Will Rogers Horticultural Gardens gives visitors an opportunity to enjoy one of the most enchanting parks in Oklahoma.

The Garden Exhibition Center in Will Rogers Park is home to the Oklahoma City Council of Garden Clubs. The council was organized in 1921 to promote horticulture, flower gardening and conservation.

The gardens include the Ed Lycan Conservatory, which houses one of the largest cacti and succulent collections in the world. Inside the garden walls, visitors are surrounded by thousands of roses, irises, azaleas, daylilies and peonies.

While you're at the park, don't forget to visit the arboretum, which features both native trees and special varieties rarely found in Oklahoma. Self-guided tour brochures are available in the Garden Exhibition Center and Ed Lycan Conservatory.

And take some time to visit with the ducks and other waterfowl inhabiting the pond or watch turtles themselves on the rocks.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to significant construction in the Park during the Spring and Summer of 2008, we will not be accepting bookings for weddings or other special events until Autumn 2008. If you have any specific questions, please contact us at (405) 297-2211. Thank you.

To rent the rose garden or senior center for weddings or receptions, call Will Rogers Senior Activity Center at 942-4339 or e-mail Patty McDoulett @ misspatty.mcdoulett@okc.gov.

To rent the Garden Exhibition Center for meetings, call 943-0827.