by Delaney Lynch | Sep 26, 2024 | Garden Design, Garden Shop, Horticulture
Bring the Outdoors In As the weather changes–looking to bring the outdoors in? Here’s how to mix your houseplants to create beautiful indoor landscapes—dish gardens, terrariums and other displays that will thrive in your home. Indoor Plantings that Mimic...
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 Delaney Lynch | Jul 24, 2024 | Death Bloom, Horticulture, Youth & Family
End of an Agave It’s the beginning of the end for a well-known succulent at the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden, but before the plant dies it is going to go out with a BIG bloom instead of a bang. The Agave ovatifolia, also known as a frosty blue succulent,...
by Shay Magaraci | Jun 20, 2023 | Activities, Education, Horticulture, Youth & Family
Create your own mini-ecosystem using materials from your home and yard! Explore the plant world in your own backyard as a family with this at-home summer activity. Did you know…a terrarium is a closed or mostly-closed container with soil and plants in it. In...
by Shay Magaraci | May 24, 2023 | Horticulture
Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden celebrates Arbor Day with a special tree planting. This April, representatives from the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden, City of Des Moines Parks & Recreation, and other area organizations gathered in the Robert D. Ray Asian...
