Garden Guru
Gardening experts will attend Iowa City gardens at regular times throughout the growing season. Bring your questions for free answers and hands-on learning.
Got gardening questions? Ask a Garden Guru.
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Experts will be available to help you...
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Increase yields in vegetable and herb gardens
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Successfully grow fruit trees and berry bushes
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Mitigate the impact of climate change through gardening
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Grow habitat for pollinators and birds
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Fun events and garden attendance happen from June through October at Iowa City gardens.
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Look for gurus in their bright t-shirts.
ASK A GARDEN GURU
CLIMATE-FRIENDLY GARDEN CONTEST
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Join neighbors to transform landscapes into spaces that help reduce the impact of climate change.
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From July through October, post pictures or videos of your climate-friendly gardening practices to social media sites with the #ClimateFriendlyGarden tag. Also tag Backyard Abundance:
Facebook: @backyardabundance
Instagram: @backyardabundance
Twitter: @ICBYA
Your post enters you into a weekly drawing for a $25 gift card to garden centers in the Iowa City area.
Eligible posts show you having fun, gardening outside...
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Growing or harvesting vegetables, herbs or fruits.
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Planting trees or shrubs.
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Covering bare soil with mulch or ground covers.
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Composting.
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Seeding or growing cover crops.
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Seeding lawn with Dutch white clover or violets.
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Using natural products instead of synthetic pesticides or fertilizers.
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PUBLIC POLLINATOR HABITAT
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Learn to successfully establish a pollinator garden through free, hands-on classes.
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Public pollinator gardens will be established in late October at these locations:
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Chadek Green Community Garden
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Creekside Community Orchard
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More information and event dates will be provided by early August.
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SCHOLARSHIPS FOR VEGETABLE GARDEN CLASSES
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We invite you to apply for a full scholarship to our series of Low-Maintenance Vegetable Gardening Classes on Saturday mornings from June through August at the Robert A. Lee Community Center in downtown Iowa City.
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The class series has ended and so has the scholarship.
Subscribe to our email list for notifications about upcoming classes.
TOUR AN ELEGANT URBAN GARDEN
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Be inspired by a lovingly tended landscape that offers comfortable gathering areas, yields an abundance of food and provides beautiful habitat for fluttering friends.
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Sunday, July 7
2 pm - 4 pm
2040 Rochester Court
This project would not be possible without sponsors and supporters. Please frequent these generous organizations to thank them for donations of materials, services and funds.
