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Looking for something fun to do this spring/summer in Chicago without breaking the bank? Chicago Sun-Times published an article on Apr. 1, 2009 highlighting Chicagoland events that don’t cost too much. Misha Davenport featured The Lurie Garden as the second item in the article “Bowling for dollars, and walking and viewing and zooming and eating and laughing and listening.” She said if you want to get in touch with nature, “Spring should soon be busting out all over Millennium Park’s Lurie Garden. The urban oasis takes the city’s Latin motto Urbs in Horto (City in a Garden) seriously. Highlights of the five-acre-garden include the 15-foot-high hedge that protects the perennial garden from the wind. Free guided garden walks are offered beginning May 10, or you can pack a lunch and take it on your own.”

Not only can you get in touch with nature or give that tree a hug this summer, you can do it for free at The Lurie Garden.

You can also see the first bulbs of the spring, taped on sight at The Lurie Garden by ABC 7 News Chicago, here.

Chicago has something for everyone as columnist Bill Zwecker describes in his July 30, 2008 column for the Chicago Sun-Times “Headed Here” (page 30). He mentions Chicago being a possible spot for Cheech and Chong’s reunion tour, “Hey! What’s that Smell?” and whether or not you’re interested in finding out, he offers a “far more staid but very impressive” alternative: the Chicago Humanities Festival’s “Once in a Lifetime” benefit concert at the Symphony Center October 3, featuring singers Barbara Cook, Frederica von Stade and Diane Reeves. Why not check out both?

In the Chicago Sun-Times Sunday, June 8, 2008 section of “Real Estate & Homelife,” a planted grill from Chalet is prominently displayed under the title, “Dad’s Day: Show your father some love along with a sense of humor with gift ideas for the garden,” written by Susan Randstrom. The article also mentions Chalet’s container planting service.

Nina Koziol’s article, “Garden Tips from the Experts,” first published for The Chicago Tribune on May 18, 2008 (read the article here), reached the East Coast in the July 3, 2008 publication of the Lower Hudson Journal News (West Harrison, New York). Koziol asked the garden gurus “what next?” after a trip to Chalet, and features Tony Fulmer’s mulching tips from the GreenMark PR news release. This is a Chicago Tribune syndicated article.

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