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How to care for poinsettias

Plants and Garden

The first freeze of the season is in the forecast. Here's how you can protect your plants

Craig Hignight shares tips and tricks on how to prevent your plants from freezing to death.
Plants and Garden

How to protect your outdoor plants when temperatures drop

News 8 spoke with our very own plants and garden expert Craig Hignight about how to protect plants ahead of the first predicted frost of the year.
Plants and Garden

Aledo business Danndee Flowers reopens for fourth year

The pick-your-own-flowers farm welcomed customers back for the first time this year.
Local News

Quad City Botanical Center unveils new Plant Discovery Bus

The mobile classroom will help students experience gardens without having to travel to the botanical center.
This Week

This Week: Time running out to purchase native Iowa seedlings from DNR's State Forest Nursery

The nursery sells native plant material to the public, with orders taken from Sept. 1 through May 31.
Community

Quad City Botanical Center opens Storybook Landscapes exhibit

The interactive experience is inspired by the storybooks we read as children.
Weather

How weather can make it difficult for insects to pollinate our plants

If it's too warm or too wet, flowers and other plants may miss their opportunity to be pollinated
Ask Andrew

Warming up: Plant zone shifts northward in Quad Cities region

The USDA recently updated its plant hardiness zone that indicates which type of perennials will survive certain weather conditions throughout the year.
Local News

Pandemic-induced gardening craze continues for Quad Cities groups

According to the National Gardening Association's 2023 National Gardening Survey, spending on lawn and gardening rose to an average of $616 per household in 2022.
Local News

Get your green thumb ready: Rock Island libraries opening Seed Library for gardening season

As gardeners throughout the Quad Cities get ready to plant for the season, the Rock Island Library has a resource that can help bring some extra green to your soil.
Plants and Garden

Could morel mushrooms appear early this year? | Plants & Garden with Craig Feb. 21, 2024, Part 2

News 8's plants and garden expert Craig Hignight answers your questions on Facebook Live.