Today
  • First Friday Jazz- May
    First Friday Jazz- May
    5:00pm @ Opus Concert Cafe
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Tomorrow
  • Tchaikovsky Discovers America- Orchestra Iowa's Family Discovery Day
    Tchaikovsky Discovers America- Orchestra Iowa's Family Discovery Day
    3:00pm @ Paramount Theatre Cedar Rapids
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Wednesday, May 7
  • Yoga in the Garden
    Yoga in the Garden
    6:00pm @ Des Moines Botanical Garden
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Thursday, May 8
  • Brucemore's "Nooks and Crannies Tours"
    Brucemore's "Nooks and Crannies Tours"
    5:30pm @ Brucemore
  • Spring Garden Market Preview Night
    Spring Garden Market Preview Night
    5:30pm @ Des Moines Botanical Garden
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Friday, May 9
  • Spring Garden Market
    Spring Garden Market
    10:00am @ Des Moines Botanical Garden
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Saturday, May 10
  • Spring Garden Market
    Spring Garden Market
    9:00am @ Des Moines Botanical Garden
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Sunday, May 11
  • Spring Garden Market
    Spring Garden Market
    9:00am @ Des Moines Botanical Garden
  • Mothers Day Bouquet Bar
    Mothers Day Bouquet Bar
    10:00am @ Des Moines Botanical Garden
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Wednesday, May 14
  • Climate Fiction Book Club: Dry by Neal Shusterman
    Climate Fiction Book Club: Dry by Neal Shusterman
    6:30pm @ Iowa City Public Library
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Thursday, May 15
  • Brucemore's "Nooks and Crannies Tours"
    Brucemore's "Nooks and Crannies Tours"
    5:30pm @ Brucemore
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Saturday, May 17
  • A Booming Finale- Orchestra Iowa Masterworks VI
    A Booming Finale- Orchestra Iowa Masterworks VI
    7:30pm @ Paramount Theatre Cedar Rapids
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Sunday, May 18
  • A Booming Finale- Orchestra Iowa Masterworks VI
    A Booming Finale- Orchestra Iowa Masterworks VI
    2:00pm @ Coralville Center for the Performing Art
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Wednesday, May 21
  • Yoga in the Garden
    Yoga in the Garden
    6:00pm @ Des Moines Botanical Garden
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Thursday, May 22
  • Brucemore's "Nooks and Crannies Tours"
    Brucemore's "Nooks and Crannies Tours"
    5:30pm @ Brucemore
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Thursday, May 29
  • Brucemore's "Nooks and Crannies Tours"
    Brucemore's "Nooks and Crannies Tours"
    5:30pm @ Brucemore
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Tuesday, June 3
  • Kombucha for Beginners
    Kombucha for Beginners
    5:30pm @ Des Moines Botanical Garden
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Wednesday, June 4
  • Walking Wednesday
    Walking Wednesday
    7:00am @ Des Moines Botanical Garden
  • Yoga in the Garden
    Yoga in the Garden
    6:00pm @ Des Moines Botanical Garden
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Thursday, June 5
  • Music in the Garden
    Music in the Garden
    6:00pm @ Des Moines Botanical Garden
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Friday, June 6
  • First Friday Jazz- June
    First Friday Jazz- June
    5:00pm @ Opus Concert Cafe
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Saturday, June 7
  • Field of Dreams- Orchestra Iowa Pops V
    Field of Dreams- Orchestra Iowa Pops V
    7:00pm @ Veterans Memorial Stadium - Cedar Rapids
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Tuesday, June 10
  • Air Plant Art
    Air Plant Art
    5:30pm @ Des Moines Botanical Garden
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Thursday, June 12
  • Botanical Dyes
    Botanical Dyes
    5:30pm @ Des Moines Botanical Garden
  • Music in the Garden
    Music in the Garden
    6:00pm @ Des Moines Botanical Garden
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Friday, June 13
  • Sip & Stroll
    Sip & Stroll
    5:30pm @ Des Moines Botanical Garden
  • Sip & Stroll
    Sip & Stroll
    7:00pm @ Des Moines Botanical Garden
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Saturday, June 14
  • Picnic + Plein Air Painting
    Picnic + Plein Air Painting
    10:00am @ Des Moines Botanical Garden
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Wednesday, June 18
  • Yoga in the Garden
    Yoga in the Garden
    6:00pm @ Des Moines Botanical Garden
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Thursday, June 19
  • Botanical Mocktails
    Botanical Mocktails
    5:30pm @ Des Moines Botanical Garden
  • Music in the Garden
    Music in the Garden
    6:00pm @ Des Moines Botanical Garden
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Thursday, June 26
  • Toast to Terrariums
    Toast to Terrariums
    5:30pm @ Des Moines Botanical Garden
  • Music in the Garden
    Music in the Garden
    6:00pm @ Des Moines Botanical Garden
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Saturday, June 28
  • Succulent Potting Bar
    Succulent Potting Bar
    10:00am @ Des Moines Botanical Garden
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Monday, June 30
  • Botany Book Club
    Botany Book Club
    5:30pm @ Des Moines Botanical Garden
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Wednesday, July 2
  • Walking Wednesday
    Walking Wednesday
    7:00am @ Des Moines Botanical Garden
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Thursday, July 3
  • Music in the Garden
    Music in the Garden
    6:00pm @ Des Moines Botanical Garden
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Thursday, July 10
  • Botanical Watercolor
    Botanical Watercolor
    5:30pm @ Des Moines Botanical Garden
  • Music in the Garden
    Music in the Garden
    6:00pm @ Des Moines Botanical Garden
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Saturday, July 12
  • Seasonal Shinrin-yoku
    Seasonal Shinrin-yoku
    8:00am @ Des Moines Botanical Garden
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Tuesday, July 15
  • Kokedama
    Kokedama
    5:30pm @ Des Moines Botanical Garden
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Thursday, July 17
  • Music in the Garden
    Music in the Garden
    6:00pm @ Des Moines Botanical Garden
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Friday, July 18
  • Pressed Floral Art
    Pressed Floral Art
    5:30pm @ Des Moines Botanical Garden
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Saturday, July 19
  • ICPLFF Book Sale
    ICPLFF Book Sale
    10:00am @ Iowa City Public Library
  • Prairie Hike at Neal Smith Wildlife Refuge
    Prairie Hike at Neal Smith Wildlife Refuge
    6:00pm @ Des Moines Botanical Garden
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Tuesday, July 22
  • Summer Tea Mixology
    Summer Tea Mixology
    5:30pm @ Des Moines Botanical Garden
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Thursday, July 24
  • Intro to EcoPrinting
    Intro to EcoPrinting
    5:30pm @ Des Moines Botanical Garden
  • Music in the Garden
    Music in the Garden
    6:00pm @ Des Moines Botanical Garden
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Monday, July 28
  • Botany Book Club
    Botany Book Club
    5:30pm @ Des Moines Botanical Garden
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Thursday, July 31
  • Music in the Garden
    Music in the Garden
    6:00pm @ Des Moines Botanical Garden
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Thursday, August 7
  • Music in the Garden
    Music in the Garden
    6:00pm @ Des Moines Botanical Garden
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Spring Garden Market

Des Moines Botanical Garden

Sun, May 11
9:00am - 3:00pm

Shop hundreds of plant varieties and tried-and-true favorites selected by our own horticulturalists that flourish in central Iowa.
FULL DESCRIPTION

Visit the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden’s annual Spring Garden Market for a unique shopping experience located in Des Moines’ most beautiful garden setting. Shop hundreds of plant varieties and tried-and-true favorites selected by our own horticulturalists that flourish in central Iowa. While shopping, enjoy food, fun, and more along with art and other garden-related merchandise from our variety of vendors and community partners. Learn more about some of our region’s most special plants from our local plant societies. Horticulture staff and volunteers will be onsite throughout the event to help answer your questions!

General admission prices grant access to the public sale on

Friday, May 9, and Saturday, May 10, and Sunday, May 11.

Des Moines Botanical Garden
909 Robert D. Ray Drive, Des Moines, Iowa 50309-2897
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