Garfield Park Conservatory

The Garfield Park Conservatory will acquire and install professional database software for botanical garden collection management, train staff in using the database, and purchase an engraving machine and software to create permanent plant collection identification labels. The acquisitions will allow the conservatory to complete cataloging of its 2,000 varieties of plants, many of which cannot be found elsewhere in the region, and which include some of the oldest and rarest fern specimens in the country. The project will benefit the conservatory and the more than 160,000 people who visit each year by facilitating access to collections data and enabling its interpretation for educational, horticultural, and public programming needs.