Conservatory Shop

Locally Grown & Botanical Gear

Support local and take something special home with you to remember your visit with us.

Plants For Purchase

A great selection of hanging baskets, common & unique house plants, air plants, cactus, and succulents for the beginner to the expert green thumb.

Local Goodies & Dip Kits

Stock up on your local goodies and new dip kits for your Holiday Season Dinners. Don't forget the cocktail mixes.

New Hot Chocolates & Other Yummies

This winter we are featuring specialty hot chocolates, popcorn, and other sweets.

Toys For All Ages

Featuring new learning, sensory, plus volcano & dinosaur themed toys for our new showcase, The Floor is Lava.

50% Off Annual Clearance Sale

Join us in January-March for our annual clearance sale with select starred holiday, giftware, and fashion merchandise for 50% off.

DOWNTOWN FORT WAYNE'S PREMIER GIFT SHOP

The Conservatory Shop offers a boutique-style atmosphere filled with houseplants, home & garden essentials, unique toys & books, trendy apparel & fashion accessories, and seasonal merchandise perfect for souvenir-taking and gift-giving. Local vendors are also featured from Fort Wayne and the surrounding area. Beginning May 23, the outdoor Sales Garden offers a selection of perennial flowers herbs, tropical plants, flowering baskets and patio containers. Conservatory admission is not required to shop.

HOURS:

TUESDAY	10AM - 5PM
WEDNESDAY	10AM - 5PM
THURSDAY	10AM - 8PM
FRIDAY	10AM - 5PM
SATURDAY	10AM - 5PM
SUNDAY	NOON - 4PM

CLOSED MONDAYS

BONSAI, THE ART & SCIENCE OF ILLUSION:

Bonsai (A tree (bon) in a tray/pot (sai))pronounced bonsai (bone-sigh), is the technique of creating an illusion; using cultivation practices like pruning, wiring, root reduction, defoliation (removing all of the leaves), potting and perhaps grafting. The illusion being attempted is that of a large, natural looking tree that has been captured and planted in a small container. It can be grown from seeds, plant cuttings, purchased in a nursery pot, or collected from the yard, hillside or field.

Bonsai is both a science (horticulture) and an art (sculpting). Perhaps that is why it appeals to so many people. Whether they become interested because of the mystique of a tree, or they want to challenge themselves with a new form of growing things, the bonsai tree tends to draw people in.