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
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