Keep up-to-date on gardening topics. 

Learn more about what is blooming around Iowa, what are some common gardening questions, frequent pests for the week, and timely tasks for the garden and landscape.

Eggplant is a great addition to the vegetable garden. Learn about which varieties to plant and how to plant, care, and harvest this beautiful and tasty vegetable.

Deer, rabbits, moles, oh my! Wildlife can be challenging in the garden. Find the resources you need to manage all those pesky animal pests.

Are you struggling with a yellow pin oak because of high soil pH? The long-term solution is to find a suitable replacement. Use this list to select a tree or shrub that is tolerant of the alkaline soils common in many parts of Iowa.

Most of the time, when we see ants, there is no need to worry; they are quite beneficial. However, if their mounds become a nuisance in the lawn or garden, then there are some steps you can take to manage the mounds (and keep the ants).

Many areas of the landscape benefit from fertilization, especially the lawn, edible gardens, flowering annuals, and houseplants.  However, figuring out how and when to use fertilizers responsibly can be confusing, and improper fertilization can harm plants and the environment. Learn more about fertilizing all the plants in your landscape and garden properly.