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08/18/2008 10:33 PM  

Took a trip the the Chicago Botanical Garden yesterday as well. I get some ideas from there and continue to plan the layout in my head. I usually take lots of pictures, but this time I wanted to focus on the plants that needed to be planted. Hope this helps any USDA zone 5 people.




http://www.flickr.com/photos/9703607@N03/sets/72157606820677938/


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08/19/2008 7:42 AM  
Very nice!

I did a double take the other day:



There was a discussion a couple years ago about how horribly invasive Blue Star Creeper is. Perhaps not, as the Botanic is very careful about invasive species.

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08/20/2008 7:47 PM  
Rob,
Thanks for sharing. Susie was very impressed with the vegetation at the Botanic. Because of the approaching storm while we were there, I didn't take nearly as many photos as I would have liked. Your photos will be a good reference for me. Our layout is heavily shaded, as is much of the Botanic's. I have bookmarked your webpage of photos.
Link to YouTube video of Botanic Gardens in Chicago from our trip.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMQu8gZzfyo
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08/22/2008 6:28 AM  
Thanks so much for that. I see some plants there I'm going to have find. Love those little signposts identifying the plants -- i need them around my own line since i can never remember what's what.

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08/22/2008 8:52 AM  
hehe People always ask about plants that don't have a little sign. I usually don't know those :D

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