Education & Youth Programs at Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
1777 E. Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43203
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Education & Youth Programs at Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens include exhibitions such as Blooms & Butterflies, Color, Fly, Butterfly, Paul Busse Garden Railway, and Through The Vines: A Seasonal Journey. The program offers activities and events including Story Time, May Member Walk, Spring Flowers Walk & Talk, Homeschool Day: Amazing Adaptations, and a Farmers Market. Participants can also take part in gardening, cooking, fine art and wellness camps and classes, as well as workshops, glassblowing in the Hot Shop & Glassblowing, and hands-on sessions like Botanical Perfumes, Flowering Trees in Acrylic, Crafts Uncorked: Wood Burning Charcuterie Board, Spring Cookery, and Fused Glass Plant Stakes.
• Schedule: General admission hours listed as 10am–5pm.
• Price: Summer Family Membership for a limited time is $100 and is valid through August 31, 2026. May Member Walk: $5 per person. Botanical Perfumes: $80, $72 for members. Flowering Trees in Acrylic: $50, $45 for members. Crafts Uncorked: Wood Burning Charcuterie Board: $35, $28 for members. Spring Cookery: $70, $65 for members. Spring Flowers Walk & Talk: $10, $8 for members. Homeschool Day: Amazing Adaptations: $15 per person. Fused Glass Plant Stakes: $90, $80 for members.
Education & Youth Programs at Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens take place within a larger visitor experience that spans about 13 acres and includes botanical biomes, gardens, special horticulture and art exhibitions, seasonal offerings, and a collection of glass works by artist Dale Chihuly that is included with admission. The organization’s mission statement is: “As a premier botanical garden destination, we connect people to nature and create life-enhancing experiences.” The Conservatory includes The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation Children’s Garden, the Grand Mallway, and the adjacent 4-acre Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Community Garden Campus, which has an apiary, rose pavilion, berry house, 40 community garden plots, a demonstration kitchen and Live-Fire Cooking Theater, and is open to the public at no charge from dawn until dusk.
The John F. Wolfe Palm House dates back to 1895, and the Conservatory as it is today opened in 1993. The leadership team includes President & CEO Bruce Harkey; Vice President of Planning Garry Clarke; Vice President of Event Sales/Facilities James Butch; Director of Horticulture and Exhibitions Karin Noecker; Director of Marketing and Communications Jennifer Wilson; Director of Community Outreach and Education Jenny Pope; Director of Human Resources Hillary Thompson; Director of Visitor Experience Heather Popio; Vice President of Philanthropy Carmen Boy; and Chief Financial Officer Jill Lukshin-Hoff. Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2025 honor by Columbus Top Workplaces and is located within an 88-acre City of Columbus Park that borders several historic neighborhoods, with a stated historical and inextricable link to the community. Know Before You Go provides tips on what to bring, what to see and do, and how to view current closures before arrival.
Last updated May 13, 2026.
• Schedule: General admission hours listed as 10am–5pm.
• Price: Summer Family Membership for a limited time is $100 and is valid through August 31, 2026. May Member Walk: $5 per person. Botanical Perfumes: $80, $72 for members. Flowering Trees in Acrylic: $50, $45 for members. Crafts Uncorked: Wood Burning Charcuterie Board: $35, $28 for members. Spring Cookery: $70, $65 for members. Spring Flowers Walk & Talk: $10, $8 for members. Homeschool Day: Amazing Adaptations: $15 per person. Fused Glass Plant Stakes: $90, $80 for members.
Education & Youth Programs at Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens take place within a larger visitor experience that spans about 13 acres and includes botanical biomes, gardens, special horticulture and art exhibitions, seasonal offerings, and a collection of glass works by artist Dale Chihuly that is included with admission. The organization’s mission statement is: “As a premier botanical garden destination, we connect people to nature and create life-enhancing experiences.” The Conservatory includes The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation Children’s Garden, the Grand Mallway, and the adjacent 4-acre Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Community Garden Campus, which has an apiary, rose pavilion, berry house, 40 community garden plots, a demonstration kitchen and Live-Fire Cooking Theater, and is open to the public at no charge from dawn until dusk.
The John F. Wolfe Palm House dates back to 1895, and the Conservatory as it is today opened in 1993. The leadership team includes President & CEO Bruce Harkey; Vice President of Planning Garry Clarke; Vice President of Event Sales/Facilities James Butch; Director of Horticulture and Exhibitions Karin Noecker; Director of Marketing and Communications Jennifer Wilson; Director of Community Outreach and Education Jenny Pope; Director of Human Resources Hillary Thompson; Director of Visitor Experience Heather Popio; Vice President of Philanthropy Carmen Boy; and Chief Financial Officer Jill Lukshin-Hoff. Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2025 honor by Columbus Top Workplaces and is located within an 88-acre City of Columbus Park that borders several historic neighborhoods, with a stated historical and inextricable link to the community. Know Before You Go provides tips on what to bring, what to see and do, and how to view current closures before arrival.
Last updated May 13, 2026.
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