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Lurie Garden
Chicago,
IL,
USA
Artist: Gustafson Guthrie Nichols Ltd., Piet Oudolf and Robert Israel
view of the "Light Plate" area of the garden with drought tolerant grasses
About this project:
This 2.5-acre garden pays homage to the City's motto, "Urbs in Horto" (City in a Garden), which refers to Chicago's transformation from its flat and marshy origins to a bold and powerful city. Highlights of the garden include the dramatically lit, 15-foot-high "shoulder" hedge. This physical representation of Sandburg's famous description of the "City of Big Shoulders" encloses the garden on two sides and protects the delicate perennial garden. A graceful hardwood footbridge over shallow water divides the garden diagonally between "light" and "dark" plates.
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