Gardens to visit in the CHICAGO area

 

Chicago Botanic Gardens – Glencoe, IL

https://www.chicagobotanic.org

 

Morton Arboretum - Lisle, IL

https://www.mortonarb.org

 

Garfield Park Conservatory - Chicago

https://garfieldconservatory.org

 

Lurie Garden - Millennium Park

https://www.luriegarden.org

 

Cantigny Park - Wheaton, IL

https://www.cantigny.org

 

Fabyan Japanese Garden - Geneva, IL

https://www.ppfv.org 

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Anderson Japanese Gardens - Rockford, IL

https://andersongardens.org

 

 

MICHIGAN

 

Fernwood Botanical Gardens – Niles, MI

https://www.fernwoodbotanical.org

 

 

MISSOURI

 

Missouri Botanical Garden – St. Louis, MO

https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org

 

 

WISCONSIN

 

Boerner Botanical Gardens – Milwaukee, WI

https://county.milwaukee.gov/EN/Parks/Explore/Boerner-Botanical-Gardens

 

Milwaukee Domes – Milwaukee, WI

https://milwaukeedomes.org

 

Olbrich Botanical Gardens – Madison, WI

http://www.olbrich.org

 

Rotary Botanical Gardens – Janesville, WI

https://rotarybotanicalgardens.org

 

 

USEFUL LINKS

 

https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/plantfinder/plantfindersearch.aspx

 

https://web.extension.illinois.edu/hortanswers/searchplant.cfm

 

https://www.chicagobotanic.org/plantcollections/plantfinder

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https://www.mortonarb.org/trees-plants/tree-and-plant-selection

 

Wildlifeillinois.org

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Additional Gardening References

 

https://www.consumernotice.org/environmental/pesticides/roundup/alternatives/

 

Midwest Milkweed

Gardening with Children

Native Pollinators in the Midwest

How to Build a Pollinator Garden

Selecting Trees for Your Home

Selecting a Shrub for Your Home

Planning a Garden

Composting

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