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Chicago Gardens: The Early History

Cathy Jean Maloney
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Description:Once maligned as a swampy outpost, the fledgling city of Chicago brazenly adopted the motto "Urbs in Horto" or City in a Garden, in 1837. "Chicago Gardens "shows how this upstart town earned its sobriquet over the next century, from the first vegetable plots at Fort Dearborn to innovative garden designs at the 1933 WorldOCOs Fair.aaaaaaaaaaa Cathy Jean Maloney has spent decades researching the cityOCOs horticultural heritage, and here she reveals the unusual history of ChicagoOCOs first gardens. Challenged by the regionOCOs clay soil, harsh winters, and fierce winds, ChicagoOCOs pioneering horticulturalists, Maloney demonstrates, found imaginative uses for hardy prairie plants. This same creative spirit thrived in the cityOCOs local fruit and vegetable markets, encouraging the growth of what would become the nationOCOs produce hub. The vast plains that surrounded Chicago, meanwhile, inspired early landscape architects, such as Frederick Law Olmsted, Jens Jensen, and O.C. Simonds, to new heights of grandeur. aaaaaaaaaaaa Maloney does not forget the backyard gardeners: immigrants whoacultivated treasuredaseedsaand pioneers who planted native wildflowers. MaloneyOCOs vibrant depictions of Chicagoans like OC Bouquet Mary, OCO a flower peddler who built a greenhouse empire, add charming anecdotal evidence to her argumentOCothat ChicagoOCOs garden history rivals that of New York or London and ensures its status as a world-class capital of horticultural innovation. aaaaa aaaaaaaaaaa With exquisite archival photographs, prints, and postcards, as well as field guide descriptions of living legacy gardens for todayOCOs visitors, "Chicago"" Gardens" will delight green-thumbs from all parts of the world."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Chicago Gardens: The Early History. To get started finding Chicago Gardens: The Early History, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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442
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Release
2014
ISBN
0226502368

Chicago Gardens: The Early History

Cathy Jean Maloney
4.4/5 (1290744 ratings)
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Description: Once maligned as a swampy outpost, the fledgling city of Chicago brazenly adopted the motto "Urbs in Horto" or City in a Garden, in 1837. "Chicago Gardens "shows how this upstart town earned its sobriquet over the next century, from the first vegetable plots at Fort Dearborn to innovative garden designs at the 1933 WorldOCOs Fair.aaaaaaaaaaa Cathy Jean Maloney has spent decades researching the cityOCOs horticultural heritage, and here she reveals the unusual history of ChicagoOCOs first gardens. Challenged by the regionOCOs clay soil, harsh winters, and fierce winds, ChicagoOCOs pioneering horticulturalists, Maloney demonstrates, found imaginative uses for hardy prairie plants. This same creative spirit thrived in the cityOCOs local fruit and vegetable markets, encouraging the growth of what would become the nationOCOs produce hub. The vast plains that surrounded Chicago, meanwhile, inspired early landscape architects, such as Frederick Law Olmsted, Jens Jensen, and O.C. Simonds, to new heights of grandeur. aaaaaaaaaaaa Maloney does not forget the backyard gardeners: immigrants whoacultivated treasuredaseedsaand pioneers who planted native wildflowers. MaloneyOCOs vibrant depictions of Chicagoans like OC Bouquet Mary, OCO a flower peddler who built a greenhouse empire, add charming anecdotal evidence to her argumentOCothat ChicagoOCOs garden history rivals that of New York or London and ensures its status as a world-class capital of horticultural innovation. aaaaa aaaaaaaaaaa With exquisite archival photographs, prints, and postcards, as well as field guide descriptions of living legacy gardens for todayOCOs visitors, "Chicago"" Gardens" will delight green-thumbs from all parts of the world."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Chicago Gardens: The Early History. To get started finding Chicago Gardens: The Early History, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
442
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
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Release
2014
ISBN
0226502368

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