

There are 50 million acres of turfgrass in the United States. For perspective—Idaho is 53 million acres. Home lawns provide a place for children to play a
READ MORE +Fall is a wonderful time to add new perennial plants to your landscape. Fall plantings adjust to their new surroundings, getting set to actively grow in the s
READ MORE +Here at the Idaho Botanical Garden (IBG), the koi pond has had thick blooms of suspended, single cell algae and long, stringy blanket weed or "hair" algae. As I
READ MORE +Plants have to eat, just like any other living thing. However, unlike other living things, plants make their own food using water, sunlight, and carbon dioxide.
READ MORE +Imagine being stuck in one spot, subject to the elements, reliant upon the kindness of strangers to feed you, and unable to defend yourself should something dec
READ MORE +The Plant Select® program identifies, promotes, and distributes plants that are well suited for gardens in the Intermountain West. Created in 1997, the program
READ MORE +The Idaho Association for the Education of Young Children (Idaho AEYC) is partnering with the Idaho Botanical Garden to host a family-friendly outdoor celebrati
READ MORE +Early spring is a great time to shake off the winter blues and get your garden ready before the busy warm season is upon us. Local gardeners have a few sayin
READ MORE +Building a small, backyard greenhouse can be a rewarding, easy, and even less expensive solution to indoor grow lights. A greenhouse can allow a home gardener t
READ MORE +It’s hard to ignore seeds this time of year. Many gardeners’ mailboxes are stuffed with seed catalogs, heightening our anticipation of winter’s end. Dried
READ MORE +Boise, Idaho—home to Idaho Botanical Garden—is known as the City of Trees. There is an elusive fact that our city's shade trees and lush lawns conspire to h
READ MORE +In the final days of October, we transplanted more than 100 vegetable seedlings into our raised beds and cold frame. Tucked under row-cover and a little plastic
READ MORE +Getting Your Pond Ready for Winter As we approach late October, the nighttime temperatures dance around freezing and the daytime temperatures struggle to get o
READ MORE +Did you know that our administration building houses a huge library of horticulture books? These books are free for members to check out. Here is a list of
READ MORE +Summer at Idaho Botanical Garden means many things, from concerts, to weddings, to quiet moments spent at shaded picnic tables. For the Youth Education Staff a
READ MORE +Thanks to Pollinator Partnership for providing these Pollination Fast Facts! What is pollination? Pollination is a vital stage in the life cycle of all flow
READ MORE +Here are some very basic seed saving tips! Some of the easiest flowers to collect seeds from include: Chocolate flower (Berlandieria lyrata) Winecups (
READ MORE +Hi Everyone! Let me introduce myself. My name is Mark Nagel and I am the new volunteer beekeeper at the Garden. I have been keeping bees for 6 years and am
READ MORE +30,000 Honey Bees! Please welcome our newest IBG staff members…30,000 honey bees! Please welcome our newest IBG staff members…30,000 honey b
READ MORE +Idaho Botanical Garden hosted the Plantoids Robotics Workshop In an unusual pairing of robotics and horticulture, the Idaho Botanical Garden hosted the Pl
READ MORE +Project Learning Tree - Professional Development Workshop Focus on Early Childhood - March 16-17, 2018 Friday, 4:30-8:30 pm. Saturday, 8:30 am–3:30 pm with
READ MORE +Author Melinda Meyers with "Birds and Blooms" magazine names the Idaho Botanical Garden as her #2 favorite public garden in the nation!
READ MORE +The Idaho Botanical Garden and the University of Idaho continue popular and important community forum, Rethinking Idaho Landscapes on February 22, 2014. Keynote
READ MORE +We are well into winter in the northern hemisphere, and the plants in our landscapes have been dormant for weeks now. (more…)
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