a little know-how.

One person’s invasive plant is another’s ideal garden plant.

Here in Iowa, plant markers are a tricky thing. I’ve lived here 30 years and struggled all that time to find inexpensive, lasting, attractive markers that are easy to make - until I made my own.

One of the worst weeds in Iowa gardens is wild campanula (Campanula rapunculoides), also called creeping campanula. Unlike the various …

The leaves are all raked. The perennials are cut back and the annual flowers and vegetables are pulled out. You’ve …

The August garden can get awfully tired-looking. Heat, dry spells, insect and rabbit damage, plant diseases, weeds, and more can …

Your yard and garden may be deeply asleep right now, but this is the perfect time to think of ‘winterscaping” …

Nowhere is it written that edible plants all have to go over here and flowers all have to go over …