Garden Centers Chicago

The very best of the garden centers in Chicago is Gethsemane Garden Center.  Originally housed and operating out of one storefront on Clark Street, it is now the largest of the independent garden centers in Chicago, comprising two city blocks in the Andersonville/Edgewater neighborhood.   Gethsemane is the most comprehensive garden centers in Chicago, with ten different departments, selling annuals, perennials, trees & shrubs, greenhouse, garden statuary & fountains, roses, herbs& vegetables and a complete line of garden basics, soil, pottery, seeds, bulbs, garden tools, etc.  Celebrating thirty years in business in 2007, Gethsemane has developed strong partnerships with their growers and they carry a more comprehensive array of colorful annuals than any of the other garden centers in Chicago. 

Another distinguishing factor of Gethsemane, which sets it apart from all other garden centers in Chicago are their retail shops, the Wild Pansy Gift Shop, where you can find unique gifts for your home, or gifts of a more personal nature, including jewelry, purses, hats, and delightful baby gifts. The Garden and Home Décor store offers a wide array of furniture and decorative items for indoors and outdoors, customer silk floral arrangements for all seasons, and a wide array of candles, vases, candle holders and objects de arte for your home.  Gethsemane has its’  own Landscape Design Group, whose customers benefit from all of the high quality plant material, outdoor furniture, statuary, fountains, irrigation and lighting systems that are sold in the one of the largest garden centers in Chicago.

Unlike other garden centers in Chicago which close up after Labor Day, Gethsemane is open year round, and their Christmas season is not to be missed. With Christmas trees brought in from Michigan, Wisconsin, Oregon, Washington and North Carolina, as well as wreaths in all sizes from  14” to 60” in diameter.  More than any of the garden centers in Chicago, Gethsemane is the place to go for all of your holiday decorations. For real trees, real wreaths and garland, as well as custom designed artificial wreaths, collectable ornaments, Dee Gann Santa Claus, holiday lights and seasonal decorations. With carolers and hot chocolate, bring your family to Gethsemane garden centers in Chicago, for a new annual holiday tradition.