Timely Topics - Annuals

Mixed containers on stairs

All About Container Gardening

group of containers

Care of Plants Growing in Containers

Hanging Basket Petunia with coco-lined basket

Creating and Growing Hanging Baskets

Deadheading Iris

Deadheading Herbaceous Ornamentals and Roses

Marigold (Tagetes)

Drought-Tolerant Annuals

Fall Garden

Fall Garden Tasks

Locally grown cut flower arranged in a vase

Growing and Selling Cut Flowers in Iowa

picture of red annual geranium flowers

Growing Annual Geraniums

wax begonia

Growing Begonias in Iowa

Mums in the garden photo by Cindy Haynes

Growing Chrysanthemums in Iowa

Impatiens walleriana

Growing Impatiens in the Home Garden

marigolds photo by Cindy Haynes

Growing Marigolds in the Home Garden

Hardy Hibiscus Red

Hibiscus for Iowa Gardens

Variety of Seeds

How to Harvest and Store Seeds

Cut flower garden

How to Harvest, Condition, and Care for Cut Flowers

Taking a cutting

How to Propagate Annuals from Cuttings

variety of containers By Vladimir Liverts AdobeStock

How to Select Quality Plant Containers

Roadside view from Iowa DOT

Iowa's Roadside Flowers

Perennials for Dry Conditions

Landscape Plants for Dry Soil Conditions

Perennials for Wet Soil Conditions

Landscape Plants for Wet Soil Conditions

pansies under water by See More AdobeStock

Managing Flood Damaged Perennials and Annuals

Allium schoenoprasum 'Rising Star' by Aaron Steil

Ornamental Herbs for Iowa

Potted plants on a cart at the garden center

Tips for Shopping and Selecting Quality Plants

Tobacco Budworm