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Workshop topics include mulch, hostas, lawn care, creating compost, ornamental grasses, daylillies and more. He will teach a beginning nature photography class during the Winter Gardening Fair, one of more than 45 workshops offered at the event, presented by Iowa State University Extension’s Linn County Master Gardeners. Her husband, Richard Day, 56, is a professional nature photographer whose work has appeared in national publications including Audubon, Birder’s World, Sierra Club, National Geographic and National Wildlife. 18 gardening fair, Day will discuss native plants that grow well in Iowa and also benefit wildlife. Milkweed is among the necessary elements for gardeners hoping to attract monarch butterflies, she notes, adding that each type of butterfly has a differing food source for its larval stage as caterpillars. “Wildlife needs food, water and shelter just like people do,” says Day, who serves as president of the North American Nature Photography Association.

It helps readers plant organically year-round, using herbs, fruits, vegetables, lawn care, trees and shrubs, and flowers. -----------. Organic Gardening For Dummies, 2nd Edition shows readers the way to ensure a healthy harvest from their environmentally friendly garden. The tips and techniques included in Organic Gardening For Dummies, 2nd Edition are intended to reduce a garden's impact on both the environment and the wallet. To share is to care. Title: Organic Gardening For Dummies, 2nd Edition. Authors: Ann Whitman, Suzanne DeJohn, and the National Gardening Association. 2nd Edition (March 9, 2009). # Publisher: For Dummies. It covers information on the newest and safest natural fertilizers and pest control methods, composting, cultivation without chemicals, and how to battle plant diseases.

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