Tuesday, 01 Aug 2017
Plant Pals
Plant Pals is growing! Join us WEEKLY as our kids' horticulture program covers more diverse topics and expands to other areas of the Gardens.
Thursday, 03 Aug 2017
Kids Story Time
*NEW DAY! This much-loved storytelling program has returned with a strong literacy focus every week.
Youth Summer Camp #3: Water & Wildlife
Join us for a jam-packed afternoon full of fun indoors and out with educational activities focused on the connections between water, animals, and ecosystems!
Friday, 04 Aug 2017
Reiman Gardens After Hours
Kick back and relax at Reiman Gardens' After Hours! This quarterly event is an opportunity to enjoy good company and live music in a beautiful garden setting. A buffet dinner and dessert will be available and a cash bar will be provided.
Saturday, 05 Aug 2017
STEAM Workshop: The Science of the Solar Eclipse
Saturday, August 5, 9:00 - 10:00 OR 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. On Monday, August 21, the world will experience a rare celestial event: a complete solar eclipse.
Monday, 07 Aug 2017
What's Cooking in the Garden?
Learn how to mix and match vegetables and herbs that are available from the garden to create healthy and delicious meals.
Indoor Portrait Photography: Emphasis on Flash
This photography class with professional photographer Mark Stoltenberg is a collection of "how to" recipes, and features a wide range of topics including how to shoot fireworks, foggy days, vacations, indoor and outdoor sports, and more.
Painting Water with Assorted Media
4-week program beginning Monday, August 7, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Paintings of water often transfix us - inspiring calm, reflection, and awe.
Tuesday, 08 Aug 2017
Plant Pals
Plant Pals is growing! Join us WEEKLY as our kids' horticulture program covers more diverse topics and expands to other areas of the Gardens.
Composition in Photography
Instructor Mark Stoltenberg, of Mark Stoltenberg Photography, will help you create stirring and beautiful compositions by learning to examine your use of angles, lines and the elements of an image. Paying attention to what will be photographed, how it is placed in relationship to other objects in the image, and how well the subject matter is expressed make for more compelling and easier to understand images.
Intro to Arts Therapies
Join creative therapies instructor Camilla Kottman in this interactive class introducing the techniques used by Expressive Arts professionals to strengthen and increase positive self-knowledge.
Wednesday, 09 Aug 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.
Lunch Bunch
Bring a sack lunch and enjoy a free youth story time program by the Ames Public Library at Reiman Gardens. Perfect for kids ages 0 - 5.
Beginner Photography
4-week program beginning Wednesday, August 9, 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. Join professional photographer and instructor Mark Stoltenberg for a four-part class covering the basics of photography including equipment (and how to use it), depth of field, aperture, light, composition, finding your subject & "tips and tricks".
Film: Washed Ashore, Art to Save the Sea
The project, based in Bandon, Oregon, involves collecting, washing and sorting plastic that has washed up on Oregon beaches, and repurposing it into art that is awakening the hearts and minds of viewers to the global marine debris crisis. Reiman Gardens is the first botanical garden to exhibit a collection of monumental sculptures made from this debris, and we invite you to a free public viewing of this feature-length film to learn more.
Thursday, 10 Aug 2017
Kids Story Time
*NEW DAY! This much-loved storytelling program has returned with a strong literacy focus every week.
Brown Bag: Nature at Noon
"The Reiman Gardens Intern Experience." Bring your lunch to the Gardens and enjoy a nature-based education program relating to the 2017 theme, Water.
Friday, 11 Aug 2017
Water Day
A special kid-focused event about things water!
Saturday, 12 Aug 2017
Discovery Station: Sharks & Marlins
While at the Gardens, drop by our Discovery Station for fun activities that engage kids and adults.
Flower Pounding
Welcome central Iowa native, herb grower, and botanical dye expert Maggie Howe to Reiman Gardens! Maggie's deep experience and expertise with dyeing and fibers and her wild creativity result in projects that are simply very special.
Treasure from Trash Workshop: Community Art Works
Create a sculpture from trash in this 2-hour workshop for kids, adults, or groups of both.
Tuesday, 15 Aug 2017
Plant Pals
Plant Pals is growing! Join us WEEKLY as our kids' horticulture program covers more diverse topics and expands to other areas of the Gardens.
Floral Design Series
Topic: Summer Sprinklers - Fan-Shaped Arrangements
Wednesday, 16 Aug 2017
Behind the Scenes
Join staff each month for an interactive, behind the scenes look at Reiman Gardens.
Art in Flowers: Moran's Great Blue Spring
Learn to interpret a work of fine art as a floral arrangement from an award-winning expert!
Thursday, 17 Aug 2017
Kids Story Time
*NEW DAY! This much-loved storytelling program has returned with a strong literacy focus every week.
Monday, 21 Aug 2017
Solar Eclipse Viewing Party
Looking for a great place to experience the Solar Eclipse of 2017 with others? Join us for this rare celestial event!
Thursday, 24 Aug 2017
Kids Story Time
This much-loved storytelling program has returned with a strong literacy focus every week.
Saturday, 26 Aug 2017
Cyclone Pride Floral Wreath Workshop
Celebrate Cyclone pride with a living wreath planted in cardinal and gold!
Art Workshop: Fall Water Media with Erna Waterman
Spend the first half hour making an abstract water media project and discussing design. You will find that being happily unaware of what will happen opens up the artist in you to the pure fascination of creating art!