Green Scene Plant Sale Returns to Cattle Congress Grounds
The 25th annual Green Scene Plant Sale runs 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Flower and Garden Building on the Waterloo Cattle Congress Grounds. Admission is free with proceeds funding tree planting and beautification in Black Hawk County. Plants include perennials hostas herbs water plants vines trees bushes grasses. For more information call 319 232 5934.
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Cattle Congress
Waterloo
Black Hawk County
Hortline Offers Gardening Help From Johnson County Extension
Johnson County Extension invites residents to call the Hortline at 319 337 2145 for gardening pruning and lawn care tips provided by master gardeners. Free access but some printed materials may incur a fee. Information also available at Extension offices at the 4 H fairgrounds.
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Johnson County Extension
Guerrilla Gardening teaches free plant sourcing
Barbara Pallenberg’s Guerrilla Gardening explains how to garden without buying plants. It covers sources of free plants, foraging, plant IDs for traveling well, and methods like seed, cuttings, and divisions. Available at bookstores.
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Renaissance Books
Barbara Pallenberg
Lessons on Landscapes and Gardens Workshop
A free 90 minute session titled Lessons on Landscapes and Gardens will be held at 6 30 p m Monday in Beems Auditorium at the Cedar Rapids Public Library. Janet Powell and Jerry Stevenson of Culver's Lawn Care and Landscape Nursery Marion will lead. For more information call 398 5123.
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Cedar Rapids Public Library
Janet Powell
Jerry Stevenson
Culver
Marion
Beems Auditorium
Early spring plant workshop with horticulturist Bob Hauer
Horticulturist Bob Hauer leads a 6 p.m. Monday workshop at Sunflower Fields Family Farm in Postville on planting vegetables early. The session urges gardeners not to wait until after Memorial Day to plant. For details, contact the Clayton County Extension Office at 319 245 1451.
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Bob Hauer
Sunflower Fields
Postville
Clayton County
Fall Furnishings Market Signals Asian Influence And Big Beds
Knight Ridder notes fall trends from the spring High Point Market. Asian aesthetics appear in furniture, beds grow larger but footboards shrink, and faux leather options rise. Branding links gain steam with Laura Ashley for Kincaid and Bill Sofield for Baker.
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Laura Ashley
Kincaid
Bill Sofield
Baker
Tommy Bahama
Lexington
Chris Madden
Bassett
Ernest Hemingway
Thomasville
Joe Ruggiero
Norwalk
Patricia McMillan
Garcia
Toile
Highland House
Geraniums Through Time From Victorian Symbol to Modern Color
A feature on geraniums traces their Victorian talking bouquet roots and explores today’s wide color range and varieties. Growers like Kathie Danielson and Joyce Rarick discuss enduring red as a best seller and newer forms such as oak-leaf and lime-leaf varieties.
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Kathie Danielson
Fairfax Greenhouses
Fairfax
Joyce Rarick
Joyce
Iowa City
North Liberty
Rarick
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