Rose Gardens, Sensory Gardens, English Gardens, Aquatic Gardens-these are just a few of the beautiful gardens you will see on the 385 acres at the Chicago Botanic Gardens located at 1000 Lake Cook Rd. in Glencoe, IL. The garden features 23 display gardens and it is surrounded by lakes and beautiful waterfalls. Be sure to bring your camera! Admission to the gardens is a $20.oo parking fee and believe me it is well worth it!
As I walked around the gardens I saw plants I never heard of before and smelled different smells in each garden. If you get tired on walking, the gardens also have a 35 minute narrated tram tour that you can take for a small fee. If you get hungry or thirsty you can go to their very nice cafe that offers breakfast, lunch and dinner.
The Gardens also has a lovely photography and artwork display in the Regenstein Center. As you walk out of there you can see a great display of Bonsai trees. These are totally amazing. It is really interesting to see how one sculpts a tree and how they cut it and tie some branches down to make it have an aged look. There is also a beautiful Japanese Garden and home to see.
A very special place to take youngsters is the Miniature Train display that takes you thru the Landmarks of America. The display has the trains going up and under the bridges and thru high and low tunnels. A couple of the sights you will see are the Statue of Liberty and the White House. It also shows Wrigley Field with a big W behind it. The train is outside from May until the end of October and it is well worth the price of $5.00 to view for adults and $3.00 for children. The details and the work that goes into it is amazing.
As my husband and I continued our walk thru the gardens we stopped several times to enjoy the view from several of the many benches they have on the grounds. We really liked sitting on the benches by the huge waterfall watching the birds and looking at the water lillies.
We look forward to seeing the gardens when the season changes. I can only imagine how beautiful the fall colors will be.
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As I walked around the gardens I saw plants I never heard of before and smelled different smells in each garden. If you get tired on walking, the gardens also have a 35 minute narrated tram tour that you can take for a small fee. If you get hungry or thirsty you can go to their very nice cafe that offers breakfast, lunch and dinner.
The Gardens also has a lovely photography and artwork display in the Regenstein Center. As you walk out of there you can see a great display of Bonsai trees. These are totally amazing. It is really interesting to see how one sculpts a tree and how they cut it and tie some branches down to make it have an aged look. There is also a beautiful Japanese Garden and home to see.
A very special place to take youngsters is the Miniature Train display that takes you thru the Landmarks of America. The display has the trains going up and under the bridges and thru high and low tunnels. A couple of the sights you will see are the Statue of Liberty and the White House. It also shows Wrigley Field with a big W behind it. The train is outside from May until the end of October and it is well worth the price of $5.00 to view for adults and $3.00 for children. The details and the work that goes into it is amazing.
As my husband and I continued our walk thru the gardens we stopped several times to enjoy the view from several of the many benches they have on the grounds. We really liked sitting on the benches by the huge waterfall watching the birds and looking at the water lillies.
We look forward to seeing the gardens when the season changes. I can only imagine how beautiful the fall colors will be.
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