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Welcome to the new website for Olbrich Botanical Gardens! Make sure to bookmark this site and come back frequently to get all the latest on the gardens, conservatory, events, and programs. It's a beautiful place to spend some time!

Explore the site to find the answers to the questions below. Feel free to stop and look at the beautiful photos along the way! E-mail your answers to scybart@cityofmadison.com (One entry per household please.) Please be sure to include your name and address so we can mail the tickets to you!

If we receive your response before December 15, we'll send you two free tickets to Olbrich's Holiday Express Model Train and Flower Show (a $6 value) to be used during that event, December 6 through December 31, 2008.

If you already enjoy free admission to the event as an Olbrich member, give the tickets to a friend or neighbor!

Question 1
Which kind of architectural design will you find in Olbrich's Rose Garden which features Midwest-hardy shrub roses in mixed borders?
a.) Modernistic b.) Prairie Style c.) Formal English

Question 2
How many times are the leaves shredded for Olbrich's April Leaf Mulch sale which offers the same environmentally friendly mulch used in Olbrich's own gardens?
a.) Composted, not shredded b.) Double-shredded c.) 12 times

Question 3
If you join the Olbrich Botanical Society to get free admission to the Conservatory and Olbrich events, how much would you also save off most class fees?
a.) 20% b.)10% c.) No discount on class fees

Question 4
If you'd like to be one of Olbrich's hundreds of volunteers, how many people will participate in your initial volunteer orientation?
a.) Interest group of 10 b.) Seasonal group of 25+ c.) One-on-one orientation with volunteer services manager

Question 5
How many fogging nozzles help keep Olbrich's tropical Bolz Conservatory green and moist even in the dead of winter?
a.)10 b.) 220 c.)550

 

Olbrich Botanical Gardens is owned and operated by the City of Madison Parks Division in partnership with the non-profit Olbrich Botanical Society.
Olbrich Botanical Gardens | 3330 Atwood Avenue, Madison, WI 53704. | Phone: (608)246-4550 | Fax: (608)246-4719