The Capital Times (Madison, WI), January 8th, 2005
HE GARDEN IN WINTER: "BEARS HIBERNATE; PEOPLE DON'T," SAY THE FOLKS AT THE CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN. THEY SUGGEST WE TAKE OUR CUES FROM THE JAPANESE, "WHO CONSIDER SNOW SCENERY TO BE ONE OF THE LOVELIEST DISPLAYS OF THE YEAR."
In fact, families in Japan typically visit parks and public gardens to view the landscape when it's been "painted with snow."
The perfect place to enjoy the effects of newly fallen snow on decoratively pruned trees and shrubs is the Japanese garden at the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe, Ill. Admission to the garden is free but parking is $10. For information, call 8...
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