Timely Topics - Trees and Shrubs

plant tag with scientific name

All About Scientific Names

concolor fir

Alternatives to Colorado Blue Spruce

burning bush

Alternatives to Common or Invasive Landscape Plants

rosy lights azalea

Azaleas for Iowa: Winter Hardy 'Lights' Series

brown branches on white pine

Browning and Dieback on Conifers

Red Horsechestnut (Aesculus xcarnea)

Buckeyes and Horsechestnuts for Iowa Gardens

Newly planted tree with mulch ring

Care of Newly-Planted Trees

Frost Damage on Ginkgo

Cold and Freeze Damage to Garden Plants

volunteer tree planting By Viacheslav Yakobchuk AdobeStock

Community Tree Selection, Planting, and Care Guide

Cornus alba 'Baton Rouge' By Peter AdobeStock

Dogwoods for Iowa Landscapes

Rhododendron 'PJM'

Early Spring-Flowering Shrubs for the Landscape

Flood waters around trees by Susan Vineyard AdobeStock

Effects of Flooding on Trees & Shrubs

photo of tree with crown dieback and epicormic shoots due to EAB

Emerald Ash Borer

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

hillside planted with groundcover

Gardening on Slopes and Hillsides

Gift for gardener By viktoriya89 AdobeStock

Gift Ideas for Gardeners

forsythia shrubs in bloom by Volodymyr AdobeStock

Growing Forsythias in the Home Landscape

Ilex x meserveae Blue Princess By 7monarda AdobeStock

Growing Hollies in Iowa

Smooth Hydrangea young flowers by nipa AdobeStock

Growing Hydrangeas in Iowa

butterfly on lilac bloom

Growing Lilacs in the Home Garden

Bypass Pruners Photo by butus AdobeStock

Guide to Pruning Equipment

tree stump with heartwood rot

Heartwood Rots of Trees

2 Honeylocust plant bugs. Photo by Daniel Herms, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org

Honeylocust plant bug and leafhopper