Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden Hosting Symposium in October

Posted by Brian Sparks|October 2, 2018

Photo by Kelly Norris

The Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden Annual Symposium takes place on Saturday, Oct. 20. The event is the Botanical Garden’s signature educational opportunity for advancing gardening in Iowa.

Each fall, four internationally acclaimed lecturers visit Des Moines to speak about current topics that impact home horticulture, plant sciences, and/or ecology. This year’s symposium theme is “The Gardening Adventure.” The keynote speaker is internationally known garden designer Jimi Blake, founder of Hunting Brook Gardens in Dublin, who will discuss creative planting through the seasons.

The Annual Symposium is designed to inspire attendees to practice dynamic and innovative gardening in the modern world. Along with Blake, Mike Kintgen, Julie Moir Messervy, and Lloyd Traven share their unique gardening adventures.

For more information on each presentation, and to register for the event, go to Dmbotanicalgarden.com/events/annual-symposium.