Nichols
Park, a photo vision of highlights
In this page:
Photos:
George Rumsey except summer, 2003 addition, Meadow, and formal garden-Gary
Ossewaarde and photo at right by Mary Van Haaften.
The brighter, more purplish flora is as the Meadow looked in 2002, those with taller vegetation and tiger lilies represent 2003.
Nichols Park
Wildflower Meadow
Mary
Vanhaaften, Chicago Park
District
Call Stephanie Franklin, 773 955-3622
for information on planting and weeding projects,
or re: tours of the award-winning Meadow.
Nichols Park
March, 2002
[Photo by George Rumsey]
Fabulous, award-winning Formal Gardens, maintained
pro-bono by Hyde Park Garden Fair Committee, a committee
of HPKCC
Garden Fair Committee statement of its role and commitment in the Formal Garden. Garden Fair Proposal.
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Above
left includes the North Fountain. A good sense of the arrangement
of paving blocks and slightly raised beds defined by timbers of recycled
materials can be seen in the drawings at the top of the page. The
Hyde Park Garden Fair Committee of the Hyde Park-Kenwood Community
Conference designed, put in and has maintained these beds since the
north addition to the park was won in the late 80's--The gardens would not have been created without the community commitment and sweat equity. IN July, 2003, The Committee put in a formal bid to tend the new gardens to be built in conjunction with the Murray school/park gym addition. The Southeast Region has decided to source-out care of all the gardens. A collaborative agreement was reached between the Garden Fair and the contractor in 2004, but incomplete design plans and water main breakage have prevented full realization of the formal garden in 2004. |
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