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picture of bright red holly berries

Bloom of the Week: Can hollies be grown in Iowa?

FAQ of the Week: How do I best store leftover vegetable seed for use next year?

Pest of the Week: Are you seeing tiny black flies (fungus gnats) around your houseplants?

Task of the Week: Paperwhites are easy to grow and force into bloom indoors.

2024 Garden Calendar

Ajay Nair, professor of Horticulture at Iowa State University, discusses the finer points of growing our own carrots.

Daylight hours are about to get even shorter. What's your outdoor agenda this weekend?

Though they may look scary, horticulture and insect experts say Iowans do not need to be afraid of the spiders that may enter their homes this fall.

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