This program has been cancelled due to low enrollment. Ever wonder how your houseplants grow in the wild? Take a tour of the conservatory with Botanical Garden staff, highlighting the natural growth habits of several common indoor plants. Then learn helpful tips from Art Terrarium staff about how to keep your houseplants healthy and pot [...]
This class is full. If interested, you can join our waitlist here. Engeldinger Marsh, situated in northeast Polk County, is prized for its rare prairie pothole and sedge meadow habitats. This area supports as many as 300 species of plants and a variety of wildlife. Join guide Loren Lown, with 30 years of experience as a [...]
What is better than birds and botany? Learn about important plants that create essential habitat for birds to survive Iowa winters, common birds that you might encounter in your backyard habitat, and how to attract birds to your neck of the woods!
This program is cancelled. Join Botanical Garden staff on a leisurely stroll through Brown’s Woods Forest Preserve, located near Valley Junction. Participants of all ages are welcome to enjoy this mile-long hike in search of native spring flowers, mushrooms, and more.
Take a hike through Iowa’s natural heritage on this prairie hike at Neal Smith Wildlife Refuge. Join Botanical Garden staff as we travel through time and explore the wide-open prairie. Take in the sights, sounds, and scents of plant and animal life on the open plains. The hike will occur on a paved path.