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2023 theme: Light and Reflection
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Educational Resources
Bat and Owl Houses at Reiman Gardens
Fall into Autumn Scavenger Hunt
Links to Related Sites
- Iowa State University – Reiman Gardens is managed and owned by Iowa State University
- Iowa State University Sustainability – Tips for living green from Iowa State University
- Iowa State University can help you take your gardening skills to the next level with the Master Gardener program.
- Here are some garden-related publications from the experts at the Iowa State University Extension Office.
Be sure and visit other public gardens and arboretum in Iowa.
- Better Homes and Gardens Test Garden
- Bickelhaupt Arboretum
- Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden
- Central Gardens of North Iowa
- Iowa Arboretum
- Vander Veer Botanical Park
- Brenton Arboretum
If you’ve seen one botanical garden you definitely have not seen them all. Check out some of our favorite Midwestern and USA gardens and arboreta below:
- Longwood Gardens
- Atlanta Botanical Gardens
- Denver Botanical Gardens
- Desert Botanical Gardens
- Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
- Missouri Botanical Garden
- Chicago Botanic garden
- Morton Arboretum
- Powell Gardens
- More on what to do and see while in Ames, Iowa
- Can’t get enough butterflies? Here’s a listing of butterfly houses around the U.S.
- Learn more about the heritage of Ames and Iowa at Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area
- Central Iowa is full of activity, interest and fun. Check it out the Central Iowa Tourism Region.
- Visiting Iowa? Get great information in all there is to see and do in our great state from Travel Iowa.
Other reputable garden related websites
The Iowa Gardener
Seed Savers
Drought-Tolerant LandscapesIowa Prairie Network
American Horticultural Society
American Public Gardens Association
Rainbird – irrigation expertise from Rainbird|
Listen to the Gardening Today radio show on Sundays with Reiman Gardens’ staff person, Aaron Steil, as co-host. Click here to view their general website. Click here to listen to podcasts of past programs.
