Getting some landscape ideas at Reiman Gardens

Number six on the list of 100 Places in Iowa You Must Visit, this 14-acre public garden is quite a gem, worth the price of admission. Featuring the Christina Reiman Butterfly Wing, "a 2,500-square-foot indoor tropical garden containing exotic and native butterflies from six continents," the gardens have become a major attraction in central Iowa. Several different styles of gardens and examples of spaces for outdoor living are nicely interwoven across the grounds. We were often surprised to see what was around the next corner, beyond the tall grass or vine covered trellis. Prairie species have an area set aside for their continuity as well.