GIFT SHOP
AND CONSERVATORY RESOURCE CENTER
The Conservatory loves you!
A hidden treasure, located in the Palm House, is the FOC gift shop. Here you can find a myriad of botanically related items. There is a wide selection of plants for sale, including exotic orchids as well as…
A new shipment of rare, intriguingly strange succulents and cacti from Fleetfoot and Fowlweather.
Hand painted and locally made flower pots, books on plants and how to grow them, nature-themed jewelry, much of it handcrafted by local artists, available at excellent prices: perfect for a unique gift, or for you! Other gift items include sweet smelling, locally made lotion bar and skin repair; handmade, gorgeous greeting cards of the plants blooming in the various Conservatory houses; postcards of Volunteer Park and much more including…
A beautiful new book ‘Flowers of Volunteer Park Conservatory’ by photographer and author Sara L. Chapman. The book contains photographs of all the plants in the Conservatory throughout the year with an identification guide.
In the information corner there are flyers on the different plants in the Conservatory, and materials about Volunteer Park and the Capitol Hill neighborhood. Here you can examine plant parts through a microscope, and browse through the excellent reference books. You can also leave questions for the gardeners if the shop volunteers can’t answer your question.
Stop in and enjoy. Proceeds from the shop help to support and enhance the Conservatory.
Volunteers Needed
at the Gift Shop/Info Center
If you like people and plants and have six hours or more per month to spare,
Inquire in gift shop or call 206-322-4112.
Six hours per month (minimum requirement) with at least a six month commitment. Morning or afternoon shifts available.
Current openings:
Thursday 10am-1pm (every other week)
Friday 10am-1pm (every other week)
Friday 1-4pm (weekly or every other week)
The Friends of the Conservatory opened the Gift Shop and Resource Center in February 2003 to help generate a revenue source to support the Conservatory and to provide reference materials for visitors to the Conservatory.
