Explore the Garden
• Aquatic Garden
• Bonsai Collection
• Bulb Garden
• Circle Garden
• Dwarf Conifer Garden
• Enabling Garden
• English Oak Meadow
• English Walled Garden
• Esplanade
• Evening Island
• Fruit & Vegetable
Garden
• Greenhouses
• Heritage Garden
• Lakeside Gardens
• Landscape Gardens
• Japanese Garden
• McDonald Woods
• Native Plant Garden
• Plant Evaluation
Gardens
• Prairie
• Railroad Garden
• Rose Garden
• Sensory Garden
• Skokie River
• Spider Island
• Water Gardens
• Waterfall Garden
You are looking at the Chicago Botanic Garden's Enabling Garden, dedicated to making gardening accessible for people of all ages and abilities. At the far end of this 11,000-square-foot garden, framed by the gardens Container Court and Gallery Garden, is an outdoor classroom. As you move to the right, you will discover the spectacular views from the Vista Garden, out to the lakes and gardens beyond. You will notice the vertical gardens, raised beds, paved pathways, water features and sensory plants designed to make gardening easy, safe and interesting for all.
Click and drag your cursor across the picture to get the feel of moving around the garden. You can zoom in by using the shift key or zoom out with the control key.
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Download a guide for the Enabling Garden. (PDF 352K)