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September 15 - October 17 10 am - 4 pm daily Enjoy the beauty of the fall season with artistic interpretations of colorful fall foliage, flowers, and grasses at this year's Quilts in Bloom: Fall Quilt and Flower Show. Featuring beautifully stitched art quilts by dozens of local quilters, including a one-of-a-kind kimono quilt, the event showcases a full spectrum of art quilt designs ranging from traditional botanical to original modern styles. Traditional fall plants such as mums, asters, cabbage, and kale complement the quilts while fall grasses sway as visitors walk by. Every plant is specially selected by Olbrich staff to coordinate with the decorative quilts.
Outdoor Gardens
Also enjoy the changing seasons in the outdoor gardens where hundreds of fall asters and chrysanthemums join the continued glory of summer annuals. Be sure to visit Olbrich's Herb Garden and see chrysanthemums planted in a living quilt design in the Herb Garden Courtyard. Stroll through the Herb Garden to see how American quilting motifs have been translated into a beautiful garden design. Fall blooming crocus, Japanese anemone, azure sage, and yellow wax bells abound in a colorful symphony of autumn throughout the rest of the outdoor gardens. The outdoor gardens are always free and open daily from 8 am to 8 pm in September, and from 9 am to 6 pm in October.
Quilt Show Plant Sale October 18, 12 pm-while supplies last! Selected plants used to decorate Olbrich's Fall Quilt and Flower Show will be on sale Monday, October 18, beginning at 12 pm, while supplies last. Varieties may include mums, dusty miller, and asters. Plant them in the garden or containers to add fall color or used them indoors as centerpieces. Proceeds benefit the Gardens.
UPCOMING Events Children of the Rainforest: Ton Ko-Thi African Dance and Drumming Children of the Rainforest: Viv Ncaus Hmong Dance Troupe Indulgence! Wine & Chocolate Tasting Spring Flower Show: Secret Spring Gardens |
Quilts in Bloom
Open Daily! Olbrich Botanical Gardens is owned and operated by the City of Madison Parks Division in partnership with the non-profit Olbrich Botanical Society. |