Timely Topics - Perennials

red anthurium flower with yellow spadex (rod in middle)

All About Aroids

hosta garden

All About Hostas

butterfly weed

All About Milkweed

veronica spicata in flower

All About Veronicas or Speedwells

burning bush

Alternatives to Common or Invasive Landscape Plants

delphiniums

Blue Blooms for the Midwestern Garden

Compost pile by paultate AdobeStock

Composting FAQs

Deadheading Iris

Deadheading Herbaceous Ornamentals and Roses

perennial border

Easy to Grow Perennials

putting water soluble fertilizer in watering can By ronstik AdobeStock

Fertilizer Rates and Requirements for the Home Garden

cut flowers grown locally in iowa

Garden Plants That Make Good Cut Flowers

Gift for gardener By viktoriya89 AdobeStock

Gift Ideas for Gardeners

Image of raspberries with a case of gray mold

Gray mold

Picture of groundcovers in shade

Groundcovers for Shade

picture of lambs ear

Groundcovers for Sun

Locally grown cut flower arranged in a vase

Growing and Selling Cut Flowers in Iowa

astilbe

Growing Astilbe in Iowa

Bee balm with nectar-feeding bumble bee.

Growing Bee Balm in the Home Garden

Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)

Growing Coneflowers in Iowa

Fern in shade garden

Growing Ferns in Iowa

Photo of thin grass in shade of maple tree

Growing Grass in Shady Areas

lavender in the garden By Katya Slavashevich AdobeStock

Growing Lavender in Iowa

Oriental lilies

Growing Lilies in Iowa

A picture illustrating a purple-hued Geranium sanguineum

Growing Perennial Geraniums in Iowa