Explore Flora And Fauna On The Beverly-Morgan Park Garden Walk

CHICAGO -- With each stop is distinctive for its style, variety of plantings, and unique beauty, the Beverly Area Planning Association (BAPA) presents a neighborhood filled with blooming beauty on the second annual Beverly/Morgan Park Garden Walk, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 11 (rain date is July 18).

New this year is a raffle with two garden-inspired prizes each valued and over $500 and featuring garden décor, gifts, elements and tools, gift certificates from area shops and restaurants, and more. Purchase Garden Walk tickets for $25 in advance (going up to $30 on the day or the tour) and raffle tickets for $5 online at bapa.org.

The Garden Walk begins with event check-in at the Edna White Community Garden, 1850 W. Monterey Ave., where people will walk among the beautiful plantings, observe butterflies and bees from the new observatory and pollinator garden, and visit with vendors and sponsors.

Featured gardens are located throughout the neighborhood. Whether you’re going home to a sunny or shady yard, a mature garden or a freshly dug flower bed, you’ll be inspired by the hard work, creative vision and delight shared by local gardeners. Experiences include music, tastings and garden décor, were created to compliment and enhance the feel of each garden.

Included on the tour is a stop at the Beverly Arts Center, 2407 W. 111th St., to visit the Roy Diblik Garden of Living Art and new Monarch Butterfly Waystation, which is one of several neighborhood butterfly-attracting spaces planted in spring using milkweed varieties provided through a grant from Monarch Watch as part of BAPA’s Save the Monarchs initiative. Visitors can learn more about Monarch Watch and pick up take-and-make instructions for creating a bird feeder from a coffee container.

As a Garden Walk-extra, people who love locally-produced honey can stop by the Kellogg Elementary School garden, 9241 S. Leavitt, between 1 and 3 p.m. to purchase Lobos honey, made by the Kellogg School Wolfpack.

Garden Walk tickets are $25 in advance at Beverly Area Planning Association Garden Walk and $30 on the day of the event. Raffle tickets are $5 each and available in advance online at or at the Edna White Garden, 1850 W. Monterey Ave., Chicago, on the day of the Garden Walk.

Special thanks to the Garden Walk sponsors: Mike Haggerty Buick GMC, OSF HealthCare Little Company of Mary Medical Center, County Fair Foods, Southtown Health Foods, PRS Professional Real Estate Services, Keir Foot & Ankle Specialists, Beverly Bank & Trust, Beverly Hills Animal Hospital, 19th Ward Youth Foundation, Smith Village, Uhlmann Home Improvement Inc., Molloy & Associates Real Estate, Chesterfield Awning, Lack & Son Funeral Home, The Beverly Review, Oak & Bloom, Open Outcry Brewing Co., Steuber Florist & Greenhouses, Nicky’s of Beverly, City Grange, Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers District Council 1 Illinois, Chopped & Carved By Cisco, Patty Schalk Door Décor, Cathy Sorich, Culver’s Oak Lawn and Evergreen Park, Roseangela’s, Kimski Bridgeport, Walmart (Countryside), Jewel (103rd and Cicero), and Wild Blossom Meadery & Winery.