The Garden is a popular destination for group tours with 47 acres of display gardens and natural areas to explore throughout the seasons.
Adult: $17/person
1.5 to 2 hours and .75 to 1.5 mile walk on paved and mulched paths.
Explore our most popular garden spaces while your
guide highlights current blooms, the Garden’s history,
and unique features. This tour travels on paved and
mulched paths.
Limit: 60 people (15 person minimum)
Adult: $26/person
Up to 2 hours, .75 mile walk and 45 minute herb workshop
Join us for an herbal immersion. See, smell, and experience the wide variety of herbs used in culinary dishes, medicinal preparations, and overall wellness. Then, enjoy an herbal demonstration full of tastes, remedies, and recipes. You will create an herbal scrub to take home.
Don’t have time for the full class? Add a make-and-take herbal scrub bag to your experience for just $5/person.
Limit: 50 people (15 person minimum)
Experience all the Garden has to offer at a pace that suits your group. Pick up Garden maps at the Fischer Visitor Center and explore formal gardens, native plantings, wooded trails, and more.
Adult: $15/person
Whether it’s for an organization or for your own get-together, you can purchase bulk daily admission passes to the Garden.
*Advanced registration required to receive group discount.
Bus Driver and Tour Escort (if applicable) receive free admission with paid group tour.
Need somewhere to eat lunch? Ask about a private room rental or the Mabel Thome Patio. Tour guests also receive a 10% discount on WPS Trellis Gift Shop purchases the day of their tour.
Group tours are welcome and encouraged to attend special events and exhibits.
Take in the sights and smells of herbs and enjoy a hands-on demonstration.
May 1, 2026-April 30, 2027
A year of nature, imagination, and discovery — rooted in the magic of trees!
Presented by Wisconsin Public Service Foundation
Experience the season where nature shines bright — a 1-mile path filled with luminous lightscapes, sparkling outdoor scenes, and endless magical moments.
2026 Dates
Select Evenings in November and December
A group visit requires:
The Garden welcomes group tours in November and December to come out during Garden of Lights to experience the light show in the evening. Call for group ticket pricing.
Restrooms are located in the Fischer Visitor Center and near the Bell Children’s Garden.
Sunscreen, sunglasses, and a refillable water bottle are great ideas to stay safe and comfortable.
Dress comfortable for the weather (walking shoes, jacket, hat, etc.). Tours are held rain or shine, except for severe weather.
Free, onsite parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Most paths are accessible, but some paths may be uneven in parts of the Garden. Wheelchairs or motorized scooters available upon request from April 1-November 1.
Include time for your group to assemble before and after your tour.
Benches are located throughout the Garden.
Cameras are welcome. Professional photographers must acquire a photo permit and review our photo policy.
To enhance your tour, the Garden offers complimentary listening devices. These devices allow you to better hear the stories and information shared, even if you stop to take photos or rest in the shade. Guests have the option to bring personal earbuds or headphones, but a clean earpiece and receiver are provided.
For more information about group tours, please complete our request form.
Find your way in the Garden, enjoy exclusive features like a Washed Ashore audio tour or scavenger hunt, and more.
View and bid on hundreds of items like plant containers and hanging baskets, gift packages, outdoor living items, and more.
Start a new Mother’s Day tradition with a gift that grows all year long — a Garden membership! Give Mom unlimited visits and a place to explore again and again.
Come celebrate by joining as a member with $10 off membership… today only! Members get exclusive access to Washed Ashore: Art to Save the Sea during a special member-only preview event tomorrow, May 1 from 12–8 pm.
Note: This offer is valid for new members and will expire April 30 at 11:59pm.
Enjoy $10 off this weekend!
Give (or get!) the gift of nature with a membership using promo code GARDEN25.
Redeem by December 1.
Give an experience where memories take root. A Garden Gift Membership blooms with beauty all year long!
Offer ends November 7
A Garden membership is a meaningful gift for your loved ones to enjoy this timeless treasure and make memories all year long.
Support the Garden and gift a membership today!
Explore nature’s wonders!
Join as a new member by December 3 and receive two Free Daily Admission Passes.
Today Only!
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