Linn County Master Gardeners will highlight four educational gardens during the 2022 Garden Walk in Marion, Iowa. The tour, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 16, is $10 per person, with anyone 17 and under admitted free. The annual event supports the Iowa State University Linn County Extension Master Gardener educational and outreach […]
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Gardeners ready to dig into spring plant...
Gardeners who time it right just might be able to make it to all of these 2022 Eastern Iowa spring plant sales, many of which are happening on the same day. This spring has been exceptionally cool, but planting season will soon be underway, with the sales also timed to hit just before Mother’s Day. […]
As farmers market season kicks off in Io...
Changes are underway at farmers markets in the Corridor, as the outdoor season kicks off in May. One longtime market is ending, while others that arose in the wake of the pandemic are on the rise. The Mount Vernon Farmers Market, a mainstay in Mount Vernon for about two decades, decided to end its run […]
Photos: EcoFest 2022
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — EcoFest, the popular Earth Day celebration in Cedar Rapids, made a comeback on April 23, 2022, after a two-year hiatus. After cancelling in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and going virtual in 2021, EcoFest returned to NewBo City Market, 1100 Third St. SE. High winds offered a challenge, but storms […]
Cedar Rapids Donutland to fill hole as f...
CEDAR RAPIDS — The long-anticipated reopening of the Donutland in southwest Cedar Rapids is almost close enough to taste. With a previous target of late March or early April 2022, the opening of the site, at 2606 Williams Blvd. SW, is now predicted for late April. See final photos of Westdale Mall in Cedar Rapids […]
Get ready to spring ahead for Daylight S...
Iowa’s recent snowfall belies the spring season soon to blossom. Chartreuse foliage that began to emerge during the short spate of warmth just a few days ago is now concealed under a layer of white, but another sure sign of spring takes place this weekend. Daylight Saving Time goes into effect at 2 a.m. Sunday, […]
Winter Gardening Fair plans in-person re...
After going virtual in 2021, due to the pandemic, the Winter Gardening Fair plans to return to an in-person format for 2022. See photos from the 2020 Winter Gardening Fair. The daylong event, hosted by the Linn County ISU Extension Master Gardeners, is scheduled to return to the Kirkwood Linn County Regional Center, 1770 Boyson […]