Friday, 01 Mar 2019
CANCELED: Homeschool Day: Plant Science
Reiman Gardens' plant collections provide a living laboratory for learning all about plants.
Monday, 04 Mar 2019
Beginner Photography
4-week course on Mondays beginning March 4, 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. Join professional photographer and instructor Mark Stoltenberg as he helps you go beyond the "green" button to control your DSLR and take better photographs.
Tuesday, 05 Mar 2019
Home Gardening Series: Planting & Seeding
March is the perfect time to plant cool season vegetables and start many seeds indoors for early spring planting.
Narrative Photography
4-week course on Tuesdays beginning March 5, 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. Have you considered "telling a story" or creating a "narrative" with your camera, and possibly presenting it in a photo book?
Wednesday, 06 Mar 2019
Wildlife & Pet Photography
4-week course on Wednesdays beginning March 6, 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. Capturing wildlife can be a challenging undertaking whether you are well practiced or photographing animals for the first time.
Thursday, 07 Mar 2019
Caterpillar Club
Join us weekly this winter for our popular Early Childhood Development program featuring stories and creative activities around a nature-based theme.
Photoshop CC Basics for Photographers
6-week course on Thursdays beginning March 7, 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. Photoshop CC is a powerful, yet complex photo editing tool to learn. And, as a photographer, who has time to learn how to use it?
Saturday, 09 Mar 2019
CANCELED: Intro to Plant Propagation
Save money by growing your own plants from cuttings and seeds!
CANCELED: Make Your Own Checkerboard!
Kids, join artist Judy Lemish for a fun, hands-on workshop and go home with your own handmade checkerboard.
Thursday, 14 Mar 2019
Caterpillar Club
Join us weekly this winter for our popular Early Childhood Development program featuring stories and creative activities around a nature-based theme.
Nature at Noon
Bring your lunch to the Gardens each month and enjoy a nature-based education program relating to the 2019 theme, Toys & Games.
Friday, 15 Mar 2019
Reiman Gardens After Hours
Enjoy a St. Patrick's Day meal, live Irish music and good company.
Tuesday, 19 Mar 2019
Floral Design
Kerplunk - Ikebana Vase Arrangements. Arrange stems carefully one at a time with a specially designed flower arranging tool in a glass vase. Registration with pre-payment is required one week in advance.
Wednesday, 20 Mar 2019
Behind the Scenes: New School Programs
Hear from Education Specialist Jacqueline Venner Senske about the exciting new, interactive programs we have for visiting schools and youth groups.
Thursday, 21 Mar 2019
Caterpillar Club
Join us weekly this winter for our popular Early Childhood Development program featuring stories and creative activities around a nature-based theme.
Spring Pruning Workshop
Join Sarah Rummery, Reiman Gardens' Manager of Horticultural Operations, and Sharon Rink, Reiman Gardens' Horticulturist, for an informative and hands-on workshop designed to familiarize you with all the W's of early spring pruning, including fruit trees!
Friday, 22 Mar 2019
Masters of Mimicry Spring Break Program
What is camouflage and mimicry, and how do plants and animals use them in the wild? Join us for a drop-in program to learn how insects, animals, and even plants use mimicry and adaption in order to survive!
Thursday, 28 Mar 2019
Caterpillar Club
Join us weekly this winter for our popular Early Childhood Development program featuring stories and creative activities around a nature-based theme.
Friday, 29 Mar 2019
Day of Insects: Friday Workshop
"Iowa Butterfly Survey Network Training." Take an active role in conservation as a citizen scientist through the Iowa Butterfly Survey Network (IBSN), with this training from Reiman Gardens' entomology staff.
Day of Insects: Friday Workshop
"What to do with photos and specimens." Join insect documentarian Jim Durbin for a discussion of his method of curating specimens and cataloguing photos.
Day of Insects: Friday Workshop
"Identification of Moths." Join entomologist Moni Hayne and insect documentarian Jim Durbin to learn about using the Moth Identification program with specific body and wing shapes to identify family of lepidoptera specimens.
Day of Insects Reception
Again this year for individuals that are in town early the night before our annual Day of Insects (DOI), we will have an opening reception.
Saturday, 30 Mar 2019
Day of Insects
Celebrate the annual Day of Insects at Reiman Gardens. Enjoy a day filled with presentations from professionals, academics, advocates, and enthusiasts.