 The Loose Park Garden Center was built in 1957 for meetings and horticultural exhibitions of various kinds. The garden center, located in Loose Park, has two large meeting rooms with small kitchens attached to the meeting rooms. The garden center has a horticultural library open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Meeting room rental fees
Horticulture groups (2 hours): $25
Non-horticulture groups (2 hours): $50
Rose garden
Weddings: $325
Rehearsals: $100
Hours of operation
Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
An additional $30 per 2-hour overtime fee will be charged for time after 5 p.m.
Friday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Seven hours, including set up and breakdown time. Additional time over the first seven hours will be billed as overtime.
Cancellations
The garden center must have a minimum of 48-hours notification of a cancellation or a $25 fine will be assessed. After failure to notify the center of a cancellation twice, all further reservations may be cancelled. The garden center now issues all permits for Loose Park rentals, including rose garden rental, the pavilion (shelter) permits, lake area rentals and photo shoots. Please call the garden center at (816) 784-5300, if you are interested in planning an event within Loose Park. Garden Center Association
Founded in 1958, the Garden Center Association’s mission has been to promote and encourage among citizens of the greater Kansas City area an interest in horticulture and related gardening activities through education and information. More about the Garden Center Association.
Take a tree walk in Loose Park
The Garden Center Association announces a new series of Tree Walks you can take and learn a bit about the trees of Loose Park while enjoying the beauty of one of Kansas City's best loved parks. Download the walk guides and other materials or pick them up at the Garden Center Building in Loose Park. They are located in a self-service box outside the door of the building. If you want to borrow a compass for the compass walk, be sure to call the Garden Center Building at (816) 784-5300 to see if they are open. Your family could be tree explorers in Loose Park
Spend the day with your kids at the Stanley R. McLane Arboretum at Loose Park and explore the trees. Tree Explorer Field Guides and Backpacks with all the tools needed to explore are available for $15 at the Garden Center Building in Loose Park. The Field Guides alone are $5 each. Be sure to call the Garden Center Building at (816) 784-5300 before you go to make sure they are open. More | 
