The Growing Place Garden Center

The Growing Place Garden Center We are a destination committed to providing an exceptional experience, quality plants, gardening expertise & inspiration.

Family-owned garden center filled with inspirational gardens, a wide selection of plants, knowledgeable staff, garden & home accents, containers, & landscape design services. Find organically grown vegetables and herbs, fruits, and berries. Perennials, annuals, natives, trees, shrubs, and much more!

06/17/2026

Plant Bingo // June 18 // 5PM // AURORA
Grab your favorite people and join us for an adults-only Plant Bingo night! Play to win plants and gardening stuff, with proceeds benefiting The GardenWorks Project. This is strictly a 21+ event.

Grumpy Gaucho food truck from 5-7PM!!

Tickets $15 in advance, $20 at the door. Register on our website. Go to Events, Plant Bingo, register now, choose the Aurora location if prompted.

Don’t want to play bingo? Our gift shop and plant departments will be open for strolling and shopping.

06/16/2026

TGP volunteering at Music on the Farm!! Outdoor music is one of the true delights of summer season. This venue features live local musical acts on the beautiful 60-acre McDonald Farm. Come. Sit. Take in the music. Eat from food trucks. Enjoy. Part of our 90th anniversary celebrations—growing together in service. We are giving back to the community by volunteering. A win-win!!

06/14/2026

Caterpillar alert at TGP Aurora!! 🐛 Look who is using milkweed as its host plant. Mr. Monarch Butterfly Caterpillar. Milkweed is the only plant they eat. Yum. 😋

06/13/2026

Woolly Dutchman’s Pipevine, is a vigorous, native North American twining vine known for its large, heart-shaped leaves and unique, pipe-shaped, greenish-yellow flowers with dark purple throats. It’s a popular ornamental for trellises and fences, providing dense cover and serving as a crucial larval host plant for the Pipevine Swallowtail butterfly, but it is toxic if ingested and requires moist, rich soil and part shade.

06/12/2026

What a difference a day makes!! Sun. ☀️ Lower humidity. Blue skies. 🌌 A perfect day for gardening!!

06/12/2026

Last night’s sky. Such incredible colors. After the storms were through our area. Hope everyone is okay. Photo credit: V. Thiele.

06/11/2026

The calm before the next wave of storms. Stay safe. Secure outdoor items that might be at risk.

06/10/2026

More beauty. Butterflies and plants. Monarch and lantana.

06/09/2026

Garden After Hours: Goth Gardens
June 11 @ 5 - 7PM // NAPERVILLE

After the gates close, the garden goes dark.
Join us for an after-hours evening with a gothic twist: tour onsite goth-themed gardens, get your tarot cards read, craft your own moody container planting in our Goth-in-a-Pot workshop and sample themed drinks!
• Adults 21+ only
• Free entry
• Tarot card readings are free
• Goth-in-a-Pot Workshop is $35
Registration recommended. Go to our website (thegrowingplace.com) under Events. Garden after Hours: Goth Gardens. Choose the Naperville store if prompted.

Bring a friend, bring a date! Goth gardens not your thing? Our gift shop and all departments will be open for shopping and strolling.

Address

2000 Montgomery Road
Aurora, IL
60504

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

Telephone

+16308208088

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