Hauck Botanic Garden

About Hauck Botanic Garden

Hauck Botanic Garden is a public park in Cincinnati's Walnut Hills and the home of the Civic Garden Center of Greater Cincinnati, a nonprofit teaching gardening and environmental stewardship since 1942 on the former estate of Cornelius J. Hauck. The grounds include a production vegetable garden with rainwater catchment, mature trees, green infrastructure, a permaculture food forest, themed native plant gardens, and working compost systems, with gardens, a waterfall, and walking paths throughout. Rentable facilities within the garden include a 1,125-square-foot auditorium that can be divided into two or three rooms, seats 75 at tables and chairs or up to 120 theater-style, and has a stage and AV hookup; a patio seating up to 50; and a walkway pergola seating up to 40. Named gardens include Shade, Serenity with Waterfall, Herb, Rooftop, Vegetable, and Children's. The venue is offered for meetings, birthday parties, workshops, reunions, graduation parties, baby and wedding showers, lectures, receptions, and corporate retreats. Rentals include tables, chairs, high tops, kitchen access for prepping and staging, free parking, and on-site facilities staff; any caterer is permitted. Rental fees are $200 per hour before 5pm and $300 per hour after 5pm. The park is open daily from dawn to dusk, with CGC hours Monday-Friday 9am-4pm.

The facts

Guests

40–120 guests

Pricing note

Hourly venue rental: $200/hour before 5pm; $300/hour after 5pm.

Kind of place

Park · Garden

Last updated

October 2026

On the big wedding guides

• Not listed on WeddingWire (checked October 2026)
• Not listed on Zola (checked October 2026)

How to reach Hauck Botanic Garden

• Website: civicgardencenter.org
• Phone: (513) 221-0981
• Address: 2715 Reading Road

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