Siouxland Garden Show South Sioux City, Nebraska Friday, April 5th 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Saturda,y April 6th 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Delta Hotels Center, 385 E. 4th St. $5.00 admission, Children under 12 free Horticulture sessions, Winter Farmers’ Market, garden vendors, Master Gardeners, Childrens play area More information: SiouxlandGardenShow.org
Garden Bloggers Bloom Day–March 15th
Purple Shamrock is one of the clover symbols of good luck because of its leaf shape. But, no blarney! Oxalis triangularis is a look-alike! A sham, only resembling the good luck charm. The three trifoliate leaflets are attached to the petiole that appear to be a stem but are not. Leaflets fold at the central vein … Continue reading
Regional Plant-Related Event
Couteau Prairie Master Gardeners Ready, Set, Grow 1910 W. Kemp Ave., Watertown, South Dakota Saturday, April 13th 8:30 a.m. Registration, 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Speakers See “Couteau Prairie Master Gardeners’ Facebook page for speaker and other information.
New Seeds Gardeners Might Try
Maybe this spring you’d like to try a few new seeds for the garden. With the energy building for the new season, we’d like to make smart choices. All-America Selections (AAS) is a non-profit organization that asks horticulture professionals to field test new flower and vegetable seeds throughout the country. Our region is called the … Continue reading
Regional Plant-Related Events
“How and Why to Add Natives to Your Home Gardens” with Michelle Biodrowski, Pottawattamie County Conservation Naturalist and president of Iowa Prairie Network‘s board of directors, will present at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 10, at the Sioux City Public Library. Sponsors: Loess Hills Wild Ones Healing the Earth one yard at a time. https://www.facebook.com/LoessHillsWildOnes
Add to Enjoyment With Plants
Evergreens planted so you can see them from indoors, like this upright mugo pine Pinus mugo ‘Tannenbaum’, are a pleasing contrast on a snowy day. Today we’ll consider a few common indoor plants that flourish in enough sunlight on the Northern Plains. Boston fern stays full and green in a Southern exposure. It receives a … Continue reading
Regional Plant-Related Event
Yankton has been selected as one the Master Gardener training sites in South Dakota for 2019 if enough trainees sign up. Trainers are South Dakota State Extension professionals. If you’d like information about the training, see the South Dakota State Extension website at: https://extension.sdstate.edu/garden-yard/master-gardeners Training will likely start May 22ndin Yankton on Wednesdays, May 22nd– … Continue reading
Days of Solitude
One of the features of the Northern Plains is days of solitude. I started a stroll around the yard, feeling the burden of a snowy day. There lay the outline of yarrow in snow I had hadn’t noticed all winter. Silent birdhouse by one of the deer trails. Snow is heavy on the spruce, but … Continue reading
Regional Plant-Related Event
“Brighten Your Landscape with Amazing Containers” is the Spring Fling topic sponsored by Missouri Valley Master Gardeners at the Avera Sacred Heart Pavilion Auditorium on Tuesday, March 26th, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Presenter Cindy Jungman is a Master Gardener from Hartford, South Dakota who plants more than a hundred containers a year with more than … Continue reading
Regional Plant-Related Event
Red Road Herbs Stanton, Nebraska 2019 Winter Workshops & Classes Beginning Herbalist Workshop Saturday – March 16 – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. * Workshops are a convenient combination of all three classes in one day and include catered lunch. Classes and workshops include take-home samples. Individual Classes – 1 date for each class Herbal Oils & … Continue reading
