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Subtropicals in your garden
If you’d love to give your garden a “tropical feel,” but live in an area where the winter temperatures could dip well below freezing (USDA Hardiness Zone 7 and lower), take heart!

U.S. National Arboretum: Gardens: FAQs: Preserving Your Container Plants
Frost will soon sweep its deadly, icy grip across our beloved plants that we’ve cultivated and nurtured this season. Container plants, in particular, can be a challenge to preserve if they incorporate not just annuals, but showy tropicals, perennials, and hardy woody plants as well.

Plant Requirements Page
Anyone interested in gardening has one question in mind when choosing a new plant: Will it thrive in my garden? Exposure to wind and bright sunlight or rapidly changing temperatures can also compromise a plant's cold tolerance.

U.S. National Arboretum: Gardens: Pest Management Tips: January
While live Christmas trees remain popular, they must be treated as very temporary visitors in your house during the holidays. When planting them in your yard, remember that most of these small Christmas trees grow into very large trees 30 to 100 feet tall.

U.S. National Arboretum: Gardens: Pest Management Tips: December 2006 & January 2007
Here are some tips with a variety of control methods to help you start your own IPM program. While live Christmas trees remain popular, they must be treated as very temporary visitors in your house during the holidays.

Local Listings for Tropicals / Houseplants

in Iowa
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	Earl May Nursery & Garden Center
	Shenandoah, Iowa (IA) 51601


	Earl May Nursery & Garden Center
	Fort Dodge, Iowa (IA) 50501


	Earl May Nursery & Garden Center
	Cedar Falls, Iowa (IA) 50613


	Earl May Nursery & Garden Center
	West Des Moines, Iowa (IA) 50265


	Earl May Nursery & Garden Center
	West Des Moines, Iowa (IA) 50266


	Earl May Seed & Nursery - Corporate
	Shenandoah, Iowa (IA) 51603


	Ferguson's Landscape & Garden Center
	Spirit Lake, Iowa (IA) 51360


	Holub Gardens, Inc.
	Johnston, Iowa (IA) 50131