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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Enjoy wonderful food, drinks, and music at the Arboretum's largest fundraising event of the year. Dinner catered by Whatcha Smokin (Luther) and beer & wine service will be provided by […]