Sep 30

Garfield Park Conservatory – Seed Saving Workshop (Chicago, IL)

This interactive workshop will review best practices for harvesting and storing seeds to maintain viability and guide participants, step by step, in preparing a limited selection of flower, herb and vegetable seeds from plants grown in the Conservatory’s Giving Garden for storage until the 2024 growing season. Weather permitting, the workshop may include a short visit to the Conservatory’s behind-the-scenes Giving Garden to see the mature plants and harvest a few seeds directly.

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Oct 28

Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden – Trick or Trees (De Moines, IA)

This festive, family-friendly event includes activities, entertainment, and trick-or-treating in the Garden. Visitors can participate in creeptastic educational activities about trees and spooky botanicals. Costumes are encouraged!

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Sep 15 to Oct 15

Central Gardens of North Iowa – Fall Story Walk (Clear Lake, IA)

From September 15 through October 15, National Hispanic Heritage month will be celebrated with an interactive bilingual story! Start inside the main gate and follow the signs through the gardens to read a story. The StoryWalk® is a wonderful way for readers of all ages to combine literacy skills and healthy exercise while enjoying the surroundings. The StoryWalk® Project was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, VT and developed in collaboration with the Vermont Bicycle & Pedestrian Coalition (VBPC) and the Kellogg Hubbard Library.

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Oct 24

Nebraska Statewide Arboretum – Plants and Pints (Ashland, NE)

You’re invited to an evening of conversation and connection with the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum at Glacial Till Cider House & Tasting Room in Ashland (1419 Silver St.). We’ll have a cash bar and hors d’oeuvres to enjoy, along with brief update from NSA Executive Director Hanna Pinneo.

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Oct 19 to Oct 21

Northland Arboretum – Haunted Trail (Baxter, MN)

Walk the spooky, scary trails at the Northland Arboretum for our 21st annual Haunted Trail fundraiser! With low, high, and insane scare options, there’s certainly enough fun for everyone. The artistry and creativity won’t disappoint, and the terrifying trails will make your hair stand on end. The trail ends with games, treats and entertainment. Concessions are available at the beginning of the trail and are cash-only.

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Sep 23

Minnesota Landscape Arboretum – AppleFest (Chaska, MN)

Join us for the Arboretum’s inaugural AppleFest, featuring a variety of family-friendly activities highlighting apples. We will celebrate the apple industry and the University of Minnesota’s rich history of apple research with apple bingo and trivia with local Arboretum celebrities, orchard tours, apple tasting, lawn games, music by Traveled Ground, and apple-themed concessions, including beverages, food trucks and vendors.

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Sep 10 to Sep 24

McCrory Gardens – Party on the Porch (Brookings, SD)

Sundays in September (10, 17 & 24) free admission for Party on the Porch! Bring your own lawn chair or blanket and enjoy the ambiance of live music in the Terrace Garden! Purchase a delicious food item or beverage from SDSU Catering! Food/beverage available from 12:00pm-3:00pm and live music from 1:00pm-3:00pm.

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Sep 18

Mary Jo Wegner Arboretum – Elaine’s Horticultural Tour (Sioux Falls, SD)

Master Gardener Elaine Fritz spends much of her time caring for the Mary Jo Wegner Arboretum and its ecosystems. Within the Arboretum are a varied collection of flora that represent manicured as well as natural settings. Elaine will take you on a “state of the Arboretum” tour to familiarize you with our local plants, and to answer questions across the gamut of possible topics that interest you.

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Sep 23

Lauritzen Gardens – Succulent Workshop (Omaha, NE)

Come play with dirt, express your creativity, and learn about the soil and substrate needed, as well as the care and maintenance to have a lasting succulent arrangement with Moss Hunters. In this workshop, participants will choose 3 succulents and construct a container garden of their own to take home. All supplies provided.

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Oct 10 to Oct 12

The Morton Arboretum – Landscape Below Ground Conference (Lisle, IL)

In this international online or in person conference on tree root development in urban soils, learn about the latest science-based management strategies for establishing and maintaining trees’ roots in challenging urban situations. Top scientists and practitioners from around the world will present knowledge to help managers and policymakers choose, plant, and care for healthier, longer-lived trees by focusing on trees’ critical and vulnerable root systems.

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