‘Moonlight and Roses’ event to raise funds for Cedar Valley Arboretum & Botanic Garden | Local News

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The goal is to raise $ 4,000. All proceeds will be used to buy an electric vehicle.

“One of our big goals is to make the arboretum accessible to people of all abilities and to meet the needs of all of our visitors. It is a little difficult to navigate the gravel with a wheelchair or walker. This scooter will make a real difference. We want everyone to be able to go into the garden, ”said Pruitt.

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The rose garden features a collection of David Austin roses as well as other hybrid tea roses, rugosas and several Griffith Buck roses. The Heirloom Buck rose varieties were developed by Buck at Iowa State University in Ames.

A view of hybrid teas in bloom at the Cedar Valley Arboretum and Botanical Gardens.

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There is a large entrance and a pergola that make the rose garden a prime location for weddings. The garden also has a sense of privacy, which is ensured by a collection of trees of life that have been planted on three sides of the garden.

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Guests can also admire the garden’s collection of award-winning daylilies, which now bloom on their way to the shaded garden, as well as a wide selection of perennials and annuals. There is a maze to stroll through, water features, shrub gardens, mosaic culture exhibits, and gardens dedicated to the seasons, ornamental grasses, herbs, conifers, and more.

This is the 25th year for the Cedar Valley Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. Established in 1996, the 40-acre public garden is located at 1927 E. Orange Road, east of Hawkeye Community College.

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