Darla Chouinard Master Gardener The origin of dates can be traced back to around 5320 BC. Dates were, and still are, a staple food grown in the Middle East and North Africa. The date palm is significant to numerous cultures and religions and is sometimes referred to as the “tree of life” due to its … Read more
AMES, Iowa – Building a terrarium is easy and inexpensive and can be done on a snowy afternoon. Their care is minimal, as they can go for months without water in the right conditions. In addition, a wide variety of plants can be grown that typically fail miserably in the dry and drafty environment of … Read more
Midlands Humane Society will receive a $40,000 grant investment from Petco Love in support of its animal rescue work in Pottawattamie County. Petco Love is a national non-profit change for pets harnessing the power of love to make pet communities and families closer, stronger and healthier. Since its founding in 1999, Petco Love has invested … Read more
It is easy to inspire to grow new plants. Inspiration can come from travel, books, magazines, or other gardens. You can also find inspiration in the most unlikely places. The other day, I placed one of the US Postal Service’s “Snowy Beauty” stamps on a piece of mail. Always looking for new plants, I studied … Read more
Tom Ingram Ask a Master Gardener Garden gnomes have always been a curiosity to me. I like them and don’t mind seeing or having a gnome in the garden, but how in the world did this tradition start? Apparently, the practice of placing statues in gardens began in Rome. These statues were not of gnomes … Read more
Meet Cola! Cola has a captivating personality that is sure to win your heart. Cola is a 4 year old male cat. It is a charming mix of tabby and domestic shorthair. Cola was adopted as a kitten, but it turns out that the new addition to her previous home has developed allergies. Cola cried … Read more
The Ingram Garden Club met on November 14th at the home of Vivian Strebeck. “After our delicious lunch, Katy Coppel, from Bird City, informed the group of the national program to protect the birds,” said a spokesperson for the garden club in a press release. “In his report, he said that there has been a … Read more
Rollercoaster temperatures can actually be a blessing. They mean that your garden has finished production for the year, but it also means that the weather is good enough to finish those final ones. Autumn is the ideal time to clean the garden and its tools to prepare for next year. Elizabeth Exstrom There are a … Read more
Surrounded by the beauty of the fall garden, members of the Garden Club of Richmond set up in the covered pavilion of the Enchanted Forest Center and Plant Nursery for their October meeting. Hostess Carol Edwards and her co-hostesses Cindy Bass, Diana Kelley, Judy Adamson and Barbara Wade served the club a buffet of taco … Read more
Surrounded by the beauty of the fall garden, members of the Garden Club of Richmond set up in the covered pavilion of the Enchanted Forest Center and Plant Nursery for their October meeting. Hostess Carol Edwards and her co-hostesses Cindy Bass, Diana Kelley, Judy Adamson and Barbara Wade served the club a buffet of taco … Read more
