Thursday, 02 Feb 2017
Youth Program: Caterpillar Club
Join us weekly this winter for our popular Early Childhood Development program featuring stories and creative activities around a nature-based theme. Materials are intended for children ages two to seven years old, and all children must be accompanied by an adult.
Crafty Cocktail Night: All-Natural Body Scrubs
Visit the Gardens after hours for Crafty Cocktails, and create a different recycled or repurposed craft to celebrate environmental stewardship, while you sip on adult beverages in a beautiful setting.
Monday, 06 Feb 2017
Hibernation Yoga: Stories with a Twist
Parent/child yoga classes that incorporate stories about winter. Meets for 4 straight Mondays.
Class: Snow & Ice Photography
A four-week class taught by photographer Mark Stoltenberg.
Movement for Self-Expression
A four-week course on Mondays beginning February 6, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Using time, weight and space as physical tools for expanding awareness and self-understanding, Board-Certified Movement Therapist Camilla Kottman will lead this expressive movement course.
Tuesday, 07 Feb 2017
Class: Product and Still Life Photography
A four-week class taught by award-winning photographer Mark Stoltenberg.
Wednesday, 08 Feb 2017
Free Admission Day
It's important to make the beauty and educational value of Reiman Gardens as available as possible to all. On the second Wednesday of every month, all guests may visit Reiman Gardens free of charge. The Gardens will still maintain its standard hours.
Thursday, 09 Feb 2017
Youth Program: Caterpillar Club
Join us weekly this winter for our popular Early Childhood Development program featuring stories and creative activities around a nature-based theme. Materials are intended for children ages two to seven years old, and all children must be accompanied by an adult.
Brown Bag Lecture
Bring your lunch to the Gardens and enjoy a nature-based education program relating to the 2017 theme, Water. Topics range from gardening interests to current local science research, to holiday decorating, and more. Attend each month and experience a new topic presented by local and regional professionals and lecturers.
Saturday, 11 Feb 2017
Orchid Fest
View a selection of orchid varieties and purchase orchid plants. A Question and Answer booth staffed by the Central Iowa Orchid Society will provide novice and experienced orchid growers with friendly expert advice.
Sunday, 12 Feb 2017
Orchid Fest
View a selection of orchid varieties and purchase orchid plants. A Question and Answer booth staffed by the Central Iowa Orchid Society will provide novice and experienced orchid growers with friendly expert advice.
Wednesday, 15 Feb 2017
Behind the Scenes
Join staff each month for an interactive, behind the scenes look at Reiman Gardens.
Black Light Butterfly Roosting
Join Nathan Brockman, Christina Reiman Butterfly Wing Curator, for a special black light butterfly show. Learn the science behind the way many butterfly patterns fluoresce when exposed to UV light, and view them in a new way as they clump together and begin roosting for the night.
Thursday, 16 Feb 2017
Youth Program: Caterpillar Club
Join us weekly this winter for our popular Early Childhood Development program featuring stories and creative activities around a nature-based theme. Materials are intended for children ages two to seven years old, and all children must be accompanied by an adult.
Crafty Cocktail Night: Paper Plants
Create realistic-looking "potted" plants that never need watering, using paper, wire, floral tape, and recycled or repurposed containers and paper lunch sacks! Perfect for a loved one, or for those folks whose thumbs may not be quite "green."
Tuesday, 21 Feb 2017
Workshop: Floral Design Series
Learn the basics of floral design from State Fair Master Flower Show judge and floral designer Sandy Gossman while creating beautiful arrangements to take home.
Thursday, 23 Feb 2017
Youth Program: Caterpillar Club
Join us weekly this winter for our popular Early Childhood Development program featuring stories and creative activities around a nature-based theme. Materials are intended for children ages two to seven years old, and all children must be accompanied by an adult.