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SPRING EDUCATION 2020 1 PROGRAMS AT A GLANCE

Color code: Adult (pgs. 6-13) Youth (pgs. 14-15) All Ages (pgs. 16-17) Special Events (pgs. 18-19) Learn more and sign up for classes at dmbotanicalgarden.com

How to Register Pre-registration is required for all classes and programs APRIL except where noted. Most workshops have registration 1 Wednesday 16 Thursday deadlines; please check the Calendar of Events at Mindful Meditation 6-7:30 p.m. Trees are for the Birds and Birds dmbotanicalgarden.com for deadline dates. We are for the Trees 11 a.m.-noon encourage you to register early, as class sizes are limited. 3 Friday Please note, only named individuals on the Botanical Story Sprouts 10:30-11 a.m. 17 Friday Garden membership are eligible for the member rates. Story Sprouts 10:30-11 a.m. 5 Sunday For questions, please call the education department with Water and 18 Saturday at 515.323.6290 ext. 6. Stone 1-4 p.m. Downtown Earth Day Tour 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Register by: 8 Wednesday Telephone: Please call 515.323.6290 ext. 6 between Mother Nature’s Medicines 21 Tuesday 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. To expedite 6-7:30 p.m. Botanical Drawing 5:30-7:30 p.m. your call, please have your credit card number and class 9 Thursday 22 Wednesday selections ready. Family Workshop: Botanical Earth Day noon-1 p.m. Online: Online class registration is available anytime. Egg Dye 6-7:15 p.m. Yoga at the Garden 6-7:30 p.m. Please visit the Calendar of Events at North Gallery Exhibit Opening HortEcology™ Planting and dmbotanicalgarden.com and follow the appropriate Reception and Salon 5-7 p.m. 6-8 p.m. link(s). 10 Friday 23 Thursday

Story Sprouts 10:30-11 a.m. Photography Tour 6:30-8 p.m. Cancellations and Refunds Class registrants who cancel five or more days prior to 11 Saturday 24 Friday a class will receive a full refund. Cancellations less than Spring Willow Wreaths Story Sprouts 10:30-11 a.m. five days are non-refundable—please consider your 10 a.m.-noon 28 Tuesday payment a donation to the . Refunds 13 Monday for Your Garden are not given for missed classes. Vegetable Garden Planning 5:30-7 p.m. 6-8 p.m. In the event a class is canceled, registrants will be fully 29 Wednesday refunded. You will be notified as early as possible via 14 Tuesday Floral Pastels Inspired by Georgia phone or email, so please be sure to provide accurate Edible Shrubs for the Landscape O’Keeffe 5:30-7:30 p.m. contact information when registering. The Botanical 5:30-7 p.m. Garden is not responsible for lack of notification if not 15 Wednesday provided with accurate contact details. Forest Bathing 6-8 p.m. HortEcology™ Planting and Gardening 6-8 p.m. PHOTO BY JIM NEWSOM COVER PHOTO BY KELLY NORRIS

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Color code: Adult (pgs. 6-13) Youth (pgs. 14-15) All Ages (pgs. 16-17) Color code: Adult (pgs. 6-13) Youth (pgs. 14-15) All Ages (pgs. 16-17) Special Events (pgs. 18-19) Special Events (pgs. 18-19) Learn more and sign up for classes at dmbotanicalgarden.com Learn more and sign up for classes at dmbotanicalgarden.com

MAY JUNE

2 Saturday 19 Tuesday 2 Tuesday 18 Thursday Spring Wildflower Hike Botanical Garden Book Club Perfectly Pressed Plants Music in the Garden 5-9:30 p.m. 10-11:30 a.m. 5:30-6:30 p.m. 5:30-7 p.m. Succulents 101 6-7:30 p.m. Landscape with Intention 6 Wednesday 3 Wednesday 19 Friday 6-8 p.m. Mindful Meditation 6-7:30 p.m. Mindful Meditation 6-7:30 p.m. Story Sprouts 10:30-11 a.m. 20 Wednesday 7 Thursday 5 Friday Summer Solstice Sip and Stroll Cacti and Succulents noon- Spring Garden Festival Opening Story Sprouts 10:30-11 a.m. 6:30-7:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. Night Party 6-8 p.m. 20 Saturday Forest Bathing 6-8 p.m. 9 Tuesday 8-10 Friday-Sunday Perfectly Pressed Plants Garden Buds: Insects Spring Garden Festival 21 Thursday 5:30-7 p.m. 10:30 a.m.-noon 101 6-7 p.m. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. HortEcology™ Plants and Family Workshop: Jurassic Pollinators 5:30-8:30 p.m. Terrarium 1:30-2:45 p.m. 9 Saturday 23 Saturday Bonsai for Beginners 1-4 p.m. Story Sprouts 10:30-11 a.m. 10 Wednesday 22-26 Monday-Friday Summer Camp: Budding Chefs Family Workshop: Pick a Posy 25 Monday Mother Nature’s Medicines 9 a.m.-3 p.m. 10:30-11:45 a.m. CLOSED 6-7:30 p.m. Pine Needle Baskets 1-4 p.m. 24 Wednesday 27 Wednesday 11 Thursday Yoga at the Garden 6-7:30 p.m. 10 Sunday Yoga at the Garden 6-7:30 p.m. Spring Luncheon 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Family Workshop: Garden Music in the Garden 5-9:30 p.m. 25 Thursday 28 Thursday Stepping Stone noon-1:15 p.m. Ikebana Floral Design 5:30-7 p.m. Music in the Garden 5-9:30 p.m. Vertical Gardening with Medical Cannabis 5:30-6:30 p.m. 12 Tuesday and Greens 5:30-7 p.m. 12 Friday Superfood or Fad? 6-7 p.m. Story Sprouts 10:30-11 a.m. 30 Saturday 26 Friday 13 Wednesday Bonsai for Beginners 1-4 p.m. Office-Friendly Plants Story Sprouts 10:30-11 a.m. noon-12:30 p.m. Mother Nature’s Medicines June 29-July 1 6-7:30 p.m. 16 Tuesday Monday-Wednesday 14 Thursday In the Weeds 5:30-7 p.m. Summer Camp: Garden Guests 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Home Composting 5:30-7:30 p.m. 17-19 Wednesday-Friday 18 Monday Summer Camp: Habitat Homemade Lotion Bars Detectives 9 a.m.-3 p.m. 5:30-7 p.m. 17 Wednesday Forest Bathing 6-8 p.m.

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Horticulture & • Houseplants 101 HortEcology™ • HortEcology™ Plants and Gardening with Andrea Metzler, HortEcology™ is the Botanical Pollinators Art Terrarium Garden’s signature curriculum with Kelly Norris and Ryan Drake, Landscaping with Water Thursday, May 21, 6-7 p.m. series that helps make Botanical Garden and Stone beautiful, ecologically functional Tuesday, June 9, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Sunday, April 5, 1-4 p.m. Discover what makes houseplants unique and how to care for them, plantings utilizing methods Learn about the of Attend lectures with two of the then learn which plants are ideal developed and applied at the pollinators, how to garden to Midwest’s foremost landscaping for your home environment and Garden. support them, and receive a experts. Each will provide pot one up to take home. 16- pollinator kit. Participants inspiration and insight for novices • HortEcology™ Planting and will learn about and veterans alike. Refreshments • Succulents 101 Gardening and plant selections before and funding for this event are with Botanical Garden staff with Kelly Norris, heading outdoors to identify and provided by local water gardening Thursday, June 18, 6-7:30 p.m. Botanical Garden survey bees. enthusiasts. Wednesdays, April 15 and 22, Explore the plants of desert 6-8 p.m. Members $60, Nonmembers $75 • Designing with Aquatic Plants: ecosystems, then pot up your own This course is a follow-up to the Containers and succulent to take home. HortEcology™ Design Workshop Trees are for the Birds and with Justin Titus, Monet Aquatics Members $15 ($40 for series), but can be taken by anyone. Birds are for the Trees Nonmembers $20 ($55 for series) Participants will learn to with Doug Harr, • Using Stone in New Ways in implement naturalistic planting Iowa Audubon Society Your Home Landscape designs and ecologically manage Thursday, April 16, 11 a.m.-noon with Keith Middlemas, Master these spaces for beauty and Stone Mason Explore the important interest. Using examples from the relationship between birds and Members $10, Nonmembers $15 Botanical Garden, you’ll observe trees and learn which species you practices at work, partake in can plant to not only attract birds demonstrations and receive a Gardening Basics Series but also keep them in your yard. course pack compiled from expert Are you an aspiring ? Then, take a short stroll to view sources. Registrants will receive a Attend one, two or all three birds in the Garden. voucher for 15% off a purchase at sessions in this series to build your the Spring Garden Festival. Members $12, Nonmembers $16 gardening toolkit and expand Registration includes both your plant collection. sessions.

• Vegetable Garden Planning Members $100, Nonmembers $135 Edible Shrubs for the with Dusty Rauschenberg, Landscape Master Gardener with Kimberly James, Monday, April 13, 6-8 p.m. Botanical Garden Learn the basics of vegetable Tuesday, April 14, 5:30-7 p.m. gardening including how to plan Looking for attractive shrubs that and prepare your garden, plus have even more to offer? Learn growing tips for different about growing your own fruits vegetables. Each participant will and nuts in the home landscape. take home seedlings to start their own vegetable garden. Members $12, Nonmembers $16 PHOTO KARLA BY CONRAD PHOTO SYDNEY BY ALGREEN-HUNTER

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Botanical Breaks in the Landscape with Intention In the Weeds Skywalk with Lynn Kuhn, ASLA, with Leslie Hunter, with Botanical Garden Staff Outdoor Transformations Botanical Garden Stop by the Garden’s skywalk Tuesday, May 19, 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, June 16, 5:30-7 p.m. office location in the Insurance Identify your landscape goals, Explore some of these common Exchange Building (Suite 250) determine the “why” behind your chameleons of the garden and near the YMCA for the following vision, and learn how to bring how to manage them. classes. your dream to life while making Members $12, Nonmembers $16 your yard more functional, • Drop-in Plant an Earth Day manageable, and sustainable. Houseplant Through lecture, discussion, and Wednesday, April 22, noon-1 p.m. case studies, you’ll identify what Stop by between noon and 1 p.m. Roses for Your Garden type of yard you want and how and take home an air-purifying with Leslie Hunter, best to achieve it. houseplant starter in celebration Botanical Garden Members $20, Nonmembers $25 of Earth Day. Tuesday, April 28, 5:30-7 p.m.

Members $7, Nonmembers $10 Learn about history as well as Bonsai for Beginners best practices for care and with the Iowa Bonsai Association maintenance. Explore different Saturdays, May 23 and 30, 1-4 p.m. varieties of roses and qualities Summer Solstice Sip and Stroll that will make a rose compatible Discover the ancient Japanese art with Aaron Harpold, with your garden. Registrants will of bonsai and learn its fascinating Botanical Garden receive a voucher for 15% off a history, how to care for these Friday, June 19, 6:30-7:30 p.m. purchase at the Spring Garden plants, and how to wire and Festival. shape them into living sculpture. Celebrate the longest day of the Registration includes both year with a guided stroll. Enjoy a Members $12, Nonmembers $16 sessions and a starter bonsai glass of wine and soak up early plant. summer highlights. All Home Composting Members $70, Nonmembers $80 participants must be at least 21 • Cacti and Succulents with Diana Ronk, years of age. Wednesday, May 20, noon-12:30 p.m. Botanical Garden volunteer Vertical Gardening with Members $20, Nonmembers $25 Learn the difference between Thursday, May 14, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Herbs and Greens cacti and succulents, then pot one Composting is a great way to with Kimberly James, Medical Cannabis up to take home. minimize landfill contributions Botanical Garden with Tyler Johnson, MedPharm while also creating a highly Members $10, Nonmembers $15 Thursday, May 28, 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, June 25, 5:30-6:30 p.m. effective product for your garden. Learn the basic principles and Looking to grow fresh greens or Demystify cannabis and learn • Office-Friendly Plants science of composting, as well as herbs but find yourself short on about its history and botanical Friday, June 12, noon-12:30 p.m. how to at home. space? Explore creative vertical background. Tyler Johnson, a Green up your office space with a Registration includes a small home gardening systems and plant your cultivator for MedPharm, will plant and learn tips to help it composting system participants own small hanging system to take explain the role of grow facilities flourish. will make and take home. home. and the regulations for Iowa. Members $40, Nonmembers $50 Members $10, Nonmembers $15 Members $25, Nonmembers $30 NEWSOM JIM BY PHOTO Members $10, Nonmembers $15

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Art & Design Photography Tour Pine Needle Baskets Food & Drink with Allison Akright and with Paula Egan Superfood or Fad? Spring Willow Wreaths Botanical Garden staff Saturday, May 9, 1-4 p.m. with Shauna Maxwell, with Pam Dennis and Ryk Weiss, Thursday, April 23, 6:30-8 p.m. Flock 9 Studios Enjoy an afternoon learning the Return to the Table Saturday, April 11, 10 a.m.-noon Learn tips and tricks for outdoor art of pine needle basket-making Tuesday, May 12, 6-7 p.m. photography while using your and take home a small basket of Celery juice, açaí and more! Learn Build a willow wreath, then smartphone, camera, and other your own. This course is designed what makes a superfood so super embellish it using dried plants, photography equipment to for adults, but children 10 years for you. You’ll also sample some pods, mosses, and a clay bird to sit capture the Botanical Garden in and older may attend with an foods and receive recipes to try. amongst spring branches. All evening light. No photography adult. Light refreshments materials and tools are supplied. experience necessary. included. Members $10, Nonmembers $15 Members $45, Nonmembers $55 Members $15, Nonmembers $20 Members $40, Nonmembers $45 Wellness Botanical Drawing Floral Pastels Inspired by Perfectly Pressed Plants The information and products with Kelsey Wilson Georgia O’Keeffe with Deborah Lewis, provided in our programs are for Tuesday, April 21, 5:30-7:30 p.m. with Nancy Dunbar, Ada Hayden education and entertainment Explore the process and artistry of Botanical Garden volunteer Tuesdays, June 2 and 9, 5:30-7 p.m. purposes only and are not Wednesday, April 29, 5:30-7:30 p.m. intended to diagnose, treat, cure, drawing plants in scientific style. Collect, prepare, and press plants or prevent any disease. Select your subject from a variety Explore the beauty of flowers and from the Botanical Garden, then of specimens and learn how to celebrate Georgia O’Keeffe’s return the following week to accurately record anatomy details work as you put pastels to paper mount your dried specimens like a Mindful Meditation in graphite. to create a unique work of art. true botanist. Registration with Dennis Kelly, Members $25, Nonmembers $30 includes both sessions. Meditation Around Town Members $20, Nonmembers $25 Members $35, Nonmembers $40 Learn to calm the mind and relax the body to promote a healthier, more productive life. This simple Ikebana Floral Design meditation technique is designed with Paula Farrell, for all skill levels to improve Floral Designs by Paula Kay circulation and lower blood Thursday, June 11, 5:30-7 p.m. pressure, stress, and anxiety. Explore ikebana, the Japanese art • Wednesday, April 1, 6-7:30 p.m. of flower arranging. Learn the history and basic principles before • Wednesday, May 6, 6-7:30 p.m. creating your own arrangement. • Wednesday, June 3, 6-7:30 p.m. Registration includes a handmade porcelain ikebana vase. Members Free, Nonmembers $10 (walk-in or preregistered) Members $60, Nonmembers $70 PHOTO IVORY BY PHOTOGRAPHY

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Mother Nature’s Medicines Homemade Lotion Bars Yoga at the Garden with Mamta Israni, with Rebecca Darnell, with Kathy Bernreuter, KRI Certified Level 1 Kundalini Yoga Instructor Master Gardener Botanical Garden volunteer Enjoy an all-levels yoga series that weaves graceful movements with Monday, May 18, 5:30-7 p.m. Explore how herbs and spices can challenging postures. Improve posture, flexibility, and focus while be used for healing and healthy Learn how to make bar lotion cultivating a sense of serenity. living. Samples and practical from beeswax, essential oils, and • Wednesday, April 22, 6-7:30 p.m. suggestions will be offered in other plant-based ingredients. each class. Each class is stand- The bar is solid at room • Wednesday, May 27, 6-7:30 p.m. alone, but the material will build temperature, but melts when • Wednesday, June 24, 6-7:30 p.m. upon previous sessions. rubbed into the skin. Each participant will take home several Members Free, Nonmembers $10 (walk-in or preregistered) • Planting Medicinal Species lotion bars in convenient travel- Wednesday, April 8, 6-7:30 p.m. sized tins. • Harvesting and Preserving Herbs and Spices Members $25, Nonmembers $30 Wednesday, May 13, 6-7:30 p.m. Botanical Garden Book Club • Recipes and Food Pairing for with Mary Slattery, Optimal Health Botanical Garden volunteer Wednesday, June 10, 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 19, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Members $15 ($40 for series), Join in great conversation while Nonmembers $20 ($55 for series) immersed in the beauty of the Garden. The book for discussion Forest Bathing this quarter is “American Eden: with Brandy Case Haub, David Hosack, , and Intertwined, Certified Forest Medicine in the Garden of the Therapy Guide Early Republic” by Victoria Shinrin-yoku, or forest bathing, is Johnson. Reserve your spot by a Japanese practice that registering in advance. emphasizes the physical and Members and Nonmembers Free mental health benefits of time spent in nature. Guided nature walks no longer than half a mile allow participants of all ages to enter a state of embodied awareness and tune in to their senses. • Wednesday, April 15, 6-8 p.m. • Wednesday, May 20, 6-8 p.m. • Wednesday, June 17, 6-8 p.m.

Members $15, Nonmembers $20 PHOTO SYDNEY BY ALGREEN-HUNTER

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Story Time with hands-on activities and guest speakers from a wide range of Story Sprouts expertise. All camps run Fridays, 10:30-11 a.m. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. and are designed for April 3-24 and June 5-26 first- through fifth-graders, unless Join us for this fun, interactive otherwise noted. story time for children ages 2 to 5 that explores nature and plants. Weeks and Themes: During each program, participants June 17-19: Habitat Detectives enjoy stories and an activity based on the week’s theme. June 22-26: Budding Chefs For a detailed schedule, visit June 29- July 1: Garden Guests dmbotanicalgarden.com. July 6-10: Garden Artists Pre-registration not required. July 13-17: Magic in the Garden • Special Saturday Story Sprouts: July 20-24: Junior Botanists Saturday, May 9, 10:30-11 a.m. July 27-31: Plants Unleashed! Members Free; Nonmembers $3/ Aug. 3-7: Budding Chefs youth; Adults and Seniors pay general admission NEW! Aug. 10-12: Plant Avengers, grades 5-8 Summer Camp Three-day Camps: Youth explore the world of plants Members $125, Members with and nature through the lens of extended care $155 their favorite activities. Using the Garden as a classroom, youth are Nonmembers $150, Nonmembers inspired to create and explore with extended care $180 Extended care is available from 8-9 a.m. and 3-4:30 p.m. Price includes both morning and afternoon care for all three days of camp.

Full-week Camps: Members $210, Nonmembers $250

Enroll youth based on the grade they will enter in fall of 2020; prices listed per youth, per camp. Camp details and registration are available at dmbotanicalgarden. com/summercamp. PHOTO SYDNEY BY ALGREEN-HUNTER

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Family Workshops Garden Stepping Stone Garden Buds Series Saturday Pop-up for ages 5-11 and an adult Sunday, May 10, noon-1:15 p.m. for ages 3-5 and an adult Programming Join us each Saturday for hands- Botanical Egg Dye Personalize your with a Garden Buds: Insects on activities and informational Thursday, April 9, 6-7:15 p.m. handmade stepping stone. Create Saturday, June 20, displays. Pop-up programs are the a unique mosaic pattern with 10:30 a.m.-noon Learn techniques to create and tiles, shells and other materials as perfect opportunity for guests of use plant-based dyes and a beautiful and functional This quarterly series encourages all ages to explore the world of botanical decorations to addition to your garden. adult/child interaction through plants. All programs are held from participate in this lovely spring hands-on activity stations and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in our Kemin tradition. Jurassic Terrarium guided exploration time. One Plant Sciences Lab or Saturday, June 20, 1:30-2:45 p.m. adult for every two children is conservatory. Pick a Posy required. Saturday, May 9, 10:30-11:45 a.m. Celebrate Father’s Day weekend Free with regular admission; by exploring prehistoric plants in Members $10 Youth/Adult Pair, registration is not required. Start with the basics of flower our lush conservatory and $3 Additional Youth arranging as we guide you building a dinosaur terrarium to Nonmembers $15 Youth/Adult Pair, Private Group Classes through choosing flowers, take home. $5 Additional Youth Looking for a fun activity for a designing with shape and color, birthday party, bachelorette Members $20 Youth/Adult Pair, cutting flowers in the Garden, Hikes party, or other gathering? Potting $15 Additional Youth and how to place each stem to Spring Wildflower Hike Bench classes are fun outings for Nonmembers $25 Youth/Adult Pair, create a small bouquet to take with Sydney Algreen-Hunter, groups of all ages and are tailored $20 Additional Youth home. Botanical Garden to fit the needs and interests of One adult for every three children is Saturday, May 2, 10-11:30 a.m. your group. Choose from a required. Take a guided stroll through selection of hands-on workshops Brown’s Woods Forest Preserve, such as air plant sculptures or located near Valley Junction. fairy . Participants of all ages will enjoy combing some of its 500 acres of Classes require between 8 to 20 forest in search of native spring people and must be booked at flowers, mushrooms and more. least two weeks in advance. All supplies are included in the cost Members Free; Nonmembers $5, of registration. For more details Nonmember Family $10 and reservation form, visit dmbotanicalgarden.com.

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North Gallery Exhibit Opening Spring Garden Festival Reception and Salon Thursday-Sunday, May 7-10 Thursday, April 9 5-7 p.m. The Spring Garden Festival is the Experience botanically inspired Botanical Garden’s signature art by Andy Davis and Edgard opportunity to celebrate Camacho in conjunction with gardening in Iowa. This four-day Yellow Door Gallery. Enjoy retail festival includes more than complimentary light bites and 500 limited-edition varieties of a cash bar. While the event plants, garden art, and is free, your RSVP at merchandise, plus educational dmbotanicalgarden.com is greatly sessions, workshops, and family- appreciated. friendly garden activities. Seasonal cost of admission Members and Nonmembers Free applies. For a full roster of activities, including tickets for the Downtown Earth Day Tour opening night party, visit Saturday, April 18, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. dmbotanicalgarden.com/sgf. Celebrate the eighth annual Downtown Earth Day Tour with a Spring Luncheon visit to the Botanical Garden and Thursday, June 11 the Science Center of Iowa. Learn Luncheon and Keynote, more about the environment and 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. a host of community organizations that use sustainable Abra Lee is a public practices. This event is free to the leader, working within the green public at the Botanical Garden industry for 18 years. With rural where she received the Urban Ag Music in the Garden thanks to the generosity of the in Georgia and a passion for Council’s Grand Award. As the Presented by EMC Insurance Principal Foundation. The Science pop culture, garden history, and Botanical Garden focuses on Companies Center will offer $5 admission. style, she sees the interweaving of serving a growing community and Thursday Evenings Enjoy a short walk or bike ride horticulture and our everyday inspiring horticulture curiosity for June 11-Sept. 24 between locations. Drop-in lives as the path to increasing a diverse population, Abra will activities from community horticulture’s relevance and Music in the Garden is our help kick off the announcement partners will be offered at each importance for a more inclusive, 15-week summer concert series of our newest effort to make location. Visit diverse audience. Lee is currently featuring different live music, plant education and exploration dmbotanicalgarden.com/ a fellow at food, craft beer, lawn games, and more accessible. Join us as we earthday for a full list. and owner of Conquer the , botanically inspired activities each her online platform that welcome Abra and hear her story week. Held rain or shine. Seating celebrates the intersection of of meeting challenges head on is provided, but guests may bring plants and pop culture. Her and inspiring others to create their own chairs. View details and experience includes serving as the a garden that speaks to them. the lineup at dmbotanicalgarden. landscape manager for George Visit dmbotanicalgarden.com/ com/summermusic. Bush Intercontinental Airport in springluncheon for tickets. Included with regular admission Houston and Hartsfield-Jackson Tickets: $95

Atlanta International Airport PHOTO IVORY BY HOUSE PHOTOGRAPHY Young Professional: $75

18 SPRING EDUCATION 2020 SPRING EDUCATION 2020 19 Botanical Garden educational Georgianne and Jack Schreiber/Ardis and programming is made possible, in part, Lois Peterson Endowment Fund through the generosity of: Iowa Arts Council Bravo Greater Des Moines John Deere Financial City of Des Moines Meredith Corporation Foundation Corteva Agriscience Prairie Meadows Racetrack & Casino Des Moines Water Works Streiby Endowment Fund Ethelyn Swartz Educational Fund Wallace Genetic Foundation Faegre Baker Daniels LLP Wells Fargo Foundation Fred Maytag Family Foundation W.T. and Edna M. Dahl Trust

Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden Exploring, explaining and celebrating the world of plants

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