English Garden at the Chicago Botanic Garden

With such foggy weather and beautiful surroundings such as these, you might think I m standing in the middle of England somewhere. But, actually this is one of most exceptional examples of the English gardening style and it s in the heartland of America at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Allen: Why an English Garden here in the middle of the heartland of America John Beaudry, Chicago Botanic Garden, Senior Horticulturist: Well, it has been a dream of the Women s Board for many years to have an English walled garden and they wanted to have it because it s the roots of where gardening in this country has come from. The English Walled Garden is something people can really relate to; it s intimate and yet it has many elements that are classic English features. Allen: Yes, people can relate to it. I think it s the sense of enclosure, don t you John: The sense of enclosure is a big part of it because that s how most of our yards are. Allen: Someone can come and look at br, br,