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This list of botanical gardens and arboretums in Illinois is intended to include all significant botanical gardens and arboretums in the U.S. state of Illinois.

Name Image Affiliation City Coordinates
Anderson Japanese Gardens Anderson Gardens 0458.jpg Rockford 42°17′21.12″N 89°3′29.16″W / 42.2892000°N 89.0581000°W / 42.2892000; -89.0581000
Bethalto Arboretum Bethalto Arboretum.JPG Bethalto 38°54′45″N 90°02′00″W / 38.9126°N 90.0332°W / 38.9126; -90.0332
Cantigny Wheaton cantignypark.jpg Wheaton 41°51′17″N 88°09′21″W / 41.85472°N 88.15583°W / 41.85472; -88.15583
Century Park Arboretum Vernon Hills 42°14′49.81″N 87°57′42.58″W / 42.2471694°N 87.9618278°W / 42.2471694; -87.9618278
Chicago Botanic Garden Green Roof Garden wiki.jpg Glencoe 42°8′54″N 87°47′24″W / 42.14833°N 87.79000°W / 42.14833; -87.79000
Downers Grove Park District Downers Grove 41°48′24.78″N 88°2′41.78″W / 41.8068833°N 88.0449389°W / 41.8068833; -88.0449389
The Elmhurst Arboretum Elmhurst 41°53′45.38″N 87°56′41.4″W / 41.8959389°N 87.944833°W / 41.8959389; -87.944833
Evanston Township High School Arboretum Evanston Township High School Evanston 42°2′47.61″N 87°42′2.44″W / 42.0465583°N 87.7006778°W / 42.0465583; -87.7006778
Fell Arboretum FellHall3ISU.jpg Illinois State University Normal 40°30′38.88″N 88°59′36.6″W / 40.5108000°N 88.993500°W / 40.5108000; -88.993500
The Gardens at SIUE Siue bridge.jpg Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 38°48′32″N 89°59′34″W / 38.80889°N 89.99278°W / 38.80889; -89.99278
Garfield Park Conservatory Garfield Park Conservatory Structure.jpg Chicago 41°53′11″N 87°43′2″W / 41.88639°N 87.71722°W / 41.88639; -87.71722
Hazel Crest Openlands Hazel Crest 41°34′45.15″N 87°40′44.59″W / 41.5792083°N 87.6790528°W / 41.5792083; -87.6790528
Heritage Gardens Midway Village Museum Rockford 42°16′47″N 88°59′10″W / 42.27972°N 88.98611°W / 42.27972; -88.98611
Kaskaskia College Arboretum Kaskaskia College Centralia 38°33′45″N 89°11′34″W / 38.56250°N 89.19278°W / 38.56250; -89.19278
Illinois Central College Arboretum Illinois Central College East Peoria 40°42′37.11″N 89°30′59.45″W / 40.7103083°N 89.5165139°W / 40.7103083; -89.5165139
Illinois Wesleyan University Arboretum Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington 40°29′24.72″N 88°59′38.2″W / 40.4902000°N 88.993944°W / 40.4902000; -88.993944
Klehm Arboretum and Botanic Garden Rockford Arboretum Rockford, Illinois 004.JPG Rockford 42°14′40.56″N 89°6′44.64″W / 42.2446000°N 89.1124000°W / 42.2446000; -89.1124000
Kuechmann Arboretum Lake Zurich 42°12′18.29″N 88°5′49.52″W / 42.2050806°N 88.0970889°W / 42.2050806; -88.0970889
La Paloma Gardens Rockford 42°17′36.0″N 89°02′06.6″W / 42.293333°N 89.035167°W / 42.293333; -89.035167
Ladd Arboretum Evanston 42°3′24.48″N 87°42′2.16″W / 42.0568000°N 87.7006000°W / 42.0568000; -87.7006000
Lewis and Clark Community College Lewis and Clark Community College Godfrey 38°56′58.53″N 90°11′26.21″W / 38.9495917°N 90.1906139°W / 38.9495917; -90.1906139
Lilacia Park Lilacia Park Historic District.jpg Lombard 41°53′6.72″N 88°1′13.8″W / 41.8852000°N 88.020500°W / 41.8852000; -88.020500
Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden The Lincoln Memorial GardenImage.jpeg Springfield 39°41′50″N 89°35′50″W / 39.69722°N 89.59722°W / 39.69722; -89.59722
Lincoln Park Conservatory Lincoln Park Conservatory.JPG Chicago 41°55′26.4″N 87°38′7.08″W / 41.924000°N 87.6353000°W / 41.924000; -87.6353000
Longview Park Conservatory and Gardens Rock Island 41°29′42.36″N 90°34′27.48″W / 41.4951000°N 90.5743000°W / 41.4951000; -90.5743000
George L. Luthy Memorial Botanical Garden Luthy Botanic Gardens Peoria.jpg Peoria 40°43′3.36″N 89°34′30.36″W / 40.7176000°N 89.5751000°W / 40.7176000; -89.5751000
Mabery Gelvin Botanical Garden Lake of the Woods covered bridge.jpg Mahomet 40°12′13.68″N 88°23′39.48″W / 40.2038000°N 88.3943000°W / 40.2038000; -88.3943000
Marberry Arboretum Bamboo stand in Marberry Arboreteum 9-2022.jpg Southern Illinois University Carbondale 37°41′57.2″N 89°12′35.3″W / 37.699222°N 89.209806°W / 37.699222; -89.209806
Moraine Valley Community College Moraine Valley Community College Palos Hills 41°41′30.29″N 87°50′11.9″W / 41.6917472°N 87.836639°W / 41.6917472; -87.836639
Morton Arboretum Morton Arboretum woodland.jpg Lisle 41°48′58″N 88°04′13″W / 41.81611°N 88.07028°W / 41.81611; -88.07028
Nicholas Conservatory and Gardens Nicholas Conservatory interior.jpg Rockford 42°16′55.3″N 89°04′17.4″W / 42.282028°N 89.071500°W / 42.282028; -89.071500
North Central College North Central College Naperville 41°46′23.63″N 88°8′33.51″W / 41.7732306°N 88.1426417°W / 41.7732306; -88.1426417
Oak Park Conservatory Oak Park Il Conservatory1.jpg Oak Park 41°52′17″N 87°47′22″W / 41.87139°N 87.78944°W / 41.87139; -87.78944
Don Opel Arboretum Highland Community College Freeport 42°16′58.08″N 89°40′23.88″W / 42.2828000°N 89.6733000°W / 42.2828000; -89.6733000
Proksa Park Proksa Park Playground.JPG Berwyn 41°50′14.3″N 87°47′55.12″W / 41.837306°N 87.7986444°W / 41.837306; -87.7986444
Quad City Botanical Center Quad City Botanical Center.jpg Rock Island 41°30′35.28″N 90°33′51.12″W / 41.5098000°N 90.5642000°W / 41.5098000; -90.5642000
Sinnissippi Gardens Rockford 42°17′02.5″N 89°04′04.4″W / 42.284028°N 89.067889°W / 42.284028; -89.067889
Standish Park Arboretum Galesburg 40°56′42″N 90°22′19″W / 40.94500°N 90.37194°W / 40.94500; -90.37194
Starhill Forest Arboretum Petersburg 39°56′6″N 89°48′6″W / 39.93500°N 89.80167°W / 39.93500; -89.80167
Timothy Christian Schools Arboretum Elmhurst 41°52′1.4″N 87°56′33.34″W / 41.867056°N 87.9425944°W / 41.867056; -87.9425944
Tinker Swiss Cottage and Gardens Tinker cottage.jpg Rockford 42°15′55″N 89°6′7″W / 42.26528°N 89.10194°W / 42.26528; -89.10194
University of Chicago Botanic Garden University of Chicago Chicago 41°47′22.5″N 87°35′58.7″W / 41.789583°N 87.599639°W / 41.789583; -87.599639
University of Illinois Arboretum University of Illinois Arboretum - IMG 9484.JPG University of Illinois Urbana 40°5′38.04″N 88°13′1.2″W / 40.0939000°N 88.217000°W / 40.0939000; -88.217000
University of Illinois Conservatory and Plant Collection Uofipslconservatory.jpg University of Illinois Urbana 40°6′8.64″N 88°13′21″W / 40.1024000°N 88.22250°W / 40.1024000; -88.22250
Village of Homewood Arboretum Homewood 41°33′46.54″N 87°39′56.96″W / 41.5629278°N 87.6658222°W / 41.5629278; -87.6658222
Village of River Forest River Forest 41°53′15.13″N 87°49′12.43″W / 41.8875361°N 87.8201194°W / 41.8875361; -87.8201194
Washington Park Thomas Rees Memorial Carillon.jpg Springfield 39°46′58.8″N 89°39′0″W / 39.783000°N 89.65000°W / 39.783000; -89.65000
Western Illinois School of Agriculture Greenhouse Western Illinois University Macomb 40°28′34.48″N 90°41′11.91″W / 40.4762444°N 90.6866417°W / 40.4762444; -90.6866417
Wilder Park Conservatory Elmhurst 41°53′41.28″N 87°56′38.4″W / 41.8948000°N 87.944000°W / 41.8948000; -87.944000

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