Garfield Farm displays rare vegetables, flowers of the Midwest

The 26th Heirloom Horticultural Show at Garfield Farm Museum in Campton Hills gave visitors the chance to walk through a flower garden that has some of the same plants that grew on the farm in the 1840s.

Part of the working farm museum's goal is to serve as home to the same flowers, vegetables, crops and animals that lived on the original farm in the mid 19th century. About three dozen varieties of flowers grow in the flower garden, and many of the same vegetables, including tomatoes, carrots, beans and cabbage, are growing in the vegetable garden.

The event also allowed Midwestern farms to display rare and specialty fruits, vegetables, flowers and herbs grown in the region. Visitors also toured the tavern and view the reconstruction of the original barn.

Proceeds from the event will benefit the museum and The Seed Savers Exchange of Decorah, Iowa.