Perennial Gardens

08/11/2025

04/28/2023

This video highlights one of our sponsors and why he is involved with this fundraiser that supports Wings of Refuge.

08/24/2021

Construction Crew Member

Position Summary: With the guidance of the Crew Foreman, assists in the installation of the landscape design while operating within the limitations of the budget and company policies. Work with all individuals in order to assure safe and efficient installation practices and procedures.

Primary Duties:
• Know and follow correct procedures established by Perennial Gardens or industry standards including proper loading and transportation of plant material
• Recognize and meet customers needs and desires as situations arise on job sites
• Assist in loading and unloading of material and equipment necessary for assigned installation projects
• Installation knowledge of but not limited to plant material, retaining walls, ponds and patios
• Provide a working environment emphasizing goal oriented team work

Secondary Duties:
• Vehicle and equipment maintenance
• Grounds upkeep
• Building upkeep and maintenance
• Delivery of merchandise sold
• Unloading of trucks arriving with new stock as needed
• Other duties as assigned

Physical Conditions of Job: This job has the potential of repeated heavy lifting, stooping, bending and reaching. Exposure to cuts and abrasions from tools and equipment is a possibility.

04/20/2018

We love vines for all the garden problems they help to solve (covering things up, blocking things out) but climbing vines (whether those that cling by aerial

04/20/2018

Rozanne Cranesbill is one of our favorite long-blooming, heat-tolerant, go-to plants for tumbling onto paths and spreading out to cover the bare ground under roses and clematis. Zone: 4 – 10. (Yes, it is deer resistant.)

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04/03/2018

10/13/2017

10/11/2017

When is it safe to move plants? These spring-flowering perennials are ideal for moving in fall, whether you need to divide a plant or simply give it a new location in your garden.

08/29/2017

07/10/2017

The Japanese beetle has reached its peak population in places across Iowa. While some areas of the state have not seen the beetle’s appearance at all,