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
- January 2
- January 9
- January 16
- Janaury 23
- January 30
- February 6
- February 13
- February 20
- February 27
- March 5
- March 12
- March 19
- March 26
- April 2
- April 9
- April 16
- April 23
- April 30
- May 7
- May 14
- May 21
- May 28
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 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
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
Sept 5 - Preserving Your Garden Harvest
September 12 - Think Perennials
Sept 19 - Touch of Autumn to Garden Containers
October 17 - Winter Care for Roses
October 24 - Grow an Indoor Garden
Nov 7 - Indoor Blooms
Nov 14 - Trees & Shrubs - protection in the winter
Nov 21 - Evergreens in the winter
November 28 - Christmas Plants

