For the last 20 years I have enjoyed every visit to Gethsemene Gardens. Everyone is so friendly,…read morehelpful and knowledgeable; especially Fran in trees and shrubs and Stan, the delivery man! Once, Stan, made a delivery and forgot some plants, so he drove right back to Gethsemene Gardens and redelivered the plants within 45 minutes. GREAT service all around!

Helpful staff. This place is HUGE. Ask any of the workers for guidance, recommendation, questions…read moreand they will help you at the drop of a hat. We are only coming here for our garden needs from now ON. We planted carrots this year from Gethsemane and they are THRIVING.

Service, selection and value unmatched in Northern Chicagoland. Plus they're family owned. Highly…read morerecommend this greenhouse for your green thumb work!

Julia, was super sweet & very helpful. I came in today…read morewith a broken foot the gorgeous flowers just gave me the urge to walk .. Julia helped me find the perfect climbing flowers . Super helpful super nice ....Gorgeous place, great prices.

Great place to stroll. Lots of treasures around every turn. I found the perfect annuals for a shady…read morepart of my garden.

The flowers and plants here are BEAUTIFUL! You might pay a little more than at big box nurseries,…read morebut it's definitely worth it. The staff are all knowledgeable and can actually talk to you about the flowers and make recommendations based on what you're looking for. I brought my VERY picky mother here, and she loved it! I highly recommend!!

Let me start with wow!!! Why because I didn't expect to leave this business with all I did. I went…read morein for a specific pit for my Ponytail Palm. I wanted either a wide mouth with drainage holes or a tall slender pot. I got that and much more. My Ponytail came in a growers pot I just needed something cosmetically pleasing. I walked in this establishment and was met with first a "hello and welcome in" then to the left was BEAUTIFUL ceramic ombré pots, to the right was more colors, sizes and material. Further in the back I saw stripes and blends of color and further back I saw a pot with legs wow mind blowing. I expected these pots to be over $25, not the case I got two for $19.99. Two ceramic pots what a steal. I didn't buy any plants but I saw a Lemon Philodendron that is still on my mind, which I'm sure I'll be going back to purchase. Great service, product and customer service my new favorite place. Oh btw I just started a hydroponic system (countertop) and they had how to books, books for beginner plant mom/dads. Just a great place. I cannot say enough about Christy Webber Farm & Garden

The best. Been a long time since being involved with CW. But, her abilities are 2nd to none in…read morethe landscape community. It was a pleasure back in the day while I worked at Aspen Valley to recommend her.

I've been pleased to use Farmers Market for many years. Their plants see always well cared for and…read morehealthy. Over the years they've expanded their selection to include more trees and shrubs. One of the things that I love is that they load bagged compost, mulch , potting soil directly to your car. It's an enormous help to me and I'm sure to many others.

I buy my annual flowers and vegetable plants here every summer. The plants are in good condition…read moreand they always have whatever additional accessories I might need like planters and soil. The staff is always very knowledgeable.

The locals know to go here for the annual organic greenhouse plant sale, which was Saturday 5/20…read moreand Sunday 5/21. Get there early, as the nicer and larger plants sell very quickly. Also, it's cash only, and make sure you bring your own boxes to carry your plants. The volunteers are really nice and helpful here. Prices started at $3 for the smaller plants and went up from there. The organic green house not only offers children's and adult classes, they also have a wonderful community garden which is open Thursdays and Saturdays from 10 am to 12 pm. it is also the only teaching greenhouse from the Chicago Park District, located within the grounds of Kilbourn Park. They seek to connect people to nature, teach sustainable gardening practices, and promote fresh and healthy food to people of all ages through garden-based programming. Kids can enjoy the Garden Buddies program for toddlers, plus the Harvest Garden and Eco-Explorers programs for youth. Adult gardeners can attend a continuing education series and other workshops sponsored by The Friends of Kilbourn Park Organic Greenhouse. Although the park is one of the smaller ones in the city, they have a soccer field, tennis courts, playground, basketball court, Kilbourn Park also offers different after school programs for kids and a summer camp that is quite good.

This is quite an extensive park! We met a group of friends here for one of their periodic bat…read morewalks, which I think was a program of the Friends of Kilbourn Park. They do have a good sized field house here, with programming for a variety of age ranges, so it's worth checking out the CPD activities schedule. There's lots of green space, but also baseball fields, tennis courts, and a nice sized playground. The playground, too, serves a nice range of ages. But what I liked most about this park was the greenhouse and outdoor natural play area. There are places for kids to sit for various activities that take place here, an outdoor kitchen, and a large greenhouse. It's called a "teaching greenhouse", and is unique amongst Chicago parks (at least as of 2026). There's a program called garden buddies aimed at toddlers and I wish I lived closer to be able to have my child participate in it! There's also a plant sale each year. If all that weren't enough, an orchard--the first in a major metropolitan city in the US!--was planted in 2008. Apples, pears, and more--including the paw paw, an unusual, native Illinois fruit--grow on these trees. Currants, berries, and more have also been planted here. I'm excited to keep an eye on their events.

I really enjoy this local establishment for plant needs! They have porch items (and even live…read moreanimals like turtles, fish, and birds) here, but I was mainly here for the plant nursery. It definitely feels extensive and organized with sections for soil, different climates/plant needs, and grade of plant. The indoor plants I've bought here are mostly doing great if a little neglected from my own care. We ended up planting some of the outdoor plants too early, but the quality was great overall. Given the late last frost date here, I would just wait to buy outdoor plants in the spring. The parking lot is extensive, and they have several community events as well as opportunities to host birthday parties for any age. Staff were really helpful and efficient at the register.

What a unique place! When you drive up you don't even know it's a nursery based on the outside, but…read moreas you walk in, there's more and more to be discovered. I by not means have a green thumb so I appreciate all of the fun facts and tips and tricks they were posted on now to keep some of the plants alive. When you first walk in, you see all types of soil snd. Will notice different sections of the store. We stumbled upon the furry friends, hamsters and guinea pigs as we were looking at the cacti's, then that led to the bird aviary where folks can donate to interact with the birds. There are so many of them. We then heard a waterfall and walked towards it and got stopped in our tracks by buddy the turtle next to the koi pond. It's literally like Narnia here. We walked through all of the plants and found the party room. So fun to hear that they do events and folks can paint their own pottery before planting in them. While walking around none of the staff really interacted with us so we didn't really know where to really find what we were looking for, but that's okay because the adventure was also really fun. Overall a great experience, highly recommend for anyone looking to build their garden.

Nice garden and landscape center! We stopped by to look at mulch prices and the day was nice so…read moreshopped around a bit. I bought a couple grapevines for the garden and the folks working there were very friendly and helpful.

I ordered 2 yards of garden mix soil. A friend referred me elsewhere but I thought I should spend…read moremy money in my community. The guy who dropped the soil was great, very mindful of where and how to drop it. The soil has so many bits of plastic throughout it. Here I chose nice wood without chemicals and now I spent $130 (with delivery) to get soil with all kinds of junk in it. It's a few blocks away but I won't shop there anymore now.