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Join us Tuesday, July 22 - 6:00-8:00 pm at the Enabling Garden, 1050 1st Ave S, Altoona, SE of Hy-Vee. Registration not required for this public event!

This year's event includes 12 Arts & Crafts exploratory stations! 

StoryWalk® features the book, Lola Plants a Garden by Anna McQuinn.


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Gardens

Visit our educational gardens in Polk County, IA: the Demonstration Garden, Discovery Garden, and Enabling Garden!
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Entrance to children's tunnel at Iowa State Fair with hiacynth beans.

View of Enabling garden in Altoona with people exploring the garden paths.

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Gazania flowers in yellows, pinks, reds and gold.

green sprout growing on its own.

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Interested in learning more about gardening? Check out our  Yard and Garden website for tips from the experts at ISU Extension and Outreach! Plus, follow along with our pages for other timely gardening information, and for what's happening at our local PCMG Gardens


ISU Extension and OUtreach

ISU Extension and Outreach, Polk County works to connect you to the research and resources developed by Iowa State University. From K-12 youth outreach, well-being, nutrition, community development, and agriculture and natural resources programming - we work to serve all Iowans to create a #StrongIowa.
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Master Gardeners track their volunteer hours through the VRS- or volunteer reporting system. Click the button below to report your hours. 

Master Gardener working in swash garden.

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Office: 515-957-5768
polkmg@iastate.edu

ISU Extension and Outreach, Polk County:
1625 Adventureland Dr.
Suite A | Altoona, IA 50009

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