Learn on Saturdays
Join the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden for Learn on Saturdays, a weekly educational lecture series presented by experts from across the state of Iowa. Session begins at 10:30 am.
Winter is the best time to dream big about your home garden, and this winter, Learn on Saturdays is back with a new format and a great line up! Growing the Gardener in You is the theme for Learn on Saturdays 2025 at the Botanical Garden. Eight fantastic experts over eight Saturday mornings will help you grow your gardening skills, learn sustainable gardening techniques, add more eco-friendly practices, and keep your garden adapting to changing Iowa conditions. Growing as a gardener during the winter will result in amazing home gardens in the summer. Come learn with us!
Learn on Saturdays 2025 is funded by the Resource Enhancement and Protection Conservations Education Program (REAP CEP) and will improve the toolkit of all Iowa’s gardeners and their efforts to plant a more beautiful world.
Event Details
Saturdays, January 18 – March 8 2025 | 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
10:30-Noon presentation, Noon – 12:30 p.m. Q&A
Tickets
Keynote single day: Saturday, March 1 $30 member | $40 nonmember
Single day: Saturdays, January 18 – March 8 $12 member | $18 nonmember
Season pass (includes all 8 weeks!) $100 member | $150 nonmember
Season pass holders also receive a hard cover spiral pocket notebook & pen.
*All ticket types include admission to the Garden, in-person, live-virtual, and recorded program viewing options.
Speaker lineup
Jan 18 – Natalie Ross – Garden Design with Native Plants
Jan 25 – Brittany Latch and Kamryn Waymire – Healthy Lawns, Healthy People
Feb 1 – Lisa Hinzman Howard Bees, Birds, Bats & Butterflies … oh my!
Feb 8 – Lee Goldsmith – Native Trees: Working Smarter, Not Harder
Feb 15 – Alan Kissinger – Heirloom Vegetables: Creating a Holistic Garden
Feb 22 – Catherine DeLong – Stewarding Your Lawn & Garden for Water Quality
Mar 1 KEYNOTE – Kim Eierman – Beyond Sustainability: Using our Landscapes as a Source for Environmental Change
Mar 8 – Dan Schutte – Growing a Greener Garden: Native Garden Implementation and Management
For a deeper dive into each speaker and their topics, please click here.