HIAWATHA, Iowa — Iowans were thrust into the deep freeze this weekend, after nearly springlike temperatures earlier in February, but gardeners know the season is close at hand. Hundreds gathered Saturday, Feb. 17, at the 2024 Winter Gardening Fair, hosted by the Linn County Extension Master Gardeners at the Kirkwood Linn County Regional Center in […]
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Small deck gardening among sessions at 2...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — As Deb Walser drives through Cedar Rapids, she is struck by the multitude of new apartment buildings springing up, each adorned with small outdoor balconies or decks. Some balconies are diminutive, scarcely a foot wide and spanning the length of a sliding door. Other buildings boast more expansive decks, reaching dimensions […]
Photos: A sold-out Winter Gardening Fair...
HIAWATHA, Iowa — Hundreds of gardeners gathered Saturday, Feb. 18, for the 2023 Linn County Master Gardener’s Winter Gardening Fair. This year’s event at the Kirkwood Regional Center in Hiawatha, featuring headliners such as Iowa PBS gardening show host Aaron Steil, completely sold out. See photos from the 2022 Winter Gardening Fair Iowa gardening experts […]
Speakers, new seed swap announced for Wi...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Headliners, including Iowa PBS gardening show host Aaron Steil, have been announced for the 2023 Linn County Master Gardener’s Winter Gardening Fair, along with a new feature. Registration is now open for the 18th annual event, set for 8 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, at the Kirkwood Regional […]
Photos: Winter Gardening Fair 2022
Hundreds of gardening enthusiasts gathered to dream of warmer days ahead as the Winter Gardening Fair resumed its popular in-person event after going virtual in 2021, due to the pandemic. The 2022 gardening fair was held Feb. 19 at the Kirkwood Linn County Regional Center in Hiawatha. See photos from the 2020 Winter Gardening Fair. […]
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 […]
Winter Gardening Fair goes virtual in 20...
The Winter Gardening Fair, hosted by the Linn County ISU Extension Master Gardeners, has been transplanted a few times since it sprouted about 16 years ago. With the coronavirus pandemic still a concern, however, 2021 will be the first year the annual event will be held online. See photos from the 2020 Winter Gardening Fair […]
Photos: Winter Gardening Fair 2020
HIAWATHA — The 2020 Winter Gardening Fair, hosted by the Linn County ISU Extension Master Gardeners, transplanted this year to a new location. Long held at the Kirkwood Community College campus in Cedar Rapids, this year’s event, on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020, was moved to the Kirkwood Regional Center, 1770 Boyson Road, Hiawatha. See photos […]
Winter Gardening Fair uproots to new sit...
The 2020 Winter Gardening Fair, hosted by the Linn County ISU Extension Master Gardeners, is transplanting this year to a new location. Long held at the Kirkwood Community College campus in Cedar Rapids, this year’s event will be 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020, at the Kirkwood Regional Center, 1770 Boyson Road, […]
Photos: Winter Gardening Fair 2019
CEDAR RAPIDS — Lots of scary stuff out there in the world of gardening. In addition to Emerald Ash Borer — now confirmed in 66 Iowa counties — and Japanese beetles, which have plagued Iowa since 1994, gardeners also have to contend with invaders such as the spotted wing drosophila, brown marmorated stink bug and […]