A large sculpture of Swedish physician Linnaeus (1701-1778) overlooks the Heritage Garden. |
The Rose Petal Fountain in the Rose Garden (of course!).
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The Lakeside Gardens. The purplish flower in the foreground is meadow liatris...not invasive loosetrife! |
Looking towards Evening Island and the 48-bell Theodore C. Butz Memorial Carillon. |
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The Sensory Garden. |
The Japanese Garden. |
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The English Walled Garden. |
The Checkerboard Garden. |
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The Chicago Botanic Garden is my favorite American public garden...at least up to this point! It is an easy drive from the Twin Cities and you can spend a whole weekend strolling through the 385 acres of display gardens and native habitats. Plus, if you are already a member of an arboretum or botanic garden, you may be able to visit the Chicago Botanic Garden for no charge through the AHS Reciprocal Gardens program. I have a .pdf list of the participating public gardens here. For directions and more information on the gardens, please see their website at http://www.chicagobotanic.org/.
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