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Textural Appeal: 8 Grasses to Add Complexity to Your Garden
8 Grasses for Texture and Complexity Grasses can accent almost any garden. But why are they just accents? If you have a lot of height in a garden,...
7 Meadow Plants We Love
Meadow Mayhem In 2017, the first annual Botanical Garden Summer Camp program took place in amid an artfully designed meadow. The square-in-square...
Cooking with Weeds: 3 Creative Uses for Garden Scraps
Cooking with Weeds Every garden has pests: the Japanese beetles that chew and munch, not to mention the weedy daggers of dandelions that pierce the...
4 Flowers Perfect for Arrangements
Making the Cut In its finest form, flower arranging is high art. In more casual settings, cut flowers adorn modern living spaces as a celebration of...
Phenology: Tracking Plants in Bloom
When Do Plants Really Bloom in Des Moines? Phenology, the study of natural cycles and seasonal changes, is especially important in horticulture....
The Seeds of Social Irrigation
The Origin of the Garden's Summer Concert Series In 2015, following the Garden’s renovation and transformation of 7 acres of outdoor space, our team...
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