Guest: Elvin McDonald - Botanical Educator, DSM Botanical & Environmental Center

(515) 323-6267

emcdonald@botanicalcenter.com 

5th Annual Des Moines Botanical Center Bulb Mart

A great way to buy a few (or many) bulbs and support a great local organization

Preorder form

A Garden Makes A House A Home

Aaron's Favorite Bulbs

Grape Hyacinth - Muscari any species is great - low maintenance and very fun tucked in little corners!

Squill - Scilla siberica - As an Iowa Stater I can't help but love this little blue flower that is naturalized in turf areas all over campus

Ornamental Onion - Allium 'Giganteum' - its big....thats fun!

Species Tulip - Tulipa clusiana 'Lady Jane' - a beautiful small tulip that makes a better perennial than the large hybrid tulips

Veggies Under Wraps: extreme row covers

                     

Tomato fruitworm

                                      

Guide to Basic Vegetable Garden in Iowa