Howells Greenhouse and Pumpkin Patch

Howells Greenhouse and Pumpkin Patch Howell's is a great place for a family outing any time of year and we are always Growing Something Special. Open everyday from 10-5p.m
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Looking for the perfect family outing in Central Iowa? Howell's Greenhouse & Pumpkin Patch , located near Des Moines, West Des Moines, Ankeny, and Waukee, offers seasonal attractions and fun activities year-round. We grow high-quality annuals, perennials, and succulents and invite you to stroll through our flower fields to pick a bucket of fresh flowers. Explore our wide selection of dried flower

bunches. During fall, visit our pumpkin patch with pumpkins, mums, Indian corn, decorative squash, gourds, and fresh bittersweet. Baby goat cuddling is a must-do! Our events include Easter, Iris Festival, our Flower Festival featuring sunflowers. Family fall fun includes hayrides, corn mazes, and more. Howell's is perfect for family fun!

What is Egg Palooza?🥚Chaos-Free egg hunt redeem your eggs for a prize valued at $6🐇 Photos with the easter bunny🧺...
04/03/2025

What is Egg Palooza?
🥚Chaos-Free egg hunt
redeem your eggs for a prize valued at $6
🐇 Photos with the easter bunny
🧺 festive photo ops
🚜🛁bathtub train rides
🌽Corn pool
🐰Obstacle course
🏃‍♂️Playground

Still have more questions? visit ⬇️⬇️ for more Q & A
https://howellsgreenhouseandpumpkinpatch.myshopify.com/products/egg-palooza

Here is what we were greeted with when coming into the workshop this morning!! ❤️❤️❤️🐑
04/02/2025

Here is what we were greeted with when coming into the workshop this morning!! ❤️❤️❤️🐑

🐣🥚EGG-PALOOZA TICKET GIVEAWAY! 🐣🥚Want to join the egg-citement at our Egg-Palooza this Easter?🌷🐰 We’re giving away TWO F...
04/02/2025

🐣🥚EGG-PALOOZA TICKET GIVEAWAY! 🐣🥚

Want to join the egg-citement at our Egg-Palooza this Easter?🌷🐰 We’re giving away TWO FREE TICKETS to our spring event! 🎟️
📢BEWARE OF SPAMMERS... WE HAVE ALREADY BEEN HIT WITH IMPERSONATORS TAGGING EVERYONE saying they won. They have since been deleted but keep in mind we won't make you fill anything out.

Anyways here is how to enter⬇️⬇️⬇️
Here's how to enter:
🥚 Like this post!
🐣Tag a friend who loves Easter fun!
🌸Drop your favorite spring emoji in the comments!

🚨Beware of scams! 🚨We will never send friend requests, ask for credit card info, or make you fill out a form!

Entries close Friday, April 4th, at 8 PM CT! 🕗Winner announced shortly after! 🎉

Curious about what Egg-Palooza is all about? Check out our website for all the egg-citing details! 🐇🐰🥚
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https://howellsgreenhouseandpumpkinpatch.com/events/

Ready, set, HOP to it! 🐣🥚🎟️

Back in the day, when we didn’t even have a gift shop, Farmer Fred and got his start at farmers markets, completely unaw...
03/31/2025

Back in the day, when we didn’t even have a gift shop, Farmer Fred and got his start at farmers markets, completely unaware of the world of craft shows. Once we discovered the craft show scene, we started hitting around 10 shows a year. The best show was always The Madison County Bridge Festival. 🚜🌻

This beautiful spring weather is giving us all the feels! ☀️✨ Here’s a little peek at how the greenhouse is coming along...
03/26/2025

This beautiful spring weather is giving us all the feels! ☀️✨ Here’s a little peek at how the greenhouse is coming along! 🌱🌿 Who else is counting down the days until planting season? 🙌🌸

🌸 Howells History: The Blooms of Madison County 🌸In 1995, we hit a major milestone—Howell’s was featured on the cover of...
03/24/2025

🌸 Howells History: The Blooms of Madison County 🌸

In 1995, we hit a major milestone—Howell’s was featured on the cover of Home and Garden Magazine! 🏡🌿 What made this even more special was the 8- page spread that showcased the beauty of our flowers and the hard work that went into making our farm a true gem in Madison County. 🌾✨

This was a huge moment for us, as it put us on the map and helped share our passion for dried flowers and agritourism with a much wider audience. People from all over started hearing about us and visiting to see the farm for themselves! 🌻

We’re so proud of how far we’ve come, and this feature was a huge turning point in our journey. Swipe through the photos to see a glimpse of that exciting time and the blooms that made us feel famous! 🌼

🌼SOON!!!🌸Happy first day of spring!!!⚘️🪻🌷
03/20/2025

🌼SOON!!!🌸
Happy first day of spring!!!⚘️🪻🌷

In case you missed our Facebook story yesterday with the goats showing off their St. Patrick’s Day spirit, here’s a behi...
03/19/2025

In case you missed our Facebook story yesterday with the goats showing off their St. Patrick’s Day spirit, here’s a behind-the-scenes look at what it really takes to capture the perfect goat pictures. Spoiler alert: It involves lots of treats, patience, and a little goat chaos! We have a video of the action, but Facebook wouldn't let me upload both pictures and videos so check out today's story those ⬆️⬆️⬆️

Here’s are some pictures of the farm’s first goat, Clayton! He had split personalities—one minute, he’d pull us around i...
03/17/2025

Here’s are some pictures of the farm’s first goat, Clayton! He had split personalities—one minute, he’d pull us around in the wagon, the next, he’d knock you right off your bike sideways if you dared ride past him! When we asked Fred why he got a goat, he just shrugged and said, “It seemed like a good idea at the time...” And honestly, it really was!

03/10/2025

Earlier today we posted about the history of our dried flower gift shop. Here is a video of what that looked like in 1994!
Once visitors started flocking to the farm, we knew it was time to expand! 🚜 In 1994, Farmer Fred built a gift shop inside our ancestral 1910 barn, creating a permanent space for all the beautiful products we were making. 🏡

Before that, Cindy Howell had been doing all the dried flower arranging in the basement of the house—talk about a tight squeeze! 😅 The new gift shop gave her and the team a more spacious and permanent spot to create and showcase their work.

At the height of the dried flower era, we had 6 full-time floral designers! 🌸 It was an exciting time of growth, creativity, and of course, lots of flowers.

Come visit and take a stroll through the barn—it’s full of history and stories like these! 💚

Once visitors started flocking to the farm, we knew it was time to expand! 🚜 In 1994, Farmer Fred built a gift shop insi...
03/10/2025

Once visitors started flocking to the farm, we knew it was time to expand! 🚜 In 1994, Farmer Fred built a gift shop inside our ancestral 1910 barn, creating a permanent space for all the beautiful products we were making. 🏡

Before that, Cindy Howell had been doing all the dried flower arranging in the basement of the house—talk about a tight squeeze! 😅 The new gift shop gave her and the team a more spacious and permanent spot to create and showcase their work.

At the height of the dried flower era, we had 6 full-time floral designers! 🌸 It was an exciting time of growth, creativity, and of course, lots of flowers.

Come visit and take a stroll through the barn—it’s full of history and stories like these! 💚

1993 was a BIG year for us! 📰 We were featured in our first newspaper article—the entire front page of the Des Moines Su...
03/03/2025

1993 was a BIG year for us! 📰 We were featured in our first newspaper article—the entire front page of the Des Moines Sunday Register by Carol McGarvey! 🙌 The feature highlighted our colorful alternative crop, and after that, people started flocking to the farm to see the top of the barn where we stored the flowers! 🌸

Next time you’re out at the farm, make sure to venture up to the top of the barn—it’s a unique sight you won’t want to miss! 😍

🌱 This week, we got to work in the greenhouse! The girls have been busy, busy, busy planting all the little plugs. 🌿 Lot...
02/28/2025

🌱 This week, we got to work in the greenhouse! The girls have been busy, busy, busy planting all the little plugs. 🌿 Lots of hands-on work and making sure everything’s ready for the season ahead. 💪 Excited to see it all come together as the plants start to grow! 🌸

In the early days, German Statice was a huge hit! 🌸 It was perfect for wreaths and arrangement bases, and at one point, ...
02/24/2025

In the early days, German Statice was a huge hit! 🌸 It was perfect for wreaths and arrangement bases, and at one point, Farmer Fred grew 4 acres of it! 😱 The upstairs of the barn was packed with nothing but German Statice. He even sold the whole crop every year with just a tiny ad in Florist Review magazine! ✨

This year, we’re experimenting with bringing German Statice back to the farm! Who knows—maybe we’ll start the trend all over again! 🌿

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Address

3145 Howell Court
Cumming, IA
50061

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

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+15159810863

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Are you looking to make your Easter festivities unique? Join us for Egg Palooza on the farm. Details https://howellsgreenhouseandpumpkinpatch.com/events/ #easterindesmoines #ThingstodoInDesMoines #easteregghunt #iowa #desmoines #familyactivities

Earlier today we posted about the history of our dried flower gift shop. Here is a video of what that looked like in 1994! Once visitors started flocking to the farm, we knew it was time to expand! 🚜 In 1994, Farmer Fred built a gift shop inside our ancestral 1910 barn, creating a permanent space for all the beautiful products we were making. 🏡 Before that, Cindy Howell had been doing all the dried flower arranging in the basement of the house—talk about a tight squeeze! 😅 The new gift shop gave her and the team a more spacious and permanent spot to create and showcase their work. At the height of the dried flower era, we had 6 full-time floral designers! 🌸 It was an exciting time of growth, creativity, and of course, lots of flowers. Come visit and take a stroll through the barn—it’s full of history and stories like these! 💚 #HowellsHistory #FarmLife #DriedFlowers #GiftShop #Everlastings #FlowerFarmer #FlowerFarm

With the negative temperatures this week just remember that Spring is coming.... eventually #spring #longwinter #hopeful #iowa

Just a little goat humor for your day!! #goats #billygoat #pets #goatfarm #ai

Here is a funny pick me up of goat humor for the day! 🤣 #babygoats #peekaboo #jumpingbabygoats #funnygoats

Don’t let the little obstacles fence you in. Face today with courage, curiosity, and a smile—it’s yours to conquer! #courious #naughtygoat #inspirationalquotes #funnyanimals #farmmascot #iowa #babygoat

Cold winter days have us dreaming of some baby goat love! #babygoats #babygoatlove #summerdreaming #iowa #desmoines #lookback

Wednesday, the goat, at it again!! #escapegoat #naughtygoat #iowa #desmoines #goatfarming

These freezing cold ❄️🥶 days have us dreaming of spring and all the vibrant colors it brings! 🌸🌼 Here's a look back at our beautiful iris field, a glimpse of the joy we have to look forward to. We’re already counting down to this spring’s Iris Festival, where the beauty of the season will be in full bloom. 🌷✨ Stay tuned for more details—we can’t wait to share it with you! #IrisFestival #SpringDreaming #FlowersInBloom #IrisFields #SpringVibes #GardenGoals #NatureLovers 🌸🌼🌿

Merry GOATmas from Howells!! #babygoats #goatfarm #farmlife #iowa #desmoines #merrychristmas

Want to get some Christmas shopping done without braving the weather? Support your local farm by purchasing an experience gift! Perfect for creating lasting memories with your loved ones while supporting our community. Gift card options are also available online! Check out our options today! ⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://howellsgreenhouseandpumpkinpatch.myshopify.com/ #iowa #desmoines #experiencegift #babygoats #seasonpass #farmfun

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