Stay ConnectedWhether you’re a master gardener, just getting started or somewhere in between – there’s always something new to learn in your garden and landscape. On each episode we’ll talk with horticulturists, foresters and other experts. We’ll learn about vegetable gardens, lawns, native plants, trees and more. Garden Variety is the podcast for all the things you’d like to grow or grow better.
Garden Variety is a horticulture podcast from Iowa Public Radio and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.
We celebrate one of the shining jewels of springtime — tulips! — with horticulture specialists.
If you want healthy plants, you need healthy soil.
Turf grass is so last season. Host Charity Nebbe discusses environmentally friendly lawn alternatives with horticulture experts.
Host Charity Nebbe and ISU Extension horticulturist Aaron Steil talk about spring flowering shrubs.
Grass specialist Adam Thoms discusses spring lawn chores and how to know when it’s time to mow.
You may need mittens, but now is the best time to prune fruit trees.
Your garden may be resting under a new blanket of snow, but planting time for cool season crops is just around the corner.
Pruning advice (because we're not good with dating advice) for your trees and shrubs.
Pruning oak trees and talking oak disease
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