The Olbrich Botanical Gardens is a 16-acre large outdoor garden featuring Midwest plants and stunning landscapes. It’s a free attraction open every day for the public. You’ll see prairie style architecture, a Thai Pavilion and Garden, a rose garden and an innovative tropical garden. Along with beautiful gardens and landscape, you can take advantage of the gift shop, meeting rooms and horticultural library. Here is a look at what you can enjoy at the Olbrich Botanical Gardens.
What to expect at Olbrich
Inside the Botanical Gardens you’ll find the Bolz Conservatory. Inside this 50ft tall sunny glass pyramid you’ll find the diverse tropical plants, free-flying birds, rushing waterfall and blooming orchids. You’ll get to see the plants on which common foods come from, such as coffee and banana.
There are carnivorous plants as well and the conservatory can get up to 95 degrees Fahrenheit making you feel like you’ve been whisked away to somewhere tropical. In the summer, the Olbrich’s Blooming Butterflies will be free-flying throughout the Conservatory.
Olbrich’s Thai Pavilion Garden is the only one in the continental US and is an outdoor garden experience. You’ll see the Rose Garden featuring shrub roses and perennials. The Perennial Garden, Herb Garden and Sunken Garden are a few of the specialty gardens to enjoy. Check this area out daily, year-round.
Visiting Olbrich
The outdoor garden hours are 8am-8pm from April through September, 9am -6pm in October and 9am-4pm in November through March. The Conservatory hours are Monday through Saturdays from 10am-4pm and they close at 5pm on Sundays. The Conservatory admission is $2 while the outdoor garden is free. You can see the Conservatory for free on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 10am-12pm.
Olbrich offers special events during the year. Along with the Blooming Butterflies in the summer, check out Olbrich’s Holiday Express and Concerts in the Gardens. Community groups and garden clubs occasionally host sales, shows and meetings there. The gift shop is open all week offering home décor, decorative glass, artwork, jewelry and accessories, live plants and more. Olbrich also offers classes, workshops, a library and group tours.
Visit Olbrich Botanical Gardens for a beautiful experience full of plants, gardens and more.
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