The Hyde Park Garden Fair is a neighborhood gardening club that operates as a committee of the Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference (HPKCC). It hosts two garden fairs each year in the spring and fall. The proceeds from these fairs are used to support the HPKCC and its programs, as well as to beautify local neighborhoods through various gardening projects. We maintain several local gardens including Nichols Park, Spruce Park, areas of 53rd St. and "Harold's Garden" (named after Mayor Washington) in East End Park. Each year, unsold plants are donated to mid-South Side neighborhood organizations. These include schools, churches, mosques, synagogues and other local non-profits. Teachers and residents may apply to the Garden Fair for grants to fund public projects such as parkway and street corner plantings. Plants and bulbs are donated directly to churches, synagogues, schools, hospitals, and other nonprofit organizations. We provide money and plants for sidewalk planters along commercial streets. If you have general questions about Chicago gardening, the Spring or Fall Fairs, or if you wish to join as a volunteer, please get in touch!
