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News & events » Events » Glen Ellyn Garden Walk

Glen Ellyn Garden Walk

Spring into summer at the Glen Ellyn Garden Walk

Saturday, June 15th
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

For many area gardeners the Glen Ellyn Garden Walk, sponsored by Bridge Communities, has become an annual rite of passage from spring into summer.  Each year they are delighted by gardens that are formal, whimsical, grand and diminutive, with plantings done primarily by the homeowners themselves.   Take a sneak peek at this year's Garden Walk gardens and read descriptions here. 


This year’s Garden Walk will be on Saturday, June 15th from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm and will feature six private gardens. 

Click here for a map of the gardens on this year's Glen Ellyn Garden Walk.

Master Gardeners from University of Illinois DuPage County Extension will be available at select gardens to speak on gardening topics and to answer gardening questions. 

Back by Popular Demand!

Trolley rides around the Garden Walk route

Garden Walkers can take a free trolley from garden to garden throughout the day.  Park once, sit back and enjoy the ride!

Special Presentations

Learn from experts at special presentations on container gardening and creating a natural wildlife habitat.

Tickets are available online and at participating Glen Ellyn retailers beginning May 13th:

  • McChesney, 460 Crescent Blvd.
  • BMO Harris Bank, 405 Pennsylvania Ave.
  • Just the Bookstore, 475 N. Main St.
  • Stacy’s Corners Store, 800 N. Main St.
  • 7-Eleven, 3S035 Park Blvd.
  • Keller Williams, 45 S. Park Blvd.
  • Glen Ellyn Bank & Trust, 500 Roosevelt Rd.
     

All tickets sold after June 11th through this web site will be held at the Anderson Garden, 213 Kenilworth. 

Thank you to the following generous raffle prize donors:

Buikema’s Ace Hardware Stores
Cheveux Salon and Day Spa
Cosmos Beauty Bar
Escape Salon and Spa
Fringe, A Boutique Hair Salon
Fusion Salon
Hacker’s Glenbard Gardens
Namaste
P.S. Flowers
Schwarz Nursery Garden Center
Salon Estem
Shear Pandemonia Salon
Su-Ki’s Salon
The Growing Place - Naperville & Aurora
Wannamaker’s Home and Garden Center

Thank you to our generous community partners that all play a part in the succes of the Glen Ellyn Garden Walk.  Bridge Communities is proud to receive event sponsorship from:

Also, thank you to luncheon sponsor Blackberry Market.

Thank you to the following for their generous donation of raffle prizes.

Buikema’s Ace Hardware Stores
Cheveux Salon and Day Spa
Cosmos Beauty Bar
Escape Salon and Spa
Fringe, A Boutique Hair Salon
Fusion Salon
Hacker’s Glenbard Gardens
Namaste
P.S. Flowers
Schwarz Nursery Garden Center
Salon Estem
Shear Pandemonia Salon
Su-Ki’s Salon
The Growing Place-Naperville & Aurora
Wannamaker’s Home and Garden Center

Important information about the Garden Walk:

  • No rain date, no refund
  • Everyone must have a ticket, including children - children's ticket available for $15
  • No strollers allowed
  • Please obey posted parking guidelines and restrictions
  • Not all gardens are wheelchair accessible.  Please call (630) 545-0610 ext. 19 for more information.

Sponsors