Re: Chicago Area Gardens

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Doug,

If it isn't too late...Cantigny Gardens over by the Morton Arboretum is 
supposed to be nice and it has a military museum. I'm taking a garden group 
there in three weeks...

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Doug Green" <d.green@xplornet.com>
To: "Garden Writers -- GWL -- The Garden Writers Forum" 
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Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 6:41 AM
Subject: Re: [GWL] Chicago Area Gardens

> Thanks! to all with suggestions - looks like I'm about set to fill up my
> week. :-)
>
> Doug
>
>
> On Thu, 2007-28-06 at 11:53 -0400, jo ellen meyers sharp wrote:
>> At the Holden this summer is an exhibit on model trains and
>> landscapes. http://holdenarb.org/
>>
>> There's also Millenium Park, where Piet Oudolf designed much of Lurie
>> Garden/landscape.
>> http://www.millenniumpark.org/documents/bulbrelease.pdf.
>>
>> Also, if you get a chance, visit Oak Park and do the Frank Lloyd
>> Wright walking tour, and have a nice dinner at one of the
>> neighborhood restaurants.
>> http://www.wrightplus.org/
>>
>> Or, consider an architecture tour -- lots of providers, just Google
>> chicago architecture tour.
>>
>> I love Chicago. People are friendly. It's fairly easy to get around
>> on public transportation or by car.
>>
>> Have fun, rest and relax in the City of Big Shoulders.
>>
>> jems
>>
>>
>> >I'm spending a week in Chicago to take pics of the big pond tour and am
>> >looking for other great gardens in the area.
>> >
>> >I've already planned on the Chicago Botanic Gardens.
>> >
>> >What's a must-see, must-photograph, must-publicize garden ?
>> >
>> >Doug
>> >
>> >
>> >--
>> >Doug Green
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>> >
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