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. […]
Join us for the 14th annual Iowa Arboretum & Gardens Spring Fever Symposium “Great Gardening on the Great Plains.” This year’s symposium features three speakers, all of whom will provide key insights and out-of-the-box ideas on how Iowa landscapes and gardens can become more diverse and resilient as we deal with an unpredictable climate. Preregistration […]
Join the Curator of Collections & Grounds on a 1-mile hike of the Iowa Arboretum's woodland to see native plants that only bloom for a short time in early spring. Realize, this is the tail end of the ephemeral season, so there may be limited viewing of flowering plants available. The hike will happen rain […]
WE APOLOGIZE, DUE TO AN EARLY SPRING AND WARMER WEATHER AT THE END OF THE WEEK, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED. An alternative option could be to visit nearby Ledges State Park to look for ephemerals in the Canyon area, where you may still be able to find some blooms yet this spring.
Come celebrate trees and all they do for us! A day of self-guided activities focused on trees - Explore tree parts with your 5 senses! Go on a Tree Walk Scavenger Hunt! Tree themed coloring sheets for all ages! Hang out in a hammock with a tree themed book at the Children's Garden! Decorate and […]
Join the Iowa Arboretum & Gardens for the annual Spring Plant Sale! Struggling to find good shade choices? Browse a wide selection of hostas, hellebores, columbines, and bleeding hearts! Wanting to attract and feed pollinators? We’ve got dozens of native wildflowers to keep them happy! Looking for deer and rabbit-resistant selections? We are filling up […]
