Wonderful holiday designs are back again! Our talented volunteers Sandy, Pat, Lisa, and Nan are working their magic to create beautiful evergreen arrangements for your home. All purchases will go toward revitalizing the Arboretum plant collections. Cheers! Sandy, Pat, Lisa, and Nan READY-TO-HANG EVERGREEN WREATH is an annual Arboretum favorite The wreath base is 18” […]
So we got hit by a derecho, now what? Ellie Jones & Emma Hanigan, Community Disaster Recovery Coordinator & Urban and Community Forestry Coordinator On August 10, 2020 Iowa and surrounding states were hit by a derecho, a widespread, long-lived, straight-line windstorm that caused catastrophic damage across the state. It is estimated over $11 Billion […]
Dad’s Belgian Waffles returns to the Arboretum to serve mammoth-sized waffles that will fill your plate and satisfy your appetite. A great event for the entire family. $10 per person. Children 5 & younger are free.
If you can walk, you can snowshoe! A fun activity for all ages. Cookies and hot chocolate will be available for participants after snowshoeing. To register and to reserve snowshoes (if you need them), contact Kyle Neuendorf | Naturalist Boone County Conservation Board Office: 515-353-4237 Email: kneuendorf@boonecounty.iowa.gov
If you can walk, you can snowshoe! A fun activity for all ages. Cookies and hot chocolate will be available for participants after snowshoeing. To register and to reserve snowshoes (if you need them), contact Kyle Neuendorf | Naturalist Boone County Conservation Board Office: 515-353-4237 Email: kneuendorf@boonecounty.iowa.gov
Join Sveta for a combo workshop on Saturday, March 9th, 2024, from 11 am-4 pm, at Iowa Arboretum, 1875 Peach Ave, Madrid, IA. We will be painting pre-sketched wooden garden poles, barn quilts, and birdhouses using acrylic paints. Projects will be sealed prior to the class. All poles will be pre-drilled for outdoor rebar installation. […]
Enjoy the best waffles in Iowa. Dad's Belgian Waffles are plate-size, delicious, and will not disappoint! Comes with sausage, whipped cream, a wide selection of syrups, coffee, milk, and juice. Come and shop in our gift shop, socialize with your friends, and let us serve you your breakfast. Fee: $10 Children 5 and younger eat […]
2024 Central Iowa Beekeepers Association Winter Seminar Saturday, March 23, 2024 Iowa Arboretum and Gardens 1875 Peach Ave., Madrid, IA 50156 Registration Form 2024 CIBA Winter Seminar Regestration Fill & Print (1) Speakers Morning Session Andy Joseph, IA State Apiarist Entomology & Plant Science Bureau, IA Department of Ag. and Land Stewardship (IDALS), Ankeny, […]
Learn about how maple syrup is produced along with other tree-related activities. The event is sponsored by Iowa State University's Xi Signma Pi’s (Forestry Honor Society). Enjoy All-you-can-eat pancakes with all the fixings including sausage patties, fruit, coffee, orange juice, and real maple syrup! Non-perishable food donations are welcome! Items will be given to ISU’s […]
Welcome Spring by designing and painting recycled terra cotta pots. Nan Bonfils will share her favorite studio activity of 2023. Learn about her discoveries as she explored color relief on flower pots. Then she will coach you to create and take home two of your own in fresh seasonal colors. Sandy Gossman, floral designer, will assist. […]
