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Lurie Garden Journal: Amsonia Ablaze
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Observations in an Urban Garden. Sunday, October 10, 2010. If you stop by the garden this week, you will have a prime opportunity to see Amsonia hubrichti. I in its most colorful splendor. This plant is native to the Ouachita Mountains of central Arkansas, from which its common name is derived: Arkansas blue star. By September, the plant bursts into a remarkable chrome yellow, that in daylight, make it look as though an inner light is emanating from it. Even in twilight, Amsonia hubrichtii. Fine Gardenin...
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Lurie Garden Journal: March 2010
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Observations in an Urban Garden. Tuesday, March 30, 2010. Glory of the Snow! Sunrise 6:37 am - Warmer temperatures overnight had begun to melt the snow as I entered the garden. I was anxious to see what Chionodoxa forbesii. Blue Giant' would look like in the snow and I was not disappointed. The deep violet flowers were scattered over the icy landscape - more showy than when framed against bare soil. The Meadow was a bright white coverlet, dotted with blues and pinks. Rosy buds of Geum triflorum.
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Lurie Garden Journal: October 2010
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Observations in an Urban Garden. Sunday, October 10, 2010. If you stop by the garden this week, you will have a prime opportunity to see Amsonia hubrichti. I in its most colorful splendor. This plant is native to the Ouachita Mountains of central Arkansas, from which its common name is derived: Arkansas blue star. By September, the plant bursts into a remarkable chrome yellow, that in daylight, make it look as though an inner light is emanating from it. Even in twilight, Amsonia hubrichtii.
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Lurie Garden Journal: January 2010
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Observations in an Urban Garden. Friday, January 1, 2010. Welcome to the Lurie Garden. Fascination with, and attraction to, the Lurie Garden. This blog is an outgrowth of my journals and senior project. Through the entries you will be able to watch the garden with me, as it evolves and changes through the seasons. You will meet the people who care for the garden and hear about related activities. I'll also include visits to other gardens in Chicago and beyond. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). A Way to Garden.
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Lurie Garden Journal: June 2010
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Observations in an Urban Garden. Monday, June 28, 2010. While the violet-blues of the Salvia River continue to dominate, other plants are bringing more colors from the spectrum as the garden eases into its summer cloak. Reds, oranges and yellows can be found, making an effective contrast to the blues and purples of the meadow sage. In the Light Plate, Echinacea. Dauerstrahl' (Moor Grass). Look for Monarch butterflies lighting on the dark cones as they continue their migration through Illinois. On today's...
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Lurie Garden Journal: April 2010
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Observations in an Urban Garden. Friday, April 30, 2010. Between the warm, April showers in Paris, our friends took us to a unique garden and museum. Near the Bois de Bologne just north of Paris. This museum is the former home of financier and humanitarian, Albert Kahn (1860 - 1940). And 600,000 feet of film that are archived in the museum. The gardens outside the museum reflect his philosophy by representing gardens from around the world and their native species. Featherleaf Rodgersia) is planted is bot...
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Lurie Garden Journal: A Blue Garden
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Observations in an Urban Garden. Sunday, September 12, 2010. As fall approaches, a new color is reintroduced into the garden - BLUE. In late spring, the Salvia River commands the garden with a blue-violet swath of color. The color we see now in the garden is more a true blue. In the Light Plate, look for an unusual plant along both paths, Gentiana andrewsii. Above the Seam, Salvia avure. An often-overlooked plant with deep blue flowers is found in the Dark Plate beyond the Geranium. A Study in Contrasts.
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Lurie Garden Journal: May 2010
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Observations in an Urban Garden. Monday, May 17, 2010. Of the 120,000 bulbs that are planted in the Lurie Garden, tulips in colors of pink and violet are the showiest. But if you take a closer look you will find that the Narcissus. Play an equal part in the spring garden, bringing a contrast in shape and color. White and pale yellow narcissus act as a foil to the tulips, creating a light background that emphasizes the deep colors of the tulips. N Actaea is very different from the other daffodils. Thi...
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Lurie Garden Journal: September 2010
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Observations in an Urban Garden. Sunday, September 12, 2010. As fall approaches, a new color is reintroduced into the garden - BLUE. In late spring, the Salvia River commands the garden with a blue-violet swath of color. The color we see now in the garden is more a true blue. In the Light Plate, look for an unusual plant along both paths, Gentiana andrewsii. Above the Seam, Salvia avure. An often-overlooked plant with deep blue flowers is found in the Dark Plate beyond the Geranium. A Study in Contrasts.
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Lurie Garden Journal: July 2010
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Observations in an Urban Garden. Friday, July 30, 2010. Art in the Garden. With the opening of the new Modern Wing and the Nichols Bridgeway at the Art Institute of Chicago, a new program for school children was created by the staffs of the AIC and Lurie Garden. Through the Art and Garden Tour. Students can explore the ways in which artist and landscape architects use similar design elements in their work. Sixteen students from McCracken Middle School. Monday, July 26, 2010. On Tour Today - Just Opening.
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