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...
by Shay Magaraci | May 23, 2023 | Horticulture
View the Des Moss Skyline at the Botanical Garden Last winter, the holiday train made its last tour of the season through the east end of the Gardeners Show House. Comfortable seating and the familiar journaling seat have returned, in addition to a brand-new art...
