Veronica Lorson Fowler

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 …