We’re glad you’re here! We’re a family owned and operated garden center located in the heart of Chicago’s Andersonville neighborhood. Proudly serving Chicago’s gardening needs for almost fifty year.
2024 Store Hours:
9AM – 4PM
See what we’re up to!
There’s always something growing at Gethsemane.
Join us this Saturday for our next FREE class: Tomatoes 101 & General Vegetable Planting. Learn how to get the highest yield from your garden this year with tips from the experts of Windy City Harvest. This session will be held inside our main building.
Tomatoes have been arriving throughout the week and we’ve got them all from heirlooms to hybrids, from slicing to saucy, from cherry to big 1-pounders. Tomato cages, trellises and fertilizers are here too!
May 16
It’s planting time! Fountains are on, soil is stocked, and SUMMER BLOOMERS ARE HERE 🌼🌺🌸
Wishing everyone a fantastic Mother’s Day Weekend! Here’s what’s blooming today at Gethsemane: Allium - Astilbe - Azaleas - Begonia - Bougainvillea - Caladium - Chenille - Clematis - Cordyline - Dahlia - Delphinium - Dicentra - Dipladenia - Elephant Ear - Ferns - Fuchsia - Games - Geranium - Hellebores - Tropical Hibiscus - Honeysuckle - Hosta - Hydrangeas - Hypoestes - Impatiens Iris - Lantana - Marigold - Papyrus - Passion Flower - Peonies - Petunia - Phlox - Rex Begonia - Rhododendron - Salvia - Solomon’s seal - Tahitian Bridal Veil - Zinnia - Herbs, Veggies, Fruit and so much more at Gethsemane Garden Center!📍5739 N. Clark Street, Chicago
May 11
Thank you for visiting and kicking off May with us! Here’s a few of our favorites from around the garden center this weekend: annual yard, herb and veg yard, annual racks (marigolds just arrived!), perennial yard, alliums in all their glory, honeysuckle, spring coco-baskets, caladium, Paula’s famous herb planters, and of course, yoga frog 🐸 Happy Planting!
May 6
Get ahead of the 2024 Cicada Symphony!
These helpful suggestions are provided by our friends and plant health experts of The Morton Arboretum and Chicago Botanic Gardens:
First of all, no need to panic! Most healthy trees and shrubs will bounce back without much damage.
You DO NOT need to wrap everything! Healthy, established trees will be OK.
As a precaution, wrapping newly planted trees, smaller trees with smaller branches, unique & special specimens, and high valued trees is recommended.
Cicadas lay eggs inside pencil thin branches. Wrapping is to prevent this possible egg damage.
Smaller branches may break or die off after eggs have hatched.
Wrap the entire plant with fine mesh netting like tulle fabric.
Since cicadas emerge from the ground, make sure to cinch the bottom of the trunk and not leave any gaps for the cicadas to crawl up into.
Staple all holes shut. Do not leave any gaps.
As an extra precaution, potted trees and woody shrubs can be moved into a screened porch or balcony, or garage with windows. You can move these back outdoors after the cicada period ends.
Cicadas are projected to emerge around May 15th, 2024.
For detailed information, please visit the websites of The Morton Arboretum and Chicago Botanic Garden.
https://mortonarb.org/plant-and-protect/tree-plant-care/plant-care-resources/2024-cicada-emergence/#how-to-prepare
https://www.chicagobotanic.org/plantinfo/periodical_cicada_17_year
May 2
Summer here we come! ☀️🌼💛 Seasonal annuals are now available at Gethsemane Garden Center 📍 5739 N. Clark St in Chicago
Ageratum
Alocasia Elephant Ears
Angelonia
Begonia
Blue Salvia
Caladium
Canna
Cleome
Coleus
Cordyline
Cosmos
Craspedia
Euphorbia (Diamond Frost)
Gaura
Geranium
Gomphrena
Impatiens
Lemon Cypress
Lobularia
Marigold
Million Bells
New Guinea Impatiens
Osteospermum
Petunias
Potatoe Vine
May 1
A new shipment of plants just arrived in our greenhouse! These blooming hibiscus are making it feel like a tropical oasis 🌺 Stay tuned for summer bloomers including bougainvillea, passion vine, mandevilla, blooming hanging baskets, jasmine, cordyline, gardenias, bananas, dipladenia, and lots of ferns which are all arriving early May. #gethsemanegreenhouse
Apr 16
Did you notice that our Herbs and Veg yard is set up alphabetically? The yard starts with basil then works its way down through the alphabet to lavender, rosemary, and thyme with all the herbs in between.
Come check out what’s new in the yard including potato bags, almond and olive trees, male and female kiwi plants, herb topiaries, dwarf apple trees, and more!
#gethsemaneveggies
Apr 14
Spring Fling is 1 week away! Our annuals yard is bursting with color just in time for our spring open house April 20th & 21st, 2024. Come for the FREE donuts and coffee and stay for our FREE lectures and workshops. Don’t forget to bring your tools in for sharpening provided by Dave Nells. Come spend the weekend with us as we celebrate the start of the Spring season!
For event details please visit gethsemanegardes.com/events
Gethsemane Garden Center
5739 N. Clark St.
Chicago, IL 60660
773-878-5915
Apr 13
Now’s the time to add soil and compost! The start of the season is a great time to supplement your beds and containers with new soil and mix in compost.
Not sure of how much soil you need? For containers like window boxes and coco liners, we recommend taking off the top 2in. of soil and replacing it with a new layer of soil. This will help replenish nutrients that have leached out over time. Soil in containers can last around 5 years before you need to replace it all.
Wondering how much compost you need? Our go to ratio for adding compost to soil is 1 part compost to 2 parts soil.
Each planting area requires different needs so come on in and we will help you find the amendment that is right for your soil and plants.
All our soils, composts, mulches, rocks and sand are currently available in our parking lot. And we delivery!
Apr 11
