Veronica Lorson Fowler

Trans girls are girls. They should be treated like all other girls, and welcomed into girls sports.

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.

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.

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.

Make an easy peace wreath by using evergreen twigs from your own yard.

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.

There’s an old saying that beautiful lawns are made in the fall, and unlike some old sayings, this one is actually true.

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.

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.