Thursday, June 17, 2021
A visit to the
Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden courtesy of our membership at Tyler Arboretum. At 99 degrees F in slightly dry heat, the garden was manageable because it was not too large!
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| Pinus parviflora/Japanese White Pine Bonsai |
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Juniperus procumbens 'Nana'/Japanese Garden
Juniper in training since 1980 (KSS) |
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| Meredith Courtyard Terrace "cascade" (KSS) |
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| Water Garden view of the Des Moines skyline (KSS) |
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| Water Garden |
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| Persona I, II, III (2008, by Mark LaMair) |
The Dorothy and Max Rutledge Conifer Garden:
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Verbascum bombyciferum 'Arctic Summer'/
Giant Silver Mullein |
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Opuntia humifosa/Eastern Prickly Pear still in bloom;
this plant was on the Native Plant Scavenger Hunt
and was one actually in bloom |
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Lonicera reticulata 'Kintzley's Ghost'/Honeysuckle Vine
that is a rare heirloom native plant (KSS) |
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| Cantilevered waterfall (KSS) |
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| Behind the waterfall |
Hillside Garden:
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| Onoclea sensibilis/Sensitive Fern |
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Hydrangea arborescens 'Invincibelle Spirit'/
Smooth Hydrangea (KSS) |
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| Justicia rizzinii/Firecracker Flower (KSS) |
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| Hemerocallis 'Rainbow Rhythm'/Ruby Spider Daylily (KSS) |
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| Allium schoenoprasum/Chives seedpod (KSS) |
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| Ruan Allée |
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| "Future Development" |
Lauridsen Savanna:
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An example of a Native Plant Scavenger Hunt
plant: Eutrochium maculatum/
Spotted Joe-pyeweed |
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Schizachyrium scoparium/Little Bluestem was
collected by Lewis & Clark |
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| Alnus glutinosa/Alder cones/seed pods |
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| Carex appalachica/Appalachian Sedge |
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View of the Conservatory and Boardwalk
over the Water Garden |
Desert Garden:
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| Adenium obesum/Desert Rose |
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| Inside the Conservatory |
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| Unusual variety of koi (KSS) |
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Pioneers of the Territory (1892, by
Karl Gerhardt) depicts the indigenous person
as a "guide" to the [white] father and son |
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Iowa State Capitol (1871-1886, by John C Cochrane
and Alfred H Piquenard in Renaissance Revival style) |
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| Iowa State Seal (by Alexander Doyle) (KSS) |
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| Lincoln and Tad (1961, by Fred & Mabel Torey) |
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| Sign posted where one enters the State Capitol (KSS) |
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| State Capitol dome interior (KSS) |
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| State Capitol Grand Staircase |
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| Westward (1905, by Edwin H Blashfield) |
In describing his mural painting, Blashfield wrote: "The main idea of the picture is symbolical presentation of the Pioneers led by the spirits of Civilization and Enlightenment to the conquest by cultivation of the Great West." Oh, boy, no wonder the local First Peoples would like this mural changed or removed!
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Mosaics (1908, by Frederick Dielman using glass tiles
from Venice, Italy) are allegories of Defense, Charity,
the Executive Branch, the Legislative Branch,
the Judiciary and Education |
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The Senate was closed, but here is the
House of Representatives (100 members) |
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| View of the rotunda with its glass floor (KSS) |
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Scale model (by the New York Naval Shipyard) of the
battleship USS Iowa (original commissioned in 1942,
decommissioned in 1958, recommissioned in 1984
and decommissioned in 1990; it is open to the public
in the Port of Los Angeles) (KSS) |
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Display of dolls in the inaugural gowns of Iowa's
First Ladies and tux of the current First Gentleman |
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Soldiers and Sailors Monument (1894-1896,
by Harriet A Ketcham) |
Next: Lewis & Clark Trip Day 42.
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