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Learn on Saturdays

Date: Saturday, Mar. 1, 2025 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Location: Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden, 909 Robert D. Ray Drive, 50309

Event Information

Description

Each week features an expert speaker and gives you the chance to enjoy the warm, tropical setting of the Botanical Garden. Growing as a gardener during the winter will result in amazing home gardens in the summer. The speaker lineup includes:

  • Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025 – Keynote Speaker Kim Eierman will address the topic, Beyond Sustainability: Using our Landscapes as a Source for Environmental Change
  • Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025 – Natalie Ross – Garden Design with Native Plants
  • Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025 – Brittany Latch and Kamryn Waymire – Healthy Lawns, Healthy People
  • Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025 – Lisa Hinzman Howard Bees, Birds, Bats & Butterflies … oh my!
  • Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025 – Lee Goldsmith – Native Trees: Working Smarter, Not Harder
  • Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025 – Kate Rowe – Heirloom Vegetables: Creating a Holistic Garden
  • Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025 – Catherine DeLong – Stewarding Your Lawn & Garden for Water Quality
  • Saturday, March 1, 2025 – Dan Schutte – Growing a Greener Garden: Native Garden Implementation and Management 

Pricing

  • Keynote single day Saturday, Jan 11, 2025: $30 member | $40 nonmember
  • Price per Saturday: Jan. 18 – March 1, 2025: $12 member | $18 nonmember
  • Season pass includes all 8 weeks: $100 member | $150 nonmember

Tickets include in-person, virtual, and recorded viewing options.

Neighborhoods

Historic East Village

Host Organization

Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden

Website

https://dmbotanicalgarden.com/learn-on-saturdays/

Facebook Event URL

https://www.facebook.com/events/1104161777822205/1104161821155534/?active_tab=about

Pricing Information

Keynote single day: Saturday, January 11 $30 member | $40 nonmember Single day: Saturdays, January 18 – March 1 $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.

Contact

Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden
marketing@dmbotanicalgarden.com