Garden Reflections: Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory

Experience a desert oasis, a tropical jungle and special floral gardens . . .
all in one afternoon . . . an incredible diversity of plant life you will encounter reminds us all of the Earth's unique diversity of plant and animal species.

The Mitchell Park Conservatory has been part of the Milwaukee scene since the first conservatory was built in 1898. In 1955 Donald Grieb's three beehive-shaped (not geodesic) glass domes, 140 feet in diameter at the base and 85 feet high, offering 15,000 square feet of growing space for plant display. Each dome (Arid, Tropical, and Floral Show) has a distinct climate and exhibit plants in a naturalistic setting.