Outdoor Gardens,
Lobby + Gift Shop
April - September
10 am – 6 pm daily
October - March
10 am – 4 pm daily
Bolz Conservatory
10 am – 4 pm daily
Schumacher Library
10 am – 4 pm, Mon - Fri
10 am - 1 pm, Sat
Tue, Apr 18, 2023 – Wed, Jun 7, 2023
All Day
Daily
Perennial Plant Sale
Our 2023 online Perennial Plant Sale features a selection of tried and true perennial varieties from Walters Gardens and Midwest Groundcovers. Olbrichs horticulturists carefully select unique plants that do best in this climate. Find the newest, hardiest, most disease-resistant cultivars on the market!
Everyone/All Ages
Virtual
Sale Goes Live April 18 @ 10 am
Shop the Online Sale
Know Before You Shop!
- Plants in your cart remain in the sale inventory until your checkout process is completed.
- If an item is purchased by another customer before your transaction is completed, it may no longer be available to you.
- This message will appear at the top of your cart list: "One or more of your items is no longer available. Your cart has been updated."
- If you do not receive a receipt via email, your purchase did not go through.
- Olbrich Gardens gift cards cannot be used as payment through Square - these can only be used for Gift Shop purchases.
Curbside Pickups
Curbside pickup appointments are scheduled from Friday, May 5 to Friday, May 12, between noon - 6 p.m.
- Customers will receive an email from an Olbrich staff member confirming their assigned pickup day. The pickup day email will be sent by May 1.
Questions?
For more info on a specific plant, contact Olbrich's Horticulture Librarian Eva Stefanski.
If you have questions regarding online ordering, assigned pickup times, or problems with an order post pickup, contact Program Specialist Mike Gibson via email or by phone at 608-243-0156.
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