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Merleau Blue salvia offers garden excitement

Round flowers seem to dominate the gardening world, but the spiky blooms of a plant such as Merleau Blue salvia grab your attention. In addition to their spiky texture, they also offer some of the best choices in the treasured blue shade.

EarthTalk: Echinacea's Popularity Grows

Echinacea, also known as purple coneflower, has gained popularity in recent years as a nutritional supplement that proponents believe is helpful in staving off the common cold and shortening its duration. But given the variation between dosages and formulations — such herbs ...

A fresh crop of catalogs can spark garden dreams

Garden catalogs are more than pages and pages of pretty pictures for casual enjoyment.

You can order trees, wildflowers, grasses

Native wildflowers, grasses and trees are for sale now from the Scott County Soil and Water Conservation District, 8370 Hillandale Road, Davenport, with orders accepted through March 23.

Gardening 2012: ‘Color is the magic word’

The spotlight in garden shops this year is on color — including easy, long-lasting blooms, bright, healthy vegetables and great native plants.

Plant choices for attracting wildlife

The Gardener Within: Author and Master Gardener Joe Lamp'l offers a list of plants for a wildlife-friendly landscape across all the seasons.

State Needs Volunteers To Plant Wildflowers

Iowa is looking for volunteers to help transplant more than 2,000 native wildflower seedlings to help restore the state's prairies.

ABC5 WOI-DT News, Weather, Sports in Des Moines, IAIowa needs volunteers to plant wildflowers

FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) - Iowa is looking for volunteers to help transplant more than 2,000 native wildflower seedlings to help restore the state's prairies.

Iowa needs volunteers to plant wildflowers

Iowa is looking for volunteers to help transplant more than 2,000 native wildflower seedlings to help restore the state's prairies.

KEYC - Mankato News, Weather, Sports -Iowa needs volunteers to plant wildflowers

FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) - Iowa is looking for volunteers to help transplant more than 2,000 native wildflower seedlings to help restore the state's prairies.