Join us for our Member Lecture on How to Create Butterfly Habitats.  We are excited to have Stephanie Walquist, co-founder of the West Cook chapter of Wild Ones, talk about how to create habitat gardens for our area butterflies.  Learn about local butterfly species and behaviors which add beauty to your garden.  Butterflies need year-round homes […]

Enjoy the Conservatory this Summer with wine and craft beer, music, appetizers and an artisan sharing their wares. Music: Andreas Kapsalis, guitarist Artisan: Serenitea Wine and Craft Beer:  Two Brothers Social Tap Appetizers:  Scratch on Lake Andreas Kapsalis is an innovative guitarist and a composer.  He has been called a steel string ten finger tapping guitar […]

Fall for the Friends Membership Drive is happening now! Help us reach our goal of 50 new members! Click today and Join FOPCON !    Become a member during the drive and receive a FREE succulent plant.  Pick up your plant any Saturday from 12:30 – 2:30 pm in the Conservatory lobby before October 31! Give or […]

Discover How to Put Your Garden to Bed is our lecture on Sunday, October 21 from 2 – 3 pm. Big or small, all gardens need tending in the Fall.  We are happy to have Ellen Kuner as our lecturer.  Ellen is a Master Gardener, long-time member friend of FOPCON and was president for four years.  […]

Purchase Tickets click here! Sip on selected wines that are paired with appetizers and bid farewell to Daylight Savings time.  Come find out about some of the educational programs we provide to children in our community. Participate in our Drawings 1 - Cooper’s Hawk Wine Package 2 - Wine Basket 3 - Gift Certificate for Park […]

Step inside the Oak Park Conservatory and walk through our Showrooms - the Mediterranean Room, the Tropical Room and the Desert Room.   Relax and rejuvenate as it gets cold outside with some nature inside!  Hope to see you soon. In the Tropical Room, enjoy the humid air and listen for the parrots and birds talking.  […]

Good news! Our Matching Challenge has been extended. We reached our initial goal of $5,000.  Thanks to this success, we have generous matching donors who are increasing our match which is now up to $7,500!  Donations will be matched now through December 31st.  Please go to our Donate page today and support the Friends, support the Conservatory!  Your […]

Have fun and help the Friends of the Oak Park Conservatory. Join us for Carnaval Masquerade! $50 a ticket or $75 for 2 tickets, ages 21+ Purchase tickets through the Park District website which can be accessed HERE. Live music by Four Star Brass Band featuring Evan Jacobson, Hatch Elementary School’s beloved music teacher who also […]

Come to our FREE event at the Oak Park Conservatory!!  Due to the popularity of this event, tickets are required. Please join us Sunday, March 3rd for KidsFest.  This year we are celebrating South American rainforests as we highlight our Tropical Showroom. There will be masks and plenty of feathers as we nod to Brazil’s Carnaval!  […]

Join us and hear our guest lecturer Rachel Hahs at the Oak Park Conservatory. Rachel is a Certified Biomimicry Professional, speaker and writer inspired to make the changes necessary for a sustainable future.  Please join us and learn about Biomimicry as Rachel will discuss this fascinating new field of science.  Scientists are learning the mysteries of how […]

Become Expert at Growing Raised Bed Veggies with Jill Niewoehner of Mama Grows.  Join us for our first lecture of the series.  Lectures are FREE and open to the public.  Registration required.  Celebrate 30 years of the Annual Plant Sale with Master Gardeners for expert tips and advice.   We are happy to have Jill Niewoehner […]