Garfield Park Conservatory Spring Flower Show
Where: Garfield Park Conservatory, 300 N. Central Park Ave, Show House, 312-746-5100
When: February 27 – May 9, 2021 10am – 8pm Wednesday (last entry at 7pm), 10am – 5pm Thursday through Sunday (last entry at 4pm).
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays. Admission free. Donations requested. Free parking is located just south of the Conservatory’s main entrance in the visitor parking lot. If you take the Green Line be aware of your surroundings you’ll be going through Austin and Garfield Park.
Indoor garden visits for the general public will begin on Saturday, February 27. Public reservations will open Friday, February 12 here.
Celebrate the return of spring once again at Garfield Park Conservatory. The annual Spring Flower Show attracts tens of thousands of visitors every year, lifting spirits with a sneak peek of the coming spring bloom. This years Spring Flower Show theme is Saturation.
General info about the Conservatory here.
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About Garfield Park Conservatory
GPC is one of the largest conservatories in the nation. When it opened in 1908 it was referred to as “landscape art under glass.” The conservatory occupies approximately 4.5 acres inside and out, where thousands of rare plant species are on display throughout eight indoor display rooms and vast outdoor gardens during the summer.
The Conservatory’s eight themed and multifaceted display houses are: Palm House, Fern Room, Sugar from the Sun, Elizabeth Morse Genius Children’s Garden, Aroid House, Desert House, Horticulture Hall and The Show House. The outdoor gardens include a city garden, a sensory garden, a labyrinth, lily pools and a demonstration garden.
Most recently, the Garfield Park Conservatory sustained catastrophic damage from a hail storm that swept through the area in June, 2011, shattering 60 percent of the facility’s glass roof. The public display houses most affected by the damage include the historic Fern Room, Show House, and Desert House, along with the all 10 production greenhouses. Reconstruction and repairs were completed in 2015 and all rooms have reopened.
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