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The Challenges and Rewards of Mapping the Naturalistic Garden

The Challenges and Rewards of Mapping the Naturalistic Garden

Design Narrative, Ecological Horticulture, Garden Design, Garden Design Elements, Garden Management, Garden Update, Gustafson Guthrie Nichol, How-To Lurie Garden, Lurie Garden's Story, Piet Oudolf, Pollinators

Maps that are rich in detail help us communicate the complexity and evolution of our dynamic garden. Lurie Garden is intended to be an ever-changing, dynamic planting. The evolving relationships […]

Cutting Back on the Cut-back

Cutting Back on the Cut-back

Climate Change, Ecological Horticulture, Garden Management, Garden Update, Pollinators, Wildlife

How to Maintain the Initial Vision of a Landscape in the Midst of its Evolution

How to Maintain the Initial Vision of a Landscape in the Midst of its Evolution

Climate Change, Design Narrative, Ecological Horticulture, Garden Management, Garden Update, Gustafson Guthrie Nichol, Landscape Architecture, Lurie Garden's Story, Piet Oudolf

The initial vision of a constructed space can be maintained as it evolves if the original creators remain involved to help steer changes. Landscapes in public spaces evolve through multiple influences. […]

In Need of Sanctuary—The Monarch Butterfly

In Need of Sanctuary—The Monarch Butterfly

Citizen Science, Ecological Horticulture, Garden Management, Pollinators, Wildlife

Every story of migration starts with an epic journey of how beings get from one place to another. It can be an easy journey or a tough one depending on […]

Breaking Ground: The Influence of Piet Oudolf’s Perennial Gardens

Breaking Ground: The Influence of Piet Oudolf’s Perennial Gardens

Ecological Horticulture, Garden Design Elements, Garden Management, Gustafson Guthrie Nichol, Landscape Architecture, Lurie Garden's Story, Piet Oudolf

When one enters Chicago’s Lurie Garden or New York’s High Line, it is clear these are not traditionally cultivated gardens, nor are they prairies, woodlands, or meadows, where composition is […]

Is this a Weed? Garden Invaders, Welcome Guests and Photo-bombers

Is this a Weed? Garden Invaders, Welcome Guests and Photo-bombers

Ecological Horticulture, Garden Management, How-To Lurie Garden, Weeds

Weeds are simply plants out of place, and not all need to be removed. When deciding a weed’s fate, a gardener must consider, among other factors, the weed species, its location […]

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