Horticulture Educator for Osceola County-Margaret Murphy

Margaret is a Master Gardner and her home office is in Osceola County   The phone number is 712-754-3648 

Email: mmurphy@iastate.edu

Margaret writes a column each week. Click on the one you would like to read.

2012

2011

March 21, 2011 - Tending your Soil

March 28, 2011 - Rain Gardens

April 4, 2011  -  Shade is for Gardening

April 11, 2011  - It's time for Bare Root Planting

April 18, 2011 - Spring Lawn Care

April 25, 2011 - Home Composting

May 2, 2011 Childrens Garden

May 9, 2011 - Diversity in your Tree Landscape

May 16, 2011 - It's time to plant tender bulbs

May 23, 2011 Vegetable Gardening for Small Spaces

May 30, 2011 - Pruning Spring Flowering Shrubs

June 6, 2011 Here comes Peter Cottontail

June 13, 2011 Anthracnose Fungus

June 20, 2011 Hooray for Pollinators

June 27 - For the Roses

July 4, 2011 Daylillies

July 11, 2011 The Bearded Beauty

July 18, 2011 Tips for Lawn Care

July 25, 2011 Patiently waiting for garden tomatoes

August 1, 2011 What's wrong with my garden tomatoes?

August 8, 2011 - Sweetcorn - a Summer Tradition

August 15 - The Squash Vine Borer

August 22 - Master Gardeners

August 29 - Fall Lawn Care

Sept 5 - Preserving Your Garden Harvest

September 12 - Think Perennials

Sept 19 - Touch of Autumn to Garden Containers

Sept 26 - Drying flowers

Oct 3 - Planting Hardy Bulbs

October 10 Growing Garlic

October 17 - Winter Care for Roses

October 24 - Grow an Indoor Garden

October 31 - For the Birds

Nov 7 - Indoor Blooms

Nov 14 - Trees & Shrubs - protection in the winter

Nov 21 - Evergreens in the winter

November 28 - Christmas Plants

Dec 5 - Decorating with Holiday Greens

Dec 12 - Gifts for Gardeners

Dec 19 - Littlest Christmas Tree

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