Buy admission online! Admission is $2 more at the door. The Garden is open 9 am-6:30 pm daily in September. Garden grounds are open, but access to buildings is limited. See details below.
By Rachel Mueller, Marketing & Communications Coordinator Over the past few years, Green Bay Botanical Garden has seen an immense increase in the number of visitors during the summer season. Some of those visitors came to enjoy music during our summer concerts, others to bask in the beauty of plants and nature or be inspired […]
By Ta’Leah Van Sistine, Marketing & Communications Intern The Garden has been alive with colorful and lush green flora for almost 25 years. With their backs craned over flowerbeds and their hands immersed in soil, our horticulturists, volunteers, donors and garden designers have been incredibly influential in creating and organizing different parts of the Garden […]
By Jackie Johnson ND, Northeast Wisconsin Herb Society The lives of men and plants have been intertwined since the beginning of time. Scientists offer many concepts based on current speculations. Various cultures and religions offer a whole different perspective about creation. Myth, legend and lore glean offer yet even more theories. Greek mythology has an […]
By Ashley Barkow, Horticulturist In the first Plants for Your Pad blog post, we highlighted how you can make sure your houseplants have the best growing environment (light, heat, water, etc.) in your living space. Now, with all of that said and done, you can spend hours doting on your houseplants only to find that […]
By Ta’Leah Van Sistine, Marketing & Communications Intern When record-breaking cold temperatures hit Wisconsin during our brutal winters, some of us endure the piles and piles of snow that arrive while others travel to warmer destinations. It turns out, pollinators do the same thing: some of them stay and some of them go. Pollinators that […]
By Ta’Leah Van Sistine, Marketing & Communications Intern Bees and butterflies are two of the most famous types of pollinators, and ironically, they both start with the letter b. This alliteration is made up of extremely essential creatures that help fertilize plants, so they can produce fruits, seeds and other young plants. However, this extensive, […]
By Ashley Barkow, Horticulturist Whether you have two windows or 20, there is an interior plant begging to be in your home. However, before you dart off to the nearest greenhouse or garden center, there are a few requirements needed to provide the best care for your plant. These are meant to ensure that your […]
By Ta’Leah Van Sistine, Marketing & Communications Intern For two summers now, Garden visitors have been able to admire hundreds of butterflies up close in our Butterflies & Blooms exhibit. Some of the people who work to make this experience so special are the interns and educators who are in the butterfly house on a […]
By Ta’Leah Van Sistine, Marketing & Communications Intern Flowers are typically things we admire. We walk through gardens, woods and other natural landscapes and hover when we see flowers we like – pointing at them and commenting how much we enjoy their shape and color. Marveling at these plants and then eating them, on the […]
By Ta’Leah Van Sistine, Marketing & Communications Intern In our Butterflies & Blooms exhibit, butterflies have a buffet of meals they can munch on. Nectar, sugar water and overripe fruits like bananas and blood oranges keep these creatures feeling satisfied with their favorite meals. But what about other pollinators? Honey bees, hummingbirds, moths and bats […]