Boerner Botanical Gardens, 9400 Boerner Drive, Hales Corners, WI 53130 Tel: 414-525-5601 Fax: 414-525-5610
RULES, REGULATIONS, AND CONSIDERATIONS FOR PHOTOGRAPHY / FILMING
1. ADMISSION RATES / ARRIVAL / PARKING
Admission is collected April through October, 8 a.m.–6 p.m. seven days a week.
Complimentary parking is available in the paved parking lot. The circle drive is for loading/unloading only
Guests should check in at the Education & Visitor Center Information Desk upon arrival.
• Milwaukee County Residents with ID
Senior (60+), $5; Adult (18–59), $6.50; Youth (6-17), $4.50; Child (5 and under), Free
• Non-Milwaukee County Residents
Adult (18 and up), $7.50; Youth (6-17), $5.50; Child (5 and under), Free
• Any Person with Disability or Student with ID, $5
• Group Rates (20 or more in group): Adult, $5.50; Child, $4
2. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES: You may bring alcohol on-site only when you have purchased an Alcohol Permit. If
alcohol is present and you do not have an Alcohol Permit, you may receive a $200 fine and/or a 90-day jail sentence,
per chapter 47.17 of Milwaukee County Ordinances. Complete an Alcohol Permit Application.
3. CANCELLATION: Cancellations must be submitted in writing on the Cancellation / Refund Request Form and must
be accompanied by the original permit(s).
Any cancellation refund is based on when the notice is received. If received:
• within 24 hours of payment: full refund
• ninety (90) or more days prior to the scheduled date: refund, less $50 administrative fee
• forty-five (45) to eighty-nine (89) days prior to the scheduled date: 50% refund, less $50 administrative fee
• forty- four (44) or fewer days prior to the scheduled date: NO refund
No refunds will be given due to inclement weather, unless the cancellation was made by Milwaukee County Parks due
to severe weather conditions. Rentals are not rescheduled due to unfavorable weather conditions.
4. CHANGING ROOM / DRESSING ROOM: Dressing facilities may be available in the Garden House for an
additional fee. Restrooms are not available as changing rooms.
5. CLEANUP / DAMAGE: You are responsible for the restoration of the facility to its original condition by the end of
the permitted period. If excessive cleanup or damage occurs, you will be invoiced for the work required to bring the
facility to its original condition ($50 minimum).
6. DECORATIONS / FURNISHINGS / PROPS: Extra furnishings, displays, tents, helium balloons, or other props are
not allowed without prior approval from the Botanical Gardens at least one (1) week prior to the shoot.
7. DRONES: The use of drones (unmanned aerial vehicles) is prohibited without the prior written approval of the
Parks Director or designee. Please contact the Botanical Gardens at least two (2) weeks in advance.
8. ELECTRICAL HOOKUP: Electrical hook-up in the Gardens may be available for an additional fee.
9. ENDORSEMENT: Under no condition and at no time may a photograph taken at the Botanical Gardens be used
to infer endorsement of a product, person or service by Milwaukee County or by any of its employees.
10. INSURANCE (COMMERCIAL PERMITS ONLY): An applicant must submit a Certificate of Insurance in the
minimum amount of $1,000,000 of general liability coverage naming Milwaukee County Parks as an additional
insured. Milwaukee County Parks must be listed as the Certificate Holder with the address as 9480 Watertown Plank
Road, Wauwatosa, WI 53326. A permit will not be issued if the required COI has not been submitted.
11. PARKING: Complimentary parking is available in the paved parking lot. The circle drive may be used for
loading/unloading only. Vehicle engines must be turned off when parked.
12. PATHS: All persons are required to stay on established paths so as not to step into any flowerbeds, onto any rock
ledges, or into any wooded area. Failure to do so may result in permit revocation.
13. SMOKING / VAPING: Smoking or vaping is prohibited in all Milwaukee County Parks buildings, or within 30 feet of
any entrance or exit of a building, per Milwaukee County Ordinance 47.16(3)(a)(b).
14. THROWING RICE: The throwing of rice, confetti or confetti-like material, flower petals, or birdseed is prohibited
and will result in your being invoiced for excessive cleanup ($150 minimum). Please inform your guests!
