Garden Walk

29th Annual Garden Club of Oak Park and River Forest and Friends of the Oak Park Conservatory Garden Walk

Advance Tickets $18 Garden Walk Tickets

Sunday June 25th 2023

The Annual Garden Walk takes place on a Sunday in June from 10 AM to 4 PM. Usually one community garden and private gardens in the Oak Park and River Forest communities are featured. This is a joint project of the Garden Club of Oak Park and River Forest (GCOPRF) and the Friends of the Oak Park Conservatory (FOPCON). The proceeds are shared between the two organizations. The GCOPRF designates their proceeds to fund a yearly scholarship program for graduates of the Oak Park River Forest High School. FOPCON proceeds benefit the Oak Park Conservatory.

Do you need garden inspiration? Are you curious about your Oak Park and River Forest neighbor’s gardens? Come out and enjoy the Annual Oak Park & River Forest Garden Walk. Gather some friends and enjoy a special summer day on this self-guided tour. Plan on driving or biking between gardens. Street parking will be available at each location.

Advance tickets are $18 (before 5pm 6/24/23)

Day of tickets are $23, available at the Cheney Mansion and the Oak Park Conservatory

Children under 12 free

(Members of FOPCON-Friends of the Oak Park Conservatory and the Garden Club of Oak Park & River Forest advance tickets $15)

Garden Walk Ticket

TICKET SALES
Credit cards and PayPal can be used on the ticket link.Garden Walk TicketThe tickets will be $23 on the day of the walk and advance tickets will be $18. Children 12 and under are free with an adult.

The tickets are non-refundable.The emailed receipt should be exchanged for the Garden Guides on the day of the walk.

Discounted advance general public tickets will be available June 1st. Discounted advance tickets must be purchased by 5 pm the day before the walk.

GCOPRF and FOPCON Members may purchase discounted tickets, $18. The member discount will be available May 1st until 5pm the evening before the Garden Walk.

Regular priced tickets are on sale the day of the walk, $23.

There is an option to pay with a check. Please make the check out to GCOPRF.

Please mail the check to arrive one week before the Garden Walk.:

Garden Club of Oak Park & River Forest,
P.O. Box 5633
River Forest, IL 60305


DAY OF GARDEN WALK
On the day of the event you must bring the email receipt you received when you purchased your ticket(s). Exchange your receipt at the Cheney Mansion or the Oak Park Conservatory for the Garden Guides. The Garden Guides will have the garden locations and information about each garden. The Garden Guide is required for admission to each garden. The Garden Guides will be available from 9:30 am until 2:00 pm.

Look for the wooden sunflowers at the curb and the volunteers at each garden. Please no strollers, smoking, video cameras, or pets in the gardens. Plan on driving or biking between gardens. Street parking will be available at each location.

Garden Guide Pickup
Oak Park Conservatory, 615 Garfield St., Oak Park
OR
Cheney Mansion, 220 North Euclid Ave., Oak Park

Restrooms will be available at both Park District locations.

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This is a year round project beginning with selecting gardens for the following year, immediately before and after the Garden Walk.

Committee Responsibilities: Sets the date, seeks out and selects gardens, produces the Garden Guide, solicits advertisements for the Garden Guide, coordinates volunteers and plans a reception for garden owners and volunteers.

Information: 708-725-2400
FOPCON.ORG
GCOPRF.ORG

Special Thanks
The Garden Walk Committee offers a sincere thank you to everyone who helped make this annual community event a success: the advertisers, those who donated prizes, and the Park District of Oak Park for their support. We would especially like to thank Marc Linne, the graphic designer who has for years offered his time and talent to create the Garden Guide. We are grateful to our gardeners for sharing their unique spaces and inviting us.

Garden Walk Committee
Sue Boyer, Walk co-chair, ad sales
Gina Sennello, Walk co-chair, Garden Guide editor, garden liaison
Carol Gallagher, treasurer
Cynde Seegers, secretary
Fran French, garden liaison
Kathy Fiorito, publicity
Ellen Kuner, publicity
Sue Molojevic, volunteers
Mary Cay Murray, garden reviewer
Mary Wagner, garden reviewer
Sandy Noel, drawing
Mary O’Kiersey, photographer
Kathy English, yard signs, drawing
Linda Reisberg, garden locator, banners

Links to our Sponsors
*Davey Tree
*Deep Roots Project
*Empowering Gardens
*Forest Printing
*Gerger & Greco Landscaping
*Good Earth Greenhouse
*Kelty Lawn Care
*Kelty Pavers
*Kiave Design
*Lake Theater
*Lurie Garden
*McAdam Landscaping
*Park District of Oak Park
*SavATree

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Links to past Garden Walk Pages

28th Annual Garden Walk

27th Annual Garden Walk
26th Annual Garden Walk
25th Annual Garden Walk
24th Annual Garden Walk

2012 Oak Park & River Forest Garden Walk

26th Annual Garden Walk

25th Annual Garden Walk

24th Annual Garden Walk

Garden Walk Photos-1

19th Annual Garden Walk

19th Annual OPRF Garden Walk

updated 7/29/22