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Lunch & Learn Sessions

Dec-Apr, Tue, 11:30 am-1:00 pm, FREE for members

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Earth Day Cleanup

April 22, 9-11 am & 1-3 pm

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Spring Plant Sale

Ordering opens April 30 for members

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Hands-on Plants Workshops

Watercolor Painting

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What’s New?

Notes from the gardens…

Celebrate Go Public Gardens Days With Us!

Although Go Public Gardens is a year-round initiative of the American Public Gardens Association, Go Public Gardens Days is celebrated every spring in mid-May. This [...]

New Features Coming to the Gardens

Dirt, dust, and the sound of heavy equipment will be filling the air on the grounds of the Gardens in the near future! Celebrating over [...]

Satisfy your early garden cravings, plant some seeds!

Yes, it feels like spring outside, and yes, you want to be out there digging, but fight that urge! It is NOT time to be [...]

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Wausau’s Happy Place

In Wausau, WI

The Gardens is OPEN

Hours

January-March 8:30 am-4:30pm, Wednesday-Sunday
April-May 8 am-6 pm, Wednesday-Sunday
June-August 8 am-6 pm, Daily
September-October 8 am-6 pm, Daily
November-December 8:30 am -4:30 pm, Wednesday-Sunday

Closed

Day before, after, and including Thanksgiving
December 23-January 1

(Hours may differ in September and October for Blossom of Lights.)

There is no fee to enjoy the Gardens, but donations are always appreciated (suggested $5 per person).

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Welcome to Wausau’s Happy Place

Field Trips

Camps

Membership

Sprouts Garden Preschool

Featured Events

Lunch & Learn Sessions

Earth Day Cleanup

Spring Plant Sale

Hands-on Plants Workshops

Notes from the gardens…

Celebrate Go Public Gardens Days With Us!

New Features Coming to the Gardens

Satisfy your early garden cravings, plant some seeds!

Wausau’s Happy Place

The Gardens is OPEN

Voted One of the Best Things to See and Do in Wausau, WI

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