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Tag: Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden

  • Wednesday, August 19, 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm – Great Garden Tours: Showstopper Perennials Across the US Webinar

    Public gardens from different regions across the US share the perennials that make them stop and go “WOWSA!”  Summer perennials will be shown in gorgeous combinations and unique landscapes while discussed by horticultural leaders from around the country.  You just might be surprised what plants they are loving right now.  Join us and prepare to be awestruck!

    Presenters include:

    Amanda Bennett, Atlanta Botanical Garden

    Richie Steffen, Elisabeth Carey Miller Botanical Garden

    Kelly Norris, Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden

    Andy Brand, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens

    Mary Tipping, The Scott Arboretum

    This August 19 webinar is sponsored by the Perennial Plant Association , begins at 3 pm, and is $15 for PPA members, $45 for nonmembers. The event will be followed by a virtual happy hour from 5 – 5:45, $10 for PPA members, $20 for nonmembers. One must register for the webinar in order to register for the happy hour. Register at www.perennialplant.org.

  • Wednesday, February 4, 11:00 am – 12:00 noon – Chic Plants for Modern Gardens: A Commentary on New Plants

    Plantsman Kelly Norris will share his views on the current state of ornamental horticulture and will provide an overview of new varieties in some of today’s hottest perennial categories…all while encouraging his audience’s feedback and sass—that’s right, some new plants just aren’t all they’re cracked up to be. Jump into a rousing discussion on what makes a great garden plant and why we all need to demand more from the people who make them.

    Kelly Norris is a 20-something, award winning author and plantsman from Iowa and the horticulture manager at the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden. He’s well known for his book, A Guide to Bearded Irises: Cultivating the Rainbow for Beginners and Enthusiasts, which won the 2013 American Horticultural Society Book Award. Kelly’s unique 10 years of industry experience began at age 15 when he talked his parents into buying a nursery (Rainbow Iris Farm), and in that time he has become one of the few gurus on marketing horticulture to emerging demographics. He holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Horticulture from Iowa State University. He was the youngest person to receive the Iowa State Horticultural Society’s Presidential Citation, Award of Merit and Honor Award. In 2011 he received the Perennial Plant Association’s Young Professional Award, and in 2013 he won the Iowa Author Award for Special Interest Writing. The lecture, part of New England Grows!, will take place Wednesday, February 4 from 11 – 12 in Ballroom West, Level 3. For information and fees, visit www.newenglandgrows.org.