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Open Days Program Garden Tour - Lake Forest

June 26: Self-guided tours of private gardens in Chicago's North Shore region, open to benefit the Garden Conservancy.

June 26, 10am to 4pm: Explore three private gardens in Lake Forest, open to the public for self-guided tours to benefit the Garden Conservancy. Featuring a low-maintenance property highlighting boxwood and groundcovers, a series of themed garden rooms including a formal lily pond, and a property taking its cues from the neighboring Haffner Meadow with a mixture of native plants and formal perennial beds. Admission is $7 per garden; children 12 & under free. See www.opendaysprogram.org or call The Garden Conservancy toll-free weekdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST, 1-888-842-2442.

Visitors may begin at any of the following locations:

-Thornewood, 1070 Meadow Lane, Lake Forest

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-Pond Ridge, 808 South Ridge Road, Lake Forest

-Suzanne's Gardens, 283, West Laurel Avenue, Lake Forest.

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