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UI Greenhouse Warms a Gardener’s Heart

By Sharon Rude On a cold, sunny Tuesday morning on January 20, I had the opportunity to join the Iowa City Camera Club to photograph plants at the University of Iowa Greenhouse on top of…

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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…

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Pocket 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…

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Johnson 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,…

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