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This list of botanical gardens and arboretums in Illinois is intended to include all significant botanical gardens and arboretums in the U.S. state of Illinois.[1][2][3][4]

Name Image Affiliation City Coordinates
Anderson Japanese Gardens Rockford 42°17′21.12″N 89°3′29.16″W / 42.2892000°N 89.0581000°W / 42.2892000; -89.0581000
Bethalto Arboretum Bethalto 38°54′45″N 90°02′00″W / 38.9126°N 90.0332°W / 38.9126; -90.0332
Cantigny Wheaton 41°51′17″N 88°09′21″W / 41.85472°N 88.15583°W / 41.85472; -88.15583
Century Park Arboretum Vernon Hills 42°14′49.81″N 87°57′42.58″W / 42.2471694°N 87.9618278°W / 42.2471694; -87.9618278
Chicago Botanic Garden Glencoe 42°8′54″N 87°47′24″W / 42.14833°N 87.79000°W / 42.14833; -87.79000
Downers Grove Park District Downers Grove 41°48′24.78″N 88°2′41.78″W / 41.8068833°N 88.0449389°W / 41.8068833; -88.0449389
The Elmhurst Arboretum Elmhurst 41°53′45.38″N 87°56′41.4″W / 41.8959389°N 87.944833°W / 41.8959389; -87.944833
Evanston Township High School Arboretum Evanston Township High School Evanston 42°2′47.61″N 87°42′2.44″W / 42.0465583°N 87.7006778°W / 42.0465583; -87.7006778
Fell Arboretum Illinois State University Normal 40°30′38.88″N 88°59′36.6″W / 40.5108000°N 88.993500°W / 40.5108000; -88.993500
The Gardens at SIUE Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 38°48′32″N 89°59′34″W / 38.80889°N 89.99278°W / 38.80889; -89.99278
Garfield Park Conservatory Chicago 41°53′11″N 87°43′2″W / 41.88639°N 87.71722°W / 41.88639; -87.71722
Hazel Crest Openlands Hazel Crest 41°34′45.15″N 87°40′44.59″W / 41.5792083°N 87.6790528°W / 41.5792083; -87.6790528
Heritage Gardens Midway Village Museum Rockford 42°16′47″N 88°59′10″W / 42.27972°N 88.98611°W / 42.27972; -88.98611
Kaskaskia College Arboretum Kaskaskia College Centralia 38°33′45″N 89°11′34″W / 38.56250°N 89.19278°W / 38.56250; -89.19278
Illinois Central College Arboretum Illinois Central College East Peoria 40°42′37.11″N 89°30′59.45″W / 40.7103083°N 89.5165139°W / 40.7103083; -89.5165139
Illinois Wesleyan University Arboretum Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington 40°29′24.72″N 88°59′38.2″W / 40.4902000°N 88.993944°W / 40.4902000; -88.993944
Klehm Arboretum and Botanic Garden Rockford 42°14′40.56″N 89°6′44.64″W / 42.2446000°N 89.1124000°W / 42.2446000; -89.1124000
Kuechmann Arboretum Lake Zurich 42°12′18.29″N 88°5′49.52″W / 42.2050806°N 88.0970889°W / 42.2050806; -88.0970889
La Paloma Gardens Rockford 42°17′36.0″N 89°02′06.6″W / 42.293333°N 89.035167°W / 42.293333; -89.035167
Ladd Arboretum Evanston 42°3′24.48″N 87°42′2.16″W / 42.0568000°N 87.7006000°W / 42.0568000; -87.7006000
Lewis and Clark Community College Lewis and Clark Community College Godfrey 38°56′58.53″N 90°11′26.21″W / 38.9495917°N 90.1906139°W / 38.9495917; -90.1906139
Lilacia Park Lombard 41°53′6.72″N 88°1′13.8″W / 41.8852000°N 88.020500°W / 41.8852000; -88.020500
Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden Springfield 39°41′50″N 89°35′50″W / 39.69722°N 89.59722°W / 39.69722; -89.59722
Lincoln Park Conservatory Chicago 41°55′26.4″N 87°38′7.08″W / 41.924000°N 87.6353000°W / 41.924000; -87.6353000
Longview Park Conservatory and Gardens Rock Island 41°29′42.36″N 90°34′27.48″W / 41.4951000°N 90.5743000°W / 41.4951000; -90.5743000
George L. Luthy Memorial Botanical Garden Peoria 40°43′3.36″N 89°34′30.36″W / 40.7176000°N 89.5751000°W / 40.7176000; -89.5751000
Mabery Gelvin Botanical Garden Mahomet 40°12′13.68″N 88°23′39.48″W / 40.2038000°N 88.3943000°W / 40.2038000; -88.3943000
Marberry Arboretum Southern Illinois University Carbondale 37°41′57.2″N 89°12′35.3″W / 37.699222°N 89.209806°W / 37.699222; -89.209806
Moraine Valley Community College Moraine Valley Community College Palos Hills 41°41′30.29″N 87°50′11.9″W / 41.6917472°N 87.836639°W / 41.6917472; -87.836639
Morton Arboretum Lisle 41°48′58″N 88°04′13″W / 41.81611°N 88.07028°W / 41.81611; -88.07028
Nicholas Conservatory & Gardens Rockford 42°16′55.3″N 89°04′17.4″W / 42.282028°N 89.071500°W / 42.282028; -89.071500
North Central College North Central College Naperville 41°46′23.63″N 88°8′33.51″W / 41.7732306°N 88.1426417°W / 41.7732306; -88.1426417
Oak Park Conservatory Oak Park 41°52′17″N 87°47′22″W / 41.87139°N 87.78944°W / 41.87139; -87.78944
Don Opel Arboretum Highland Community College Freeport 42°16′58.08″N 89°40′23.88″W / 42.2828000°N 89.6733000°W / 42.2828000; -89.6733000
Proksa Park Berwyn 41°50′14.3″N 87°47′55.12″W / 41.837306°N 87.7986444°W / 41.837306; -87.7986444
Quad City Botanical Center Rock Island 41°30′35.28″N 90°33′51.12″W / 41.5098000°N 90.5642000°W / 41.5098000; -90.5642000
Sinnissippi Gardens Rockford 42°17′02.5″N 89°04′04.4″W / 42.284028°N 89.067889°W / 42.284028; -89.067889
Standish Park Arboretum Galesburg 40°56′42″N 90°22′19″W / 40.94500°N 90.37194°W / 40.94500; -90.37194
Starhill Forest Arboretum Petersburg 39°56′6″N 89°48′6″W / 39.93500°N 89.80167°W / 39.93500; -89.80167
Timothy Christian Schools Arboretum Elmhurst 41°52′1.4″N 87°56′33.34″W / 41.867056°N 87.9425944°W / 41.867056; -87.9425944
Tinker Swiss Cottage and Gardens Rockford 42°15′55″N 89°6′7″W / 42.26528°N 89.10194°W / 42.26528; -89.10194
University of Chicago Botanic Garden University of Chicago Chicago 41°47′22.5″N 87°35′58.7″W / 41.789583°N 87.599639°W / 41.789583; -87.599639
University of Illinois Arboretum University of Illinois Urbana 40°5′38.04″N 88°13′1.2″W / 40.0939000°N 88.217000°W / 40.0939000; -88.217000
University of Illinois Conservatory and Plant Collection University of Illinois Urbana 40°6′8.64″N 88°13′21″W / 40.1024000°N 88.22250°W / 40.1024000; -88.22250
Village of Homewood Arboretum Homewood 41°33′46.54″N 87°39′56.96″W / 41.5629278°N 87.6658222°W / 41.5629278; -87.6658222
Village of River Forest River Forest 41°53′15.13″N 87°49′12.43″W / 41.8875361°N 87.8201194°W / 41.8875361; -87.8201194
Washington Park Springfield 39°46′58.8″N 89°39′0″W / 39.783000°N 89.65000°W / 39.783000; -89.65000
Western Illinois School of Agriculture Greenhouse Western Illinois University Macomb 40°28′34.48″N 90°41′11.91″W / 40.4762444°N 90.6866417°W / 40.4762444; -90.6866417
Wilder Park Conservatory Elmhurst 41°53′41.28″N 87°56′38.4″W / 41.8948000°N 87.944000°W / 41.8948000; -87.944000

See also

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References

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  1. ^ BGCI Garden Search Botanic Gardens Conservation International
  2. ^ Gardens in Illinois, USA Nightingale Garden Company Limited.
  3. ^ Garden Search American Public Gardens Association
  4. ^ "Arbnet | Morton Register of Arboreta-by state". arbnet.org. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
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