Garden Walk 2025 offers self-guided tour of 8 gardens in McHenry County

Posted May 21, 2025 2:36 pm

Submitted by McHenry County College

McHenry County College and University of Illinois Extension Master Gardeners will host their annual garden walk on July 12. Courtesy of McHenry College

Experience a day of gorgeous gardens, education, and fun at Garden Walk 2025, presented by the University of Illinois Extension Master Gardeners and McHenry County College. Garden Walk will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 12, starting at the outdoor Demonstration Garden at MCC, 8900 Route 14, Crystal Lake.

Attendees will enjoy a self-guided tour of eight gardens — two demonstration and six residential — in Crystal Lake, Woodstock, Lake in the Hills, McHenry, and Bull Valley. Master Gardeners will be on-site at each garden to answer questions as participants walk through colorful gardens studded with artwork, edible plots, and more.

Advanced tickets, $15, may be purchased now through June 26 at www.mchenry.edu/gardenwalk. All tickets must be picked up the day of the walk. Tickets may be purchased day of for $20 at the Master Gardener Demonstration Garden at MCC — Parking Lot C. No ticket sales will be available from Friday, June 27 through Friday, July 11, 2025.

The event will be held rain or shine. No pets are allowed.

For information about Garden Walk, visit www.mchenry.edu/gardenwalk, email conferencecenter@mchenry.edu, or call (815) 479-7570.

Enjoy a self-guided tour of eight gardens in Crystal Lake, Woodstock, Lake in the Hills, McHenry, and Bull Valley. Courtesy of McHenry County College

Eight gardens in McHenry County will be featured on Garden Walk 2025 on Saturday, July 12. Courtesy of McHenry County College

At Garden Walk 2025, you can enjoy a self-guided tour of eight gardens — two demonstration and six residential — in Crystal Lake, Woodstock, Lake in the Hills, McHenry, and Bull Valley. Courtesy of McHenry County College

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