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Lurie Garden is Millennium Park’s ‘secret garden’. This naturalistic garden is a place of rest and renewal for humans and wildlife alike.
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Planting a new Piet Oudolf Garden
The Oudolf Garden Detriot is the newest public Piet Oudolf project in the United States. As this site comes to life there is a renewed appreciation for the work, investment, talent, and team it takes to make these gardens. This amazing project began when the Garden...
The Challenges and Rewards of Mapping the Naturalistic Garden
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 between plant groups and their role in the overall design requires...
Cutting Back on the Cut-back
The mowing down of the garden in spring used to be straightforward – a crew would ride mulching mowers around the garden to make a clean palette for the anticipated crocus and tulips. While Lurie Garden's first priority is maintaining the garden's design beauty and...