Eats, treats, and drinks available for 21+. • Sample seasonal brews from local breweries • Mystical and magical entertainment throughout our enchanted conservatory • Costumes encouraged - best dressed in each category wins • 21+ only with valid ID – ticket includes General Admission for the event • Indoor event Get your tickets here! Sponsored by Voya
Pitcher plants, Venus fly traps, and sundew! OH MY! Learn about a variety of carnivorous plants, their bizarre adaptations for survival, and how to take care of them. After this hair-raising lesson, plant and decorate your own spooky terrarium to take home. Plant varieties are subject to availability. Registration required. $42.50 Members | $50 Nonmembers Register Here
Join us for Halloween Happy Hour to learn more about the spooky world of plants – perfect for a date night or an event with friends! Enjoy a glass of wine as we discover the creepy and ghoulish side of the botanical world from peculiar pumpkins to the deadliest plants. After feeding some hungry carnivorous plants, each couple will take a carnivorous plant home! All participants must be at least 21 years of age. Registration required. Ticket price includes program admission for two adults. $51 Members | $60 Nonmembers Register
Join us for Halloween Happy Hour to learn more about the spooky world of plants – perfect for a date night or an event with friends! Enjoy a glass of wine as we discover the creepy and ghoulish side of the botanical world from peculiar pumpkins to the deadliest plants. After feeding some hungry carnivorous plants, each couple will take a carnivorous plant home! All participants must be at least 21 years of age. Registration required. Ticket price includes program admission for two adults. $51 Members | $60 Nonmembers Register
Learn all about lilies at the Iowa Regional Lily Society’s Fall Symposium, hosted by the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden. A variety of lily bulbs will be available for purchase and experts will be on hand to answer all your lily questions. Mark your calendars and don’t miss this incredible opportunity to explore these beautiful garden staples and take some home for your own garden. Included with general admission. Iowa Regional Lily Society information Fall Symposium Schedule 9:00 am–Bulb Sale opens 9:30 am–Peggy Nerdahl “Jewels of the Garden” 10:15 am–Break: Door prizes 10:30 am–Forrest Peiper “Hybridizing Lilies for Beginners” 11:20 am–Break: Door prizes 11:30 am–Rick Rodich “Lily Seed Starting for the Serious and the Inquisitive” 12:30 pm–Bulb sale, Door prizes and bulb sharing Speaker Bios Peggy Nerdahl started growing lilies in 2008. She has hundreds of lilies in 13 raised beds in Chaska, Minnesota – about 25 martagons, numerous Asiatics, about 10 MN hybrids, oriental trumpets, trumpets, regale, dauricum, davidii, davidii berry red, pumilum, concolor and canadense species. Besides being a big purchaser at the fall and spring NSLS bulb sales, Peggy starts lilies from scales and from bulbils. Peggy is concentrating hybridizing efforts on trumpets. She has about […]
Create a beautiful, grapevine wreath to celebrate the fall season. Crafted with all-natural materials, this workshop will provide you with the skills and knowledge to create a stunning wreath for your home. Registration required. Ages 14+. $42.50 Members | $50 Nonmembers Register
Are you an aspiring orchid grower? This beginner's workshop will familiarize you with the orchid family and teach you how to maintain and propagate healthy plants. You will receive your own orchid to start your collection! Registration is required. Ages 12+. $34 Members | $40 Nonmembers Register Here
Join us for a festive and enlightening evening in support of the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden. This bright and energetic celebration is the perfect experience to welcome the holiday season. Delight in an elegant gala event as you enjoy the sights and sounds, scrumptious food and drink, all things sweet, and eclectic entertainment. Champagne & Chocolate is the Garden’s premier event raising vital funds to benefit the outreach, education, horticulture, and community programs. Champagne & Chocolate tickets can no longer be purchased online. If you would like to find out if tickets remain available, call Bill Hitt at 515.323.6265 Tis the season to give. Become a generous supporter of this event. Contact Steve Biever at 515.402.4280 for more information.
The Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden invites you to take off your coat, unwrap your scarf, and immerse yourself in the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden’s NEW dazzling family holiday tradition—Dome for the Holidays! Stroll through our transformed tropical oasis as you enjoy a dynamic display of thousands of twinkling lights, an incredible collection of blown glass sculptures, festive music, train display, gnome hunt, refreshments, and more. This enchanting holiday display is sure to be a sought-after, unforgettable family tradition, as it’s the perfect way to experience all the magic of the season. Dome for the Holidays’ new evening format showcases an indoor illuminated light show throughout the tropical conservatory and Gardeners Show House. All ages will enjoy the wonderful and artful displays, boasting thousands of lights, from butterflies to trees, from swirling and sparkling to interactives! Incorporated throughout is a stunning collection of blown glass pieces created by Hot Glass out of the Quad Cities. Don’t miss our beloved holiday Train Display – featuring a new look and theme, and our family of holiday gnomes to find! *Some dates excluded: Closed on Nov 22 and on Holidays (Thanksgiving–Nov 28, Christmas Eve–Dec 24, and Christmas–Dec 25.) *Some additional dates included: […]
The Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden invites you to take off your coat, unwrap your scarf, and immerse yourself in the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden’s NEW dazzling family holiday tradition—Dome for the Holidays! Stroll through our transformed tropical oasis as you enjoy a dynamic display of thousands of twinkling lights, an incredible collection of blown glass sculptures, festive music, train display, gnome hunt, refreshments, and more. This enchanting holiday display is sure to be a sought-after, unforgettable family tradition, as it’s the perfect way to experience all the magic of the season. Dome for the Holidays’ new evening format showcases an indoor illuminated light show throughout the tropical conservatory and Gardeners Show House. All ages will enjoy the wonderful and artful displays, boasting thousands of lights, from butterflies to trees, from swirling and sparkling to interactives! Incorporated throughout is a stunning collection of blown glass pieces created by Hot Glass out of the Quad Cities. Don’t miss our beloved holiday Train Display – featuring a new look and theme, and our family of holiday gnomes to find! *Some dates excluded: Closed on Nov 22 and on Holidays (Thanksgiving–Nov 28, Christmas Eve–Dec 24, and Christmas–Dec 25.) *Some additional dates included: […]
The Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden invites you to take off your coat, unwrap your scarf, and immerse yourself in the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden’s NEW dazzling family holiday tradition—Dome for the Holidays! Stroll through our transformed tropical oasis as you enjoy a dynamic display of thousands of twinkling lights, an incredible collection of blown glass sculptures, festive music, train display, gnome hunt, refreshments, and more. This enchanting holiday display is sure to be a sought-after, unforgettable family tradition, as it’s the perfect way to experience all the magic of the season. Dome for the Holidays’ new evening format showcases an indoor illuminated light show throughout the tropical conservatory and Gardeners Show House. All ages will enjoy the wonderful and artful displays, boasting thousands of lights, from butterflies to trees, from swirling and sparkling to interactives! Incorporated throughout is a stunning collection of blown glass pieces created by Hot Glass out of the Quad Cities. Don’t miss our beloved holiday Train Display – featuring a new look and theme, and our family of holiday gnomes to find! *Some dates excluded: Closed on Nov 22 and on Holidays (Thanksgiving–Nov 28, Christmas Eve–Dec 24, and Christmas–Dec 25.) *Some additional dates included: […]
The Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden invites you to take off your coat, unwrap your scarf, and immerse yourself in the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden’s NEW dazzling family holiday tradition—Dome for the Holidays! Stroll through our transformed tropical oasis as you enjoy a dynamic display of thousands of twinkling lights, an incredible collection of blown glass sculptures, festive music, train display, gnome hunt, refreshments, and more. This enchanting holiday display is sure to be a sought-after, unforgettable family tradition, as it’s the perfect way to experience all the magic of the season. Dome for the Holidays’ new evening format showcases an indoor illuminated light show throughout the tropical conservatory and Gardeners Show House. All ages will enjoy the wonderful and artful displays, boasting thousands of lights, from butterflies to trees, from swirling and sparkling to interactives! Incorporated throughout is a stunning collection of blown glass pieces created by Hot Glass out of the Quad Cities. Don’t miss our beloved holiday Train Display – featuring a new look and theme, and our family of holiday gnomes to find! *Some dates excluded: Closed on Nov 22 and on Holidays (Thanksgiving–Nov 28, Christmas Eve–Dec 24, and Christmas–Dec 25.) *Some additional dates included: […]
