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    Dubuque Arboretum & Botanical Gardens

    4.7 (19 reviews)
    Open 7:00 am - 7:00 pm

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    Ari W.

    Visited the gardens last week and I was impressed! This is a such a beautifully manicured park with plenty of walkways to stroll and beautiful plants to look at - even in the fall when everything is beginning to turn brown for the season. The koi pond was fun - only 25 cents to feed the fish and they sure put on a show. Plenty of parking. The walkways are well-kept and easily maneuvered. I would definitely recommend checking this place out on a nice day.

    5/10/24 @ 1 p.m. - My family and I had the pleasure of visiting this breathtaking arboretum by accident. We were kind of passing through Dubuque and said "wait a minute!" This city has amazing must-sees. The arboretum is now a family favorite. We could easily spend the entire day here just to truly take it all in. My favorite was the hosta garden. I've never seen so many hostas in one place before. The waterfalls, the modern artwork, iron and concrete benches, big spectacular koi fish, immaculately manicured grass, kids playground and family restrooms, meticulously labelled plants/trees, bamboo hand rails, peonies, gazebos, various maples, and several other features make this arboretum & botanical garden a dream to observe. The pics & vids do not do this magical place justice. Stop by, and if you're an avid plant lover, I believe they are looking for volunteers.

    The English Garden
    Bree T.

    I have taken my daughter here at least once a week. She gets to experience the beauty of nature in the quiet, peaceful setting. It's become one of my favorite places to get out of the house with. The English Garden in the back is my favorite. I could sit there for hours and listen to the fountain and birds.

    This is my daughter posing for me by the fish pond! She lives playing there and seeing all the flowers
    Angela F.

    I could spend every day at the arboretum! Love taking photos there! It is a beautiful place and great for family dates!

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    11 years ago

    Beautiful place. I only shorted it a star because there weren't any Koi fish in the pond. I was really looking forward to that.

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    The koi pond was fun - only 25 cents to feed the fish and they sure put on a show.

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    Convivium Urban Farmstead - Chicken Pesto Panini

    Convivium Urban Farmstead

    4.3(71 reviews)
    2.1 mi
    $$

    Recently, some close friends, my wife and I drove over to Dubuque for a weekend getaway. We love…read morefarm-to-table restaurant concepts and in-city dining, so we thought Convivium would be an ideal spot to have breakfast on our first day in town. As great as this place could (if not should) be, it will never reach it's potential with the lousy customer service that we experienced. Why do I say this? Read on Yelper. We arrive for breakfast around 9:45 am on Saturday. There was a little bit of a line, which is to be expected at any well known breakfast/brunch establishment, right? The young lady working the register asked if we wanted to pick a table outside, handed us four menus and told us that someone would be out there to help us shortly. We sat at an empty, yet still dirty with plates from the last customers, table that was in the shade. Annnnnd we waited. As staff came out to attend to other customers sitting in the same patio area, the four of us sat there waiting for water, coffee, a smile... heck even an acknowledgement that we were there would have been nice. Seriously, if the Invisible Man was real and sitting at the table, he probably would have had a better chance of being noticed by the servers working that morning. We ended up busing our own table because no staff would bother to do it - I'm very serious. Nearly 20 minutes pass. As another couple comes into the patio, sits down and gets near immediate service with their drink orders, we had it! We entered the restaurant to find out what the problem is for such terrible service?!? The tall, head service member (did not catch her name) had an attitude for sure with her question "Did one of us seat you?" and we answered that "No, your host teammate told us to grab the table." She damn near rolled her eyes. Finally, lightening struck... someone showed up to give us water, wipe the table, and take our order. But don't get your hopes up that this was the end of bad service. Regrettably, it was not. We waited nearly 25 more minutes to get our order of eggs, potatoes, bacon, and sausage. Tough order for a breakfast place, don'tcha think? Out comes the food... without utensils to eat with. 4 mins of watching your food get cold motivated us to good inside and get our own utensils. As we did, the head member walks out with the items. Now - let's shift to the one positive part of the experience and that of course is the food. To show you that I am a reasonable reviewer, I will tell you that the meal was very tasty, cooked to order, and satisfying (especially when you're starving!). When I said at the beginning that this place can be great, the food is the reason why. After a Friday night of fun, a place like Convivium is just what you want for a Saturday breakfast before an afternoon of NCAA College Football - you know what I mean? But until management decides to hold the staff accountable for this terrible customer service, Convivium will be closed in less than 5 years (my prediction). Read some of the other reviews... we share the same general opinion. And this is coming from someone that values restaurant concepts like this one. Get it together before its too late, Convivium.

    What a disappointment. Yelp usually leads me to amazing spots, but this was a fail…read more I loved the concept and the cool vibe of the place but the food and the service were lacking the same luster. My dad, sister, and I stopped in on a Sunday afternoon. My sister enjoyed her chicken pesto panini but Dad found his pulled pork to be dry and bland. I ordered broccoli cheese soup with sourdough toast. The soup was absolutely disgusting. It was so thick, overcooked, and tasted like it had been on a back burner for three days straight. Not to be gross, but it looked like congealed dog vomit. When I mentioned to our server, she was very condescending. I would like to try again and hopefully it was just a tough day.

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    Culver's Lawn & Landscape

    Culver's Lawn & Landscape

    2.8(12 reviews)
    53.8 mi
    $$

    I am a sucker for nurseries and this one does not fail to disappoint…read more Wander around to the side to view their koi pond and garden. Beautifully landscaped with inspiration galore. Their gift shop has all types of lawn ornaments and accessories for inside/outside planters. For the fairy gardener, there's a whole section devoted to these miniature creations. There was a plethora of inside/outside plants and flowers, water plants, and trees. I could literally spend hours walking up and down the aisles admiring the gorgeous colors.

    We are extremely dissatisfied with our experience with Culver's Landscaping…read more Communication has been very poor throughout the process. We have had to initiate every phone call ourselves just to get updates on our project. When we signed on, we were told our project would be one of the first completed this summer, yet we have received virtually no proactive communication regarding scheduling or progress. After the heavy rains last week, we assumed our project would begin today, but no one showed up and no one contacted us. Once again, we are left having to reach out ourselves to find out what is happening. To make matters more frustrating, we were recently informed that our original project manager no longer works for the company. Now we are being told that the new project manager would like to schedule yet another walk-through, despite previous meetings and discussions. At this point, we are beyond frustrated and disappointed. The lack of communication, follow-through, and project management has made what should have been an exciting landscaping project a very negative experience.

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