Cactus Themed Workshops at the Botanical Garden

DES MOINES, Iowa  --  The desert has arrived in the Metro.

The Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden has cactus-themed workshops taking place through Saturday.

There are two workshops per day at 10:30 A.M. - 11:45 A.M. and 2 P.M. - 3:15 P.M.

Thursday December 27th :

Sand Art Terrariums - Mix up the standard terrarium look by using layers of colorful sand and air plants to create a stunning new art piece to take home.

Friday December 28th:

Succulent Dish Gardens - Explore desert ecosystems and succulents and then design and plant your own desktop desert.

Saturday December 29th:

Cooking with Cacti - Have a curious budding chef at home? Learn how to prepare and incorporate these prickly plants into several tasty dishes.

Each workshop is $20 for Botanical Garden members and $25 for non-members but it includes an adult and one child. Each additional child is $15.

You can sign up at dmbotanicalgarden.com/families. 


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