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Keep Your Yard Blooming This Fall

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Talk of Iowa, hosted by Charity Nebbe

Autumn leaves may be the stars of the fall color show, but fall blooming annuals and perennials can also help to spread some color and joy.

Spring and summer flowers are the show-offs of the yard. But every flower has its season. Some annuals, perennials and shrubs actually bloom in the fall before the first frost.

On this episode of Talk of Iowa, host Charity Nebbe talks about what kinds of plants do best in sweater weather. Then, a DNR forester joins the panel to talk about trees and answer listener questions.

Guests:

  • Aaron Steil, consumer horticulture specialist, ISU Extension
  • Cindy Haynes, associate professor of horticulture, ISU
  • Mark Vitosh, district forester, Iowa Department of Natural Resources
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Charity Nebbe is IPR's<i> Talk of Iowa</i> host. She also hosts IPR's podcasts <i>Garden Variety</i> and <i>Unsettled</i>. Since 2010, Nebbe has interviewed, conversed with, and shared ideas from guests of all backgrounds and locations, and has helped listeners better understand, appreciate, and explore their state and the world around them. Nebbe has a bachelors degree from Iowa State University.
Zachary Oren Smith
Zachary Oren Smith is a reporter covering Eastern Iowa