WHPS One-Day Bus Trip: Fox Cities/Green Bay Nurseries and Botanical Gardens

Date:  Thursday, July 23, 2026

Cost:  $60

Tour Leader:  Janet Aaberg

Departure Time & Place: Arrive by 7:15 am for 7:30 am departure at American Center Park & Ride, 5601 Eastpark Blvd., Madison

Return Time: Approximately 6 pm

Registration Deadline:  July 3 (no refunds after July 3)

What’s included:  Bus, driver’s tip, and admission to Green Bay Botanical Gardens.  (GBBC does not recognize reciprocal membership with buses)

What’s not included:  No lunch or beverages provided.  Bring your own sack lunch and drink or water/water bottle for the day.

Highlights: This one-day bus trip will include the private Vandenheuvel Quarry garden, Green Bay Botanical Garden, Rose Hill Gardens Nursery, and Sarah and Larry Conrad’s private garden. See full descriptions and pictures below!

Questions about this trip can be directed to [email protected].

Vandenheuvel Quarry Garden, Seymour. The VandenHeuvel quarry garden in Seymour, Wisconsin, is a private, extensive rock garden created by Carl and Karen Vandenheuvel, featuring massive limestone, boulders, hostas, conifers, perennials and a sunken garden. PBS has an interesting video about this garden.

, Green Bay. GBBG has 47 acres filled with more than 120,000 plants from Wisconsin and around the world.  We will have three hours to explore these beautiful gardens. Picnic tables and benches are available if you wish to eat your lunch at that time. Our tour is non-guided, however there is an app with audio and a map available to use. We will also be honored with a 10% discount at the giftshop.

, Hobart. Rose Hill Gardens in Hobart, Wisconsin, is a nursery with 2.5 acres of sun and shade gardens to enjoy.  Additionally, given the time of the year, we have been told that many of the perennials will be sold at 20% off.

Sarah and Larry Conrad Private Garden, Eldorado. Larry and Sarah Conrad live and garden on two acres of land on a former site of the 150-year-old Oak Lawn Cheese factory in Eldorado, Wisconsin.  They have collections of Magnolias, many conifers, hypertufa containers, beds of daylilies, hostas as well as stands of Orienpet lilies.  Also, Larry has created and displays many magnificent stain-glass lampshades and windows.

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