GARDEN SOCIAL DATES
June 11, 2-5 PM
July 16, 2-5 PM
August 13, 2-5 PM
September 24, 2-5 PM
- Each Month Features Different Private Gardens and a Historic
home tour
- Meet at 1:45 PM in the Park near the field house in Wicker
Park -
1425 N. Damen Ave., Chicago
- Street Parking available
The Wicker Park Garden Club will present a series of guided tours
(June-August) of The Westfall Gardens (8,000 sq. ft) in Wicker Park (1425
N. Damen) and of selected private gardens (approx 3 per month) located in the
historic Wicker Park neighborhood. You will see large gardens (3 city
lots) designed to complement some of Chicago’s most beautiful Victorian
homes to small elegantly designed courtyard gardens. You will find some
of the gardens to border on the eccentric; others extremely elegant and
inspiring. The gardens feature plantings appropriate for full shade
designs to full sun exposures, water features, and exciting and unique
garden hardscape materials. Each month features different gardens.
Many of the gardens were designed by the homeowners. Meet the gardeners,
learn how they designed their gardens, learn horticultural techniques
that the gardener's employ in their gardens, and then enjoy refreshments
and meet other gardeners from around the Chicagoland area.
The Garden Socials are limited to 75 people and begin outside the field
house in the park, 1425 N. Damen. Street parking only.
HISTORIC BOOK
Elaine Cooren’s book:
Wicker Park from 1673 thru 1929 and Walking Tour Guide
Will be Available at Each Garden Social
