Gardening with Native Plants
OnlineLearn how native plants offer a host of benefits in your garden. West Cook Wild Ones will teach us about native plants: how to select the best plants for shady, […]
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Learn how native plants offer a host of benefits in your garden. West Cook Wild Ones will teach us about native plants: how to select the best plants for shady, […]
Young learners (18 months - 5 years) will be delighted with stories, lessons, and crafts led by our education docents at the Oak Park Conservatory. Each month is a different […]
Join other gardeners and share your favorite plants and extra tools at the Friends of the Oak Park Conservatory-sponsored annual Spring Plant and Tool Exchange. Save your garden plastic pots from […]
Come explore Summer and the gardens at the Oak Park Conservatory. Hands-on activities are led by garden volunteers outside in our Discovery Garden. Learn about native Illinois Ecosystems and have […]
Enjoy an exciting self-guided tour of select private gardens and one public garden in Oak Park and River Forest. The walk will take place rain or shine. This is a […]
Growing garlic is one of the easiest crops to grow. Join us as we learn when and how to plant, what type of garlic to grow, and when to harvest […]
Join other gardeners and share your favorite plants and extra tools at the annual Fall Plant and Tool Exchange. Save your garden plastic pots and drop them off at our […]
Join the Conservatory's Director of Horticulture, Patti Staley, to learn about the basics of planting fall bulbs for spring blooms at the free, virtual event. Participants will learn when and […]
Summertime is the best time to enjoy an evening of music and drinks outdoors at the Oak Park Conservatory. Celebrate summer in the Rubinstein Garden with friends under the night […]
When it comes to chile peppers, there are literally thousands of varieties that come in all shapes, sizes, colors and, of course, levels of heat. Join the Friends of the […]
Asimina triloba, the North American pawpaw, is more ancient than the native peoples of the Americas -- it goes back millions of years. With a renewed interest in pawpaw and […]
Join the Friends of the Oak Park Conservatory as we welcome the American Iris Society for this lecture on growing irises. You will learn the basics of when, where, and […]
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