Johnson County Master Gardeners of Iowa Newsletter
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Second Sunday Garden Forum opens Jan. 11
In 1978, after the sale of land that might have expanded Iowa City’s Hickory Hill Park, community leader Nancy Seiberling mobilized a group of citizens to form what became the Johnson County Heritage Trust to…
Keep readingPocket Prairie Programs Blooming
By Linda Schreiber Dubuque County’s Mowing to Monarchs initiative was the first program in Iowa to champion small native plant gardens – pocket prairies or prairie meadows – and since 2020, the effort has blossomed…
Keep readingJohnson County Earns Bird-Friendly Nod
Johnson County was recently designated a Bird Friendly Iowa (BFI) Community and earned High Flyer status – the highest level of achievement – on its first application. A dedication event was held Friday, Nov. 14,…
Keep reading25th Iowa Organic Conference
Monday, Nov. 17, 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. The 25th Iowa Organic Conference will be held at the Iowa Memorial Union, 125 N. Madison St., Iowa City. The conference will feature a range of sessions on the…
Keep readingOrchids Are a Scream: Experience Dazzling Displays
Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 1-2, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. An American Orchid Society Competition, Halloween-themed Orchid Show & Sale, will be held at the Radisson Hotel, 1200 Collins Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids,…
Keep readingTagged for Tracking, Local Monarchs Take Flight
Forever Green, Monarch Watch, citizen science, monarch tagging, Johnson County Master Gardeners, Butterfly House
Keep readingMG hosted the 10th Annual Taste of Heirloom Tomatoes at Plum Grove
Tomato Taste draws nearly 200 guests.
Keep readingNative Plant Series to conclude Sept. 7
Native Plant Series will be held Sept. 7 at F.W. Kent Park
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