Would you like to help pollinators in the parks? Every garden in the parks is planned to be a haven for pollinators of every kind. Adopt a flowerbed in one of our 30 parks/ facilities and help beautify your park district.
Who can adopt a garden? Gardeners, families, scout troops, clubs, groups of friends and you can adopt a flowerbed and care for it in memory of a loved one.
The park district landscape crew will prepare your garden for planting and provide you with flowers. We provide the flowers, and do bed preparation and (limited) watering. Planting, weeding, and some watering are your responsibility from the end of May through the month of September. Your name or the name of your garden will be featured on a sign in your garden. This program is approved for Illinois Master Gardener Volunteer hours. You will be required to attend a mandatory Volunteer meeting in May before you are assigned to flower pick-up.
You may choose the garden from the list on the adoption form but beware; this program is first-come, first-served. Fill out the adoption form early. They are due to the Maintenance office by March 1st. The forms will be available at the maintenance office, facility front desks, and on the park district website.
For more information call 857-2201 or email maintenance@olparks.com.
Locations
- Administration East Berm
- Brandt Sign Bed
- Centennial Pool Butterfly Garden
- Centennial Pool Splash Pad
- Central Pool Sitting Wall
- Columbus Manor Perennial Garden
- Columbus Manor Sign
- Commissioners Park Fence
- Community Garden Herb Garden
- Community Garden Pollinator Beds
- Dillon Park Perennial Garden
- Dream Center Sign Bed
- Harker Park Sign Bed
- Ice Arena Butterfly garden
- Ice Arena Planters
- Johnston Center Building Beds
- Johnston Center Sign Bed
- Keeler Sign Bed
- Lakeshore Sign Bed North
- Lakeshore Sign Bed South
- Lawn Manor Perennial garden
- Lawn Manor Sign Bed
- Lewandowski Gardens South
- Lewandowski Sign Bed
- Little Wolfe Bridge & Sign Beds
- Little Wolfe Pergola Bed
- Little Wolfe Street Bed
- Mc Vickers Sign Bed
- Memorial Sign Bed North
- Memorial Sign Bed South
- Menard Center Sign
- Oak Meadows Sign Bed North
- Oak Meadows Sign Bed South
- Oak View Butterfly Garden
- Oak View Marquee and Theatre Beds
- Oak View Sign Bed
- Pavilion Entrance Bed
- Phillips Park Sign Bed
- Racquet Club Entry
- Racquet Club Planters
- Shubert Park Sign Bed
- Sullivan Park Sign Bed
- Sullivan Park Statue Bed
- Williams Park Sign
- Wolfe Wildlife Perennial Garden
- Wolfe Wildlife Rock
- Wolfe Wildlife Trailhead Bed
- Worthbrook Sign Bed
