This garden at theChicago Botanic Gardenhas it all : gorgeous , meandering brick pathway , a classic teak workbench , a brisk and beautiful fountain , and the unadulterated commixture of formality and recent - summer lushness in its plantings . It does n’t get much better than this . We ’ll land up off this calendar week and set out off next week with more scenes from the CBG . Stay tuned .
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