The Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden has extended its hours due to high demand for Dome for the Holidays. The local botanical garden transforms into a tropical light oasis during the new ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Des Moines Botanical Garden’s first-ever Dome for the Holidays event has been such a huge hit that organizers had to expand the event’s hours to keep up with demand.

THAN $4, A CENTERPIECE OF THE GREATER DES MOINES BOTANICAL GARDENS COLLECTION IS NO MORE. TODAY, THE GIANT CUBAN ROYAL PALM TREE WAS CUT DOWN. PIECE BY PIECE. IT WAS GROWING TOO LARGE FOR THE DOME.

The tree is coming down because it has grown so large that it's getting too big for a domed garden. The dome is 70 feet tall. The Botanical Garden says it will start removing the tree one week ...