Independence Garden Club of Iowa

05/13/2017

Plant Sale goes until 11 AM at First Presbyterian Church in Independence!

02/03/2017

CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2017

On February 28th the Independence Garden Club will meet at the Chuong Garden restaurant in Independence at 11:30am for their monthly meeting. After the noon luncheon, Ruth Hamilton will speak on her recent trip to China. The publ

On February 28th the Independence Garden Club will meet at the Chuong Garden restaurant inIndependence at 11:30am for their monthly meeting. After the noon luncheon, Ruth Hamilton will speak...

02/02/2017

Calendar of Events 2017

On February 28th the Independence Garden Club will meet at the Chuong Garden restaurant in Independence at 11:30am for their monthly meeting. After the noon luncheon, Ruth Hamilton will speak on her recent trip to China. The publ

On February 28th the Independence Garden Club will meet at the Chuong Garden restaurant inIndependence at 11:30am for their monthly meeting. After the noon luncheon, Ruth Hamilton will speak...

01/03/2017

Our sympathy goes out to the family in their time of sorrow.
http://www.reifffuneralhome.com/book-of-memories/2811857/Crowell-Lyman/obituary.php

Lyman Spencer Crowell, 88, of Independence went with the Lord on Saturday, December 31, 2016 in the Buchanan County Health Center, Independence, IA. Lyman was born on July 15, 1928 in Buchanan County the son of Fay Spencer and Marie Henrietta (Fidler) Crowell. He was raised on the Crowell farm near…

08/23/2016

http://www.iowadnr.gov/About-DNR/DNR-News-Releases/ArticleID/859/7-Tips-for-Starting-a-Backyard-Pollinator-Garden

Not all wildlife is supersized. Small animals, including insects and hummingbirds, are responsible for the processes that bring us everything from cotton for clothes to the strawberries in the supermarket. According to the American Honeybee Federat

07/05/2016

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This is Buchanan County Fair Week, Hope to see you there!

A Standard Flower Show & Garden Expo
Entries

July 6- 3:00 to 7:00 pm

July 7- 8:00 to 11:30 am

Free and open to the public.

http://www.buchanancountyfair.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/IOWA-doc-form.pdf

07/05/2016

This Friday Kds Make-It and Take-It on Friday at the Buchanan County Fairgrounds!

Date: Friday, July 8th ~ 10:00 AM-Noon

Children & Youth age 3 & up (under 6 accompanied by adult please)

Free make-and-take Sessions:

Plant Propagation-Learn how to start plants from cuttings
Creative Critters-Create an animal from fruits and vegetables
Toad Hut-Craft a house to lure these friendly creatures to your yard
Dried Flower Design- Make at notecard decorated with dried flowers
Grass Pet- Make your own windowsill pet

Steve Pilcher maintains this Blog 

05/21/2016

We would like to thank everyone that came to our plant sale on May 14th and helped to make it a success!

05/03/2016

Hey Everybody.... Let me know if you have and can donate any bigger pots for plants or even plastic ice cream containers, so we can transplant plants NOW for the upcoming Independence Garden Club...

03/19/2016

There are so many different ways to start composting. I'm going to try being better at it this year.
Here is a pretty informative article: http://www.gardeners.com/how-to/all-about-composting/5061.html

Gardener's Supply: Learn how to compost your kitchen and yard waste, using a compost bin, a pile or a composter.

03/14/2016

Independence Garden Club News Fifteen members of the Independence Garden Club and two special guests from the Lamont Garden Club enjoyed a delicious luncheon at the Buchanan County Senior Center on...