Spread the word about environmentally-beneficial landscaping from the comfort of your home.

Rather than endlessly spending money on pesticides for unachievable weed-free goals that risk children’s health, let's instead reroute that energy to create beautiful, diverse landscapes that inherently reduce weed problems while supporting school individualized learning goals.

A fun lineup of educational events awaits you this spring.

Start seedlings now to harvest in fall.

Backyard Abundance is implementing edible landscaping in Chauncey Swan Park.

Families are increasingly becoming aware of the importance of giving their children exploratory time in nature.

What do gooseberries need to thirve in an Iowa Climate?

Over 60 people welcomed in our blustery spring at Saturday’s Home and Gardening Gala.

From yard tours to plant sales, Backyard Abundance has an exciting lineup of events this year.

We've wrapped up with our fifth and final Nature Explore family! Mark and Beth Reimer have an interesting space that already has a number of trees and some interesting landscaping. It was a bit of a jungle the first time we visited. Beth explained it perfectly when she said, “It's like nature threw up in our backyard!”
Mark did a lot of work after our first visit, however, and now the yard is cleared and we were able to get a much better look at what we had to work with.