1048 Across the Zig Zag Bridge

 The Chicago Botanic Garden is one of my favorite places to visit.  Since we are members, we can go on a whim (within covid limitations) and enjoy a little or a lot of time in the gardens.  We recently visited when the mid-spring gardens were in full bloom.  These absolutely stunning irises en masse lined the banks of the island of the Japanese gardens when crossing the Zig Zag Bridge.  

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765 Cottage Charm

I remember hollyhocks from my childhood growing up in Detroit.  Tall stocks of hollyhocks lined the alley behind our house, and I remember being afraid of all the bees that swarmed the beautiful flowers.  Now I think of them mostly as an old fashioned cottage flower, as many Door County gardens feature them in their gardens.  I wish I had a sunny spot for them in my yard, but I can always visit my neighbor's hollyhock garden just down the street.

"765 Cottage Charm"
oil - 24x12 in

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309. Garden 4

This is the fourth design and the one that will be used for my garden club's Art In Bloom banner.  I tried to incorporate elements we liked of some of the previous designs into this.  Painting the 72" x 52" canvas banner of this will be a big challenge. 

308. Garden 3

Another potential design for our Garden Club banner.