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CANCELLED: Chocolate Chat

Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden

This program is cancelled, but registration is still available for the same program at 12:30-1:45 p.m. Have fun learning about chocolate and eating it too! See the cacao tree in our conservatory, learn how chocolate is made, indulge in a chocolate taste test, and make your own batch of delicious hot chocolate mix. These hands-on [...]

Members $20 Youth/Adult Pair, $15 Additional Youth; Nonmembers $30 Youth/Adult Pair, $20 Additional Youth
Event Series Tropical Terrariums

Tropical Terrariums

Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden

Learn about tropical plants, small-scale ecosystems, and the water cycle as you create your own tropical terrarium to take home. Drop in any time during the program. Groups will work at their own pace. No pre-registration. Register onsite, available while supplies last.

Members $12 Nonmembers $15
Natural cocoa powder, cocoa beans and pieces of dark chocolate

Chocolate Chat

Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden

Have fun learning about chocolate and eating it too! See the cacao tree in our conservatory, learn how chocolate is made, indulge in a chocolate taste test, and make your own batch of delicious hot chocolate mix. These hands-on workshops offer a fun, creative experience for youth and an adult to build a take-home project [...]

Members $20 Youth/Adult Pair, $15 Additional Youth; Nonmembers $30 Youth/Adult Pair, $20 Additional Youth

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Garden Closed

Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden

The Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden is closed Sunday, January 1 for New Year's Day. Happy New Year from everyone at the Botanical Garden!

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Featured Featured Event Series Dome After Dark

Dome After Dark

Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS Experience the Botanical Garden in a new light! Enjoy the conservatory and Gardeners Show House illuminated with unique and colorful lighting at this family-friendly event. The perfect date night, girls’ night out, or unique and memorable outing with friends and family, Dome After Dark is an event you’ll want to [...]

Member Free, Adult $10, Senior $9, Military $9, Youth (4-17) $7, Children 3 & under Free
Event Series Learn on Saturdays

Learn on Saturdays

Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Join us for weekly educational lectures on a range of topics focusing on Wild Landscapes.  This lineup of speakers will inspire and inform you on how to prioritize revitalizing natural landscapes in your own backyard and community. Tickets include in-person, virtual, and recorded viewing options. Price per Saturday: Members $5, Nonmembers [...]

Plants on Your Plate

Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden

Plants are important for filling your body with antioxidants, phytochemicals, and other nutrients that help keep your immune system strong. Unfortunately filling your plate with plants can be intimidating and overwhelming. Let dietitian Jess Schroeder, guide you on a fun, interactive journey filled with color and taste to help you increase the plants on your [...]

Members $12, Nonmembers $15
Featured Featured Event Series Botanical Blues

Botanical Blues

Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden

Take a break from the winter cold and warm up in the Botanical Garden’s conservatory while enjoying some of the best blues music in the Midwest. Botanical Blues is presented by AARP Iowa Event Details Shows are held live in the conservatory and last one hour each. Botanical Blues attendees are welcome to wander the [...]

Event Series Botanical Blues

Botanical Blues

Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden

Take a break from the winter cold and warm up in the Botanical Garden’s conservatory while enjoying some of the best blues music in the Midwest. Botanical Blues is presented by AARP Iowa Event Details Shows are held live in the conservatory and last one hour each. Botanical Blues attendees are welcome to wander the [...]

Members Free, adults $10, Youth $7, Children 3 and under free

FULL: Terrariums

Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden

This program is full. Add your name to the waitlist to ensure you are notified if spots open up. Combine plants, science, and design to create miniature worlds. Learn how to design and care for terrariums, then build your own. All materials except containers are provided. Terrarium glassware is for sale in the Garden Shop or [...]

Members $24, Nonmembers $30

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909 Robert D. Ray Drive, Des Moines, Iowa 50309-2897

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Botanical Garden Hours

Tuesday-Sunday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed Mondays.

Robert D. Ray Asian Garden Hours 6 a.m.-10 p.m. Daily

Trellis Café Open Wednesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Closed: New Year’s Eve (3 p.m.), New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day

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Member Free
Museums for All (EBT card + ID) Free for up to four people
Adults $12
Seniors 65+ $11
Active Military $11
Children 2-12 $9
Children 1 and under Free
Members of participating AHS Reciprocal Admission Program Institutes Two Free General Admissions per visit during regular hours
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