Iowa Master Gardener Program

Questions?

James Romer
Master Gardener Coordinator

Email: jromer@iastate.edu
Phone 515/294-2336
Fax 515/294-4817

Resources

 

• Iowa Master Gardener Program Coordinator's Guide (pdf)
• Consumer Horticulture Information
• Horticulture Newsletters
• Garden Columns
• Reference Books
• Iowa Publications
• Other Publications

 

Consumer Horticulture Information

Iowa State University

• Gardening in the Zone
• Yard and Garden Online

Purdue University

North Carolina State University

Clemson University

University of Minnesota

 

Horticulture Newsletters

Horticulture & Home Pest News, Iowa State University Extension

Gardening News, Purdue University

Ohio Master Gardener Magazine, Ohio State University Extension

 

Garden Columns

Garden Column, Iowa State University Extension

 

Reference Books

Manual of Herbaceous Ornamental Plants. 1993. Steven M. Still. Stipes Publishing, Champaign, Illinois 61820 ($48.80)

Herbaceous Perennial Plants. 1998. Allen Armitage. Stipes Publishing, Champaign, Illinois 61820 ($69.80)

Manual of Woody Landscape Plants. 1998. Michael A. Dirr. Stripes Publishing, Champaign, Illinois 61820 ($65.80)

The Reference Manual of Woody Plant Propagation. 1987. Michael A. Dirr and Charles Heuser, Jr. Varsity Press, Athens, Georgia 30604 ($31.95)

Westcott's Plant Disease Handbook. 1990. R. Kenneth Hortst. Chapman and Hall, New York, New York 10119

Andersen Horticultural Library's Source List of Plants and Seeds. 200. Andersen Horticultural Library, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, Chanhassen, MN 55317 ($39.95)

Weeds of North Central States. 1981. North Central Regional Research Publication No. 281 ($5.00)

 

Iowa Publications

The Vascular Plants of Iowa. 1994. Lawrence J. Eilers and Dean M. Roosa. University of Iowa Press, Iowa City, Iowa 52242 ($15.95)

Wildflowers of Iowa Woodlands. 1987. Sylvan T. Runkel and Alvin F. Bull. Iowa State University Press, Ames, Iowa 50010 ($24.95)

Wildflowers of the Tall grass Prairie. 1988. Sylvan T. Runkel and Dean M. Roosa Iowa State University Press, Ames, Iowa 50010 ($24.95)

 

Other Publications

Iowa Master Gardener Brochure |pdf|

ISU Extension Garden Calendar 2008. |order information|

Iowa Master Gardener Program Coordinator's Guide |pdf|

Fruit, Berry and Nut Inventory. 1993. Kent Whealy and Steve Demuth. Seed Savers Publications, Decorah Iowa 52101 ($22.00)

Growing Fruit in the Upper Midwest. 1997. Don Gordon. University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis Minnesota ($19.95)

Landscaping for Wildlife. 1987. Carroll L. Henderson. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, St. Paul, Minnesota 55155 ($10.95)

Fundamentals of Turfgrass Management. 1998. Nick E. Christians. Sleeping Bear Press, Chelsea, Michigan 48118 ($49.95)

All About Garden Pools and Fountains. 1999 Veronica Fowler and Jamie Beyer, Meredith Publishing Company, Des Moines, Iowa 50309 ($11.95)

 

 

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News & Updates

Training Sites and Schedule

Find out about 2008 training sites and schedule.

 

Upcoming Events

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Garden Column

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2006 Upper Midwest Gardener Conference

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