Illinois Gardens

Discover the beauty and splendor of Illinois State gardens, they offer you nature places to visit with events and activities for adults and children.
The dooryard violet is certainly one of the most recognizable native wildflowers in the state. It is also one of the most easily grown; it grows in anything from full sunlight to deep shade. Many types of violets, including the dooryard violet, produce two kinds of flowers.


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List of Flower Gardens in the State of Illinois

Klehm Arboretum

Reflection Riding is a 300-acre arboretum, otanical garden, and historic site dedicated to the study and conservation of native plant life that, through its unique landscape, provides pportunities for education, reflection and healing for people of all ages. more...

Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden

Lincoln Memorial Garden includes more than 100 acres of land encompassing the original Garden, the Walnut Grove, and small tracts East and South of the original Garden, along with a 29 acre tract known as the Ostermeier Prairie Center. more...

Chicago Botanical Garden

he 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". more...