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Iowa Gardener
The Iowa Gardener Magazine
Our concept is to publish a magazine for each state that gives very localized information. Our stories are written by some of the leading gardening experts in each of our states, including famous authors, nursery owners, state Extension agents and master gardeners. We pride ourselves on providing magazines that have proven to be useful tools for your region, your zone and your yard.

Gardening Educational Material

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach: Gardening Zone Maps
Zone maps are a gardener’s best tool for selecting plants that will do well in local gardens. This publication includes information about and how to use the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map and the AHS Plant Heat Zone Map.
ISU Extension Gardening Topics
Want to know more about growing vegetables and fruits, native forbs and flowers, or flowers in flowerbeds, backyard gardens, flower pots, or on rooftops? Whether your interests are with a small personal garden, community garden plot or an acreage garden, ISU Extension has experts and educational experiences that can help you make good decisions about plants, soil, pests and diseases. Begin here to find out how ISU Extension experts can connect you to research that you need.
University of Iowa Press
Purchasable materials on gardening in Iowa.
ISU Extension Store
Purchasable materials.
Field Guides for ISU Extension
Botanical Society of America

Library Resources Canvas Guide

ILCC Library Resource Canvas Guide
Discover quick links free resources from the library and online, as well as how-to guides and videos.

Video Tutorials

Iowa Lakes Community College Libraries Video Tutorials

ILCC provides a range of short video tutorials that explain where to look for library and online resources, how to access them, Subject Guides, keyword searching, and so much more. For additional videos in library and information literacy, click the bottom link to the Iowa Lakes Community College Libraries YouTube page.

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Finding Online Library Resources

What are Subject Guides?

Discover a great source for finding resources online in just seconds by either going through your Canvas course and clicking on "ILCC Library Guides" or from the ILCC Library website: iowalakes.edu/library

Keyword Searching

Find the right word each time.

Search Limiters

Find quick ways of finding just the right articles and eBooks.

How To Cite

Find out how to cite your source in seconds.

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