Iowa Soil and Water Conservation Week is an opportunity to recognize the important conservation work that has been placed on the Iowa landscap…
WEST DES MOINES — Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced Monday the state agriculture department invested in 14 urban water quality projects, including one that backs up to the historic Jordan House where he spoke. The project in West Des Moines will add bioretention cells, or rain gardens, native plants and a stormwater wetland […]
Wollemi pines – dubbed dinosaur trees – date back more than 90 million years and were thought to have died out with T-Rex.
Gardening is a rewarding hobby that provides a great reason to get outdoors. Getting one’s hands dirty in the garden often pays off with a col…
An estimated 31,000 people are expected to visit the stunning tulip display this year.
(Editor’s note: The Union staff wishes to express its appreciation to Sally Boie and Evelyn Schultz for their contributions to this article.)
Adam Thoms got hooked on turf in high school.
Forget perfect rows and planting charts. Chaos gardening starts with something much simpler: a handful of seeds, a patch of soil and a bit of ...
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VINTON — A local garden club, the Cottage Garden Society, has been busy through the winter months preparing for the spring and summer growing …
VINTON — When Paul Herger first stepped foot into the school greenhouse as part of his Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE), he had no ide…