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Garden Wedding Venues in Iowa
23 garden wedding venues across 18 cities in Iowa — including 3 with on-site lodging, 2 with all-inclusive packages, and 1 that welcome outside catering. Many garden venues sit just outside town — botanical parks, estate grounds, and glasshouses on the edge of the city — so pick the city nearest you for full listings with couples' reviews, guest capacity, and package details, or browse the map.
Top-rated garden venues in Iowa
Ranked by what couples say — rating weighted by review count. See the full best-of-Iowa ranking →
Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden
4.7 ★★★★★ 3,814 reviews
Seasonal blooms showcased outdoors & in a geodesic dome, plus educational programs & art shows.
Vander Veer Botanical Park
4.7 ★★★★★ 2,778 reviews
Sprawling circa-1885 park featuring a historic rose garden, seasonal greenhouse shows & a duck pond.
Dubuque Arboretum & Botanical Gardens
4.8 ★★★★★ 1,497 reviews
Scenic 56-acre community space with 60+ types of gardens, plus a playground, trails, tours & events.
Reiman Gardens
4.8 ★★★★★ 1,393 reviews
14-acre park featuring seasonal flowerbeds, a butterfly exhibit, sculptures, tours, lectures & more.
Salisbury House & Gardens
4.7 ★★★★★ 574 reviews
Furnished 1920s stone mansion housing an art museum, library, concert venue & botanical garden.
Iowa Arboretum & Gardens
4.7 ★★★★★ 407 reviews
This 348-acre reserve has self-guided woodland trails with scenic overlooks, deep ravines & streams.
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Garden venues don't care about borders — some of your best options may be a county over.