Name of Garden:
Chicago Botanical Garden
History and Description:
The mission of the Chicago Botanic Garden is to promote the enjoyment, understanding and conservation of plants and the natural world.
The 385-acre Garden features 23 display gardens and three native habitats, uniquely situated on nine islands surrounded by lakes.
The Chicago Horticultural Society was founded in 1890. At its heart was the understanding that the city of Chicago was incorporated with the Latin words Urbs in Horto, meaning "city in a garden". The Society hosted nationally recognized flower and horticultural shows and supported Chicago's lakeshore improvements and park system. After a period of inactivity, the Chicago Horticultural society was restarted in 1943. In 1963, the Chicago Historical Society was granted 300 acres of forest on the outskirts of the city, and the Chicago Botanic Garden established roots. With the groundbreaking for the Garden in 1965 and its opening in 1972, the Society created a permanent site on which to carry out its mission. The mission encompasses three important components: collections, education and research.
From its founding, the Garden has hired leading architects, beginning with the master plan by John O. Simonds and Geoffrey Rausch. Edward Larabee Barnes designed the Education Center as the Garden's first building in 1977. The Malott Japanese Garden, Sansho-En, was completed in 1982. Throughout its existence, the Chicago Botanic Garden has developed gardens and educational facilities with a meticulous eye toward its original mission.
Address:
Chicago Botanic Garden
1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, IL 60022
Phone 847.835.5440
Directions:
The Chicago Botanic Garden is located at 1000 Lake Cook Road in Glencoe, Illinois, approximately 25 miles north of downtown Chicago.
From Chicago
Follow the Kennedy Expressway (I-90/94) west to Edens Expressway (I-94) and U.S. Route 41. Exit at Lake Cook Road and travel 1/2 mile east to the Garden.
Admission and Hours:
Gatehouse |
7am-9pm daily |
Membership |
7am-9pm daily |
Information Desk |
7am-9pm daily |
Plant Information |
9am-4pm Monday-Saturday |
Library |
9am-4pm Monday-Saturday, closed holidays |
Garden Café
Garden Grill |
8am-9pm daily
(last order 8:30 pm) |
Rose Terrace
(weather permitting) |
11am-5pm Monday-Friday;
11am-5:30pm weekends |
Espresso and Wine Kiosk |
6pm-8pm Mondays |
Garden Shop |
10am-9pm daily |
Fruit and Vegetable Garden |
until 6 daily |
Admission is free. (No pets allowed, except for service animals.) except for Parking
Parking fees as of July 1, 2006:
$12 per car (including tax)
$7 for senior citizens on Tuesdays (including tax)
$20 per van & limousine (including tax)
$45 per minibus, bus & RV (including tax)
Website:
http://www.chicago-botanic.org/ |
