Experience the Power of Plants at the Garfield Park Conservatory
Our Newest Permanent Exhibit Right now, inside every leaf around
you, green plants are capturing sunlight energy and using it to
change small parts of air and water into sugar. The sugar
produced by plants is used by plants. It also provides us with
the energy we need to live and grow and is the basis for all the
plant products we use everyday, including food, fibers, fuel,
medicine and building materials. Using over 2000 plants, 200
tons of stone, and a wrap-around sound system to create four
environments, the new permanent exhibit, Sugar from the Sun, at
the Garfield Park Conservatory, illuminates the fascinating
process of photosynthesis and allows visitors to experience,
first hand, the beauty and power of plants. Life on Earth
depends on green plants. Life on Earth depends on sugar from the
sun. 100 Years and Still Growing! Garfield Park Conservatory –
which first opened its doors to the public in April 1908 –
celebrates 100 years of innova