Location: 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, IL
The Chicago Botanic Garden is 385 acres of natural beauty, with 23 specialty gardens set on nine lakes. The Garden offers a wide range of educational programs for children and adults, a research program, facility rentals, horticultural therapy, tram tours.
- Volunteers Needed
- Classes
- Master Gardener Program
Types of Gardens/Collections:
Arboretum, Bonsai, Conservatory, Cottage, Display Garden, Herb, Herbarium, Kitchen, Native Plant, Perennial, Research, Rose, Sensory, Tropical, Xeriscape
Hours:
7 a.m. until 9 p.m. daily
Open every day except Christmas Day
Admission/Membership/Dues:
Admission free. Parking $12.
Membership: Individual $55/year; Family $70/year; Family Plus $95/year
Publications:
Garden Talk magazine; Plant Evaluation Notes; Plant Facts; Plants at a Glance; horticultural therapy books, Chicago Botanic Garden Encyclopedia of Gardens; School Gardening Manual; The Sunflower Family in the Upper Midwest; Garden Guide.
Meetings/Conventions:
Antiques & Garden Fair, Woman's Board Plant Sale, Annual Meeting, Members' Night, Classes, Symposia
