by Delaney Lynch | Sep 15, 2024 | Garden Design, Garden Shop, Horticulture
The Dome is Colorful Spot on the DSM Skyline The Challenge For 45 years, the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden stood as a beautiful addition to the skyline of Iowa’s capital city. But at sunset, its 80-foot-high geodesic-domed conservatory disappeared into darkness....
by Delaney Lynch | Jul 30, 2024 | Garden Design, Garden Shop, Horticulture
Fall’s the time to get spring-blooming bulbs in the ground. Here are tips for how to plant bulbs and what bulbs to choose for Midwest gardens. When & Were to Plant Bulbs Rosie Lerner, a former extension consumer horticulture specialist at Purdue University,...
by Shay Magaraci | Aug 12, 2019 | Garden Design, Horticulture
How Flower Geometry Inspires Garden Design According to Leslie Hunter, Botanical Garden horticulturist, designing a garden can be an exercise of joy and madness. Attempting to coordinate size, shape, color, bloom time, fragrance, light and moisture requirements all...
