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The "Plantoir" sculpture, a landmark in Des Moines since 2002, has been removed from its location in the Western Gateway.

People Inc., formerly Dotdash Meredith., sold the sculpture to an undisclosed out-of-state buyer for an unrevealed price.

The sculpture was originally purchased by Meredith Corp. to honor the company's 100th anniversary.

And just like that it was gone.

Only scaffolding surrounds the bare spot where the famous sculpture of a giant garden trowel towered in the Western Gateway of downtown Des Moines until sometime Thursday, Sept. 11, a monument to the former Meredith Corp., which was headquartered there, and its Better Homes & Gardens magazine.

The People Inc. media conglomerate formed in the 2021 combination of Meredith and New York-based Dotdas

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