Ingrid's photos from Chicago

These are Ingrid's photos from our recent trip to Chicago. Photos from the Lincoln Park Zoo, Lincoln Park Conservatory, Garfield Park Conservatory and the Sheffield Garden Tour. No community gardens or farmers' markets--shocking!

Friends and family

Lincoln Park Conservatory

Investigating a pretty flower

Lily of the Nile

My best shot of the giraffes...that's not saying much, I know.

Civic Opera Building from the Architecture Boat Tour

Garfield Park Conservatory

Magnolia blossom

Magnolia blossom just opening

Jeff and a Chihuly sculpture, Aroid House, Garfield Park Conservatory

Water lily pond at Garfield Park

Demonstration raised beds for home and community gardeners

More demo beds, and volunteer beekeepers. They had a really cute little teaching hive with all the parts. CROPS needs one!

Gorgeous flower bed with foxglove

Another gorgeous flower bed - still at Garfield Park

More beautiful plants

I didn't know there were this many purple leaved plants!

Sheffield Garden Tour -- private homes in a fancy Chicago neighborhood

The yards were tiny but packed with flowers

Front yard with Tiger Play lily

More flowers -- didn't see a single vegetable plants in any garden on the tour.

Another view of previous yard--very small.

More creative garden decorating

A nice front yard in the Sheffield neighborhood

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