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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 […]

Scaling a Public Garden for an Intimate Space

Garden Design, Garden Design Elements, Guest Blog Post, How-To Lurie Garden, Landscape Architecture

Can we as designers, horticulturalists and gardeners feasibly and successfully recreate park design and modern design features in our own gardens? My visit to Lurie Garden was all about looking […]

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 […]

Exploring Elements of Garden Design : Plant Size

Education, Garden Design Elements, How-To Lurie Garden

The element of garden design referred to as ‘plant size’ includes many facets, height being just one. Plant spread, density, and footprint are other factors of plant size that gardeners […]

Pollinators May Benefit from Mixing Native and Non-Native Plants

Ecological Horticulture, How-To Lurie Garden, Pollinators, Wildlife

Current research indicates that mixing some non-native plants* in a designed native landscape can increase pollinator habitat. Mixed native and non-native plants in a designed landscape (i.e., near-native landscapes) can […]