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What is featured?

Tuesday, 01 Oct 2019

Landscape Drawing

Oct 01, 2019

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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4-week program beginning Tuesday, October 1, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Join Creative Department artist Yvonne Brune for a 4-week course exploring the basics of landscape drawing, such as capturing perspective and drawing realistic trees, plants, and flowers.

Thursday, 03 Oct 2019

Caterpillar Club

Oct 03, 2019

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Reiman Gardens

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Reiman Gardens

Join us weekly this winter for our popular Early Childhood Development program featuring stories and creative activities around a nature-based theme.

Creating a Wild Friendly Garden without the Wild Look

Oct 03, 2019

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Reiman Gardens

$13-$20

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There is strong interest in creating ecologically friendly gardens that might attract anything from beneficial insects and butterflies to birds, bats, snakes and toads.

Sunday, 06 Oct 2019

Free Admission: Reiman Gardens

Oct 06, 2019

9:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Reiman Gardens

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We're celebrating the last day of the interactive exhibit, "Nature of the Game."

Tuesday, 08 Oct 2019

Home Gardening Series: Soil Health

Oct 08, 2019

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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Horticulture Manager Sarah Rummery will discuss composting, soil amendments, aerating and topdressing, and what to do with leaves - to rake or not to rake, mower mulching, and more.

Botanicals & Booze: Halloween Fairy Gardens

Oct 08, 2019

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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Bring your own booze and join us for a hands-on workshop exploring your spooky inner gardener. Let the ghosts run free as you create a haunted fairy garden in a small container!

Thursday, 10 Oct 2019

Caterpillar Club

Oct 10, 2019

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Reiman Gardens

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Reiman Gardens

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 - Rain Forest Carbon Cycling

Oct 10, 2019

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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Hear about ISU Associate Professor Ann Russell's research on carbon cycling in the rainforest, and how she communicates the importance of carbon balancing to public audiences.

Friday, 11 Oct 2019

CANCELED: Family Overnight

Oct 11, 2019

7:00 PM - 8:00 AM

Reiman Gardens

$16-$30

Reiman Gardens

This event has been canceled.

Saturday, 12 Oct 2019

Bonsai Show

Oct 12, 2019

9:00 AM - 4:30 PM

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October 12, 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. and October 13, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Please join us at Reiman Gardens for the annual bonsai exhibit in conjunction with the Iowa Bonsai Association.

Serendipity Dyeing: Making Magic with Flowers, Leaves, and Berries

Oct 12, 2019

9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

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Join expert Maggie Howe of Prairieland Herbs to explore a dye experience like no other. Create a one-of-a-kind silk scarf as well as beautiful cotton fabric using a huge variety of easy-to-obtain dyestuffs: fresh garden flowers, herbs, leaves, and a variety of everyday items, such as copper pennies, spent teabags, berries, kitchen spices, and much more.

Tuesday, 15 Oct 2019

Floral Design: Trick or Treat: Tabletop Displays

Oct 15, 2019

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

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Create an arrangement inspired by the craftiest of holidays, full of floral surprises and other "treats". Registration with pre-payment is required one week in advance.

Wednesday, 16 Oct 2019

Behind the Scenes: Fall & Winter Plants of Interest

Oct 16, 2019

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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Stroll through the gardens with Assistant Director Aaron Steil as you pick his brain about Reiman Gardens' plants, shrubs, trees, and flowers with beautiful late seasonal color and texture.

Thursday, 17 Oct 2019

Caterpillar Club

Oct 17, 2019

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Reiman Gardens

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Reiman Gardens

Join us weekly this winter for our popular Early Childhood Development program featuring stories and creative activities around a nature-based theme.

Plant Walk: Fall Color Walk

Oct 17, 2019

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

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What IS that plant? Get to know the works of art in our living museum from the expert herself - join Lindsey Smith, Reiman Gardens' Plant Collections Curator, for in-depth walking tours of the plants and flowers that make this place so special.

Saturday, 19 Oct 2019

Spirits in the Gardens

Oct 19, 2019

4:00 PM - 10:00 PM

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October 19, 4:00 - 10:00 p.m. and October 20, 4:00 - 9:00 p.m. SEE 1,000 INCREDIBLY DETAILED, CARVED LIT PUMPKINS AT THE JACK-O-LANTERN WALK! Wear your favorite costume and come trick-or-treat at Reiman Gardens. Additional activities include: Meet-A-Scientist, a professional magician, dancing to Thriller and more. Stay into the evening to view 1,000 hand-carved Jack-O-Lanterns lit against the night sky.

Sunday, 20 Oct 2019

Spirits in the Gardens

Oct 20, 2019

4:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Reiman Gardens

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Reiman Gardens

October 19, 4:00 - 10:00 p.m. and October 20, 4:00 - 9:00 p.m. SEE 1,000 INCREDIBLY DETAILED, CARVED LIT PUMPKINS AT THE JACK-O-LANTERN WALK! Wear your favorite costume and come trick-or-treat at Reiman Gardens. Additional activities include: Meet-A-Scientist, a professional magician, dancing to Thriller and more. Stay into the evening to view 1,000 hand-carved Jack-O-Lanterns lit against the night sky.

Thursday, 24 Oct 2019

Caterpillar Club

Oct 24, 2019

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Reiman Gardens

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Reiman Gardens

Join us weekly this winter for our popular Early Childhood Development program featuring stories and creative activities around a nature-based theme.

Thursday, 31 Oct 2019

Caterpillar Club

Oct 31, 2019

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Reiman Gardens

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Reiman Gardens

Join us this weekly winter for our popular Early Childhood Development program featuring stories and creative activities around a nature-based theme.