enjoy your visit — visiting the garden

2010 Hours of Operation

In the morning, enjoy a cup of coffee, a newspaper, and one of the best made-to-order omelets on the North Shore in the Garden Café, then stroll through 24 display gardens and three natural habitats.

	Spring Hours April 1 – June 4	Summer Hours June 5 – September 6
Garden Grounds*	8 a.m. – Sunset	7 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Regenstein Center**	9 a.m. – 7 p.m. daily	9 a.m. – 9 p.m. daily
Gatehouse	8 a.m. – 7 p.m. daily in April 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. daily, May–June 4	7 a.m. – 9 p.m. daily
Membership Desk	8 a.m. – 5 p.m. daily	8 a.m. – 9 p.m. daily
Visitor Center Information Desk	8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. weekdays 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. weekends	8 a.m. – 9 p.m. daily
Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Plant Conservation Science Center	9 a.m. – 5 p.m. daily	9 a.m. – 9 p.m. daily
	Complimentary Shuttle from the Visitor Center to the Science Center offered 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. April 16, and weekends April 17 – May 2. Shuttle service daily May 3 – October 31
Plant Information Service	9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Mon. – Sat. Noon – 4 p.m. Sunday Closed holidays	9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Mon. – Sat. Noon – 4 p.m. Sunday Closed holidays
Library	10 a.m. – 4 p.m. weekdays Noon – 4 p.m. weekends Closed holidays	10 a.m. – 4 p.m. weekdays Noon – 4 p.m. weekends Closed holidays; July 5, Independence Day (observed)
Garden Café	8 a.m. – 5 p.m. weekdays 8 a.m. – 5:30 weekends	8 a.m. – 9 p.m. daily
Rose Terrace Café	Open select weekends in May, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Weather permitting	11 a.m. – 5 p.m. daily Weather permitting
Garden Grille	Open select weekends in May, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Weather permitting	11 a.m. – 9 p.m. daily Weather permitting
Garden Shop	10 a.m. – 5 p.m. weekdays 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. weekends	10 a.m. – 9 p.m. daily
Wheelbarrow Shop	Opens May 22 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Wed. – Sun.	Wed. – Sun. and Labor Day 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Grand Tram Tours	Beginning April 16 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. daily, extended weekend hours May 1 – June 4 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. daily, extended weekend hours Weather permitting	10 a.m. – 7 p.m. daily Weather permitting
Bright Encounters Tours	Beginning Monday, April 26 10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. daily, extended weekend hours May 1 – June 4 10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. daily, extended weekend hours Weather permitting	10:15 a.m. – 4:15 p.m. daily Weather permitting
Free Walking Tours† (Meet at the Crescent Garden)	Begins June 7	10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Mon. – Fri. Weather permitting Inquire at Information Desk for confirmed departure times.
Garden Trolley (Glencoe Metra station to Chicago Botanic Garden)	Antiques and Garden Fair April 16, 17 & 18 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. May 9 – May 31 Sundays & Memorial Day 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.	June 6 - September 5 Sundays, 9:30 a.m. – 7 p.m. Saturday, June 5 Monday, July 5 September 6 9:30 a.m. – 7 p.m. Wine Festival June 12 and 13 9:30 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Model Railroad Garden Landmarks of America	Opening May 8 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. daily Weather permitting	10 a.m. – 8 p.m. daily Weather permitting
Fruit & Vegetable Garden	Closed at 6 p.m.	Closed at 6 p.m.
Tool Shed Information Center	Opens May 12 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Wed. – Sun.	11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Wed. – Sun.

*Special Event areas may extend past posted sunset closings.
**Extended hours for class participants.
†Inquire at Information Desk for confirmed departure times. Meet at the Crescent Garden, weather permitting.