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The botanical garden is formally breaking ground this week on a $31 million expansion that will nearly double the size of its centerpiece conservatory and add over 7 acres of new gardens.
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Sara Jordan-Heintz Contributing writer MADRID — After the derecho that hit the Midwest in August destroyed approximately 40% of the Iowa Arboretum & Gardens’ collection of trees, Tyler Johnson, curator of collections and grounds, is launching a “ReLeaf” campaign fundraiser in the form of a webinar series. Of the Arboretum’s more than 700 trees on its 40-acre main campus, over 275 were destroyed. The goal for this year is to plant 75-85 trees at the cost of $35,000. The cost could go up to $75,000, he said. All the new trees would be planted over a three-year period. “Across the...