Come take a stroll (or scroll!) through Gina Bartleson's pollinator garden, located in Iowa City, Iowa! View a variety of native plants, including anise hyssop, culver's root, rattlesnake master, and more. Continue reading "July in the Urban Garden"
By Gina Bartleson My pollinator garden, located in Iowa City, began 8 years ago this year. It’s a continual work in progress. Each year, we have converted more of our yard to pollinator habitat. Each year, more native plants are added and the ones we already planted creep and expand. Each year, we see more […] Continue reading "June in the Urban Garden"
by Gina Bartleson My pollinator garden, located in Iowa City, began 8 years ago this year. It’s a continual work in progress. Each year, we have converted more of our yard to pollinator habitat. Each year, more native plants are added and the ones we already planted creep and expand. Each year, we see more […] Continue reading "May in the Urban Garden"
My pollinator garden, located in Iowa City, began 8 years ago this year. It’s a continual work in progress. Each year, we have converted more of our yard to pollinator habitat. Continue reading "April in the Urban Garden"
written by Emma Harmon By now, you have probably heard to “leave the leaves” in the fall for overwintering insects. But what else can we do to create habitat in our gardens over winter? Here are some views of my garden right now, in late March. In the later spring, after overwintering insects and queen […] Continue reading "Must-Haves for your Winter & Early Spring Garden"
Our annual Symposium is coming up soon! Join us next month at Western Illinois campus in Moline for a panel discussion, breakout sessions, garden tour, therapy dogs, and of course- pizza! Here is the schedule of events for that evening. We look forward to seeing you there! Continue reading "WIU Symposium- schedule of events"
written by Emma Harmon One of the biggest surprises I experienced when I began gardening was how much I enjoy the garden in every season. Each change in weather brings a new way to view my plants: seeing the vibrant colors after a fresh spring rain, the grasses swaying on a breezy summer evening, the […] Continue reading "Winter in the Native Garden"