four season
splendor
The Lurie Garden in Millennium Park is an urban oasis emerging from a harmonious blend of symbolism, landscape design and ecological sensitivity. Its design pays homage to Chicago’s transformation from flat marshland to innovative green city, or “Urbs in Horto” (City in a Garden). City of Chicago Richard M. Daley, Mayor
Visitors find respite and inspiration in four seasons. In early spring, sun-hungry
Department of Cultural Affairs Lois Weisberg, Commissioner
are celebrated with the flutter of butterflies and birds. Winter’s seed heads
bulbs and perennials stretch through soil and begin anew. Summer and fall and ornamental grasses capture snow and ice, creating graceful art forms. The Lurie Garden is living art – a palette of texture and color blending Chicago’s
312.742.1168 www.luriegarden.org
unique culture, ecology, history and people.
The Lurie Garden is owned by the City of Chicago, sustained by a generous endowment from Ann Lurie and managed by Millennium Park, Inc. www.millenniumpark.org © 2010 Millennium Park
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four season
splendor
The Lurie Garden in Millennium Park is an urban oasis emerging from a harmonious blend of symbolism, landscape design and ecological sensitivity. Its design pays homage to Chicago’s transformation from flat marshland to innovative green city, or “Urbs in Horto” (City in a Garden). City of Chicago Richard M. Daley, Mayor
Visitors find respite and inspiration in four seasons. In early spring, sun-hungry
Department of Cultural Affairs Lois Weisberg, Commissioner
are celebrated with the flutter of butterflies and birds. Winter’s seed heads
bulbs and perennials stretch through soil and begin anew. Summer and fall and ornamental grasses capture snow and ice, creating graceful art forms. The Lurie Garden is living art – a palette of texture and color blending Chicago’s
312.742.1168 www.luriegarden.org
unique culture, ecology, history and people.
The Lurie Garden is owned by the City of Chicago, sustained by a generous endowment from Ann Lurie and managed by Millennium Park, Inc. www.millenniumpark.org © 2010 Millennium Park
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urban
environmental model
Lurie Garden
Through its structure and basic design, the Lurie Garden is a model of sustainable horticulture.
BP Bridge
Great Lawn
Built over parking garages and an active commuter railroad, the Lurie Garden is part of one of the world’s largest green roofs. Green roofs improve air quality, conserve energy, minimize stormwater runoff and help reduce the urban heat island effect.
Shoulder Hedge & Frame
Cleans the air Plants reflect heat, provide shade and help cool surrounding air through transpiration, which happens when plants “sweat” water through pores in their leaves. Plants act as filters, improving air quality by using excess carbon dioxide to produce oxygen.
Saves precious water The garden is free draining, meaning water not absorbed naturally moves to the waterproof membrane and drainage system below. With this ecological design, the garden is watered only when necessary.
Celebrates natives The majority of the garden’s plants are native to North America and some to
m
COLUMBUS DRIVE
Dark Plate
Light Plate
S ea
Extrusion Plaza
Illinois. Native plants live longer, are drought and disease tolerant and help restore Perennial Planting Bed & Soil – 4 feet Cellular Polystyrene – 0 to 7 feet Sand – 4 to 8 inches
plant diversity. They also create a self-sustaining, low-maintenance garden.
Provides perennial interest
Waterproof Membrane – about 1/8 inch
Leaving the garden uncut in winter gives it an appealing structure, texture and
Concrete – 6 inches
overall form, and helps maintain soil temperatures. The garden is cut back in early spring to make room for emerging bulbs and perennials.
Southeast Entrance Parking Entrance
Guided walk meeting point
MONROE STREET
Parking Entrance
At the Lurie Garden’s base, a waterproof membrane protects the concrete and parking garage below from leaks. A layer of free-draining sand underlies complex structural insulation, called cellular polystyrene, and creates a level surface without adding weight. A layer of soil defines the planting areas.
Enhances biodiversity The garden provides safe shelter for migratory birds, butterflies and beneficial insects. By maintaining its natural ecosystem and biology through environmental best practices, plants are equipped to ward off disease, insects and viruses.
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design by
nature
Millennium Park’s Lurie Garden is a celebration of Chicago and its landscape and was designed by
A Deeper Look The Lurie Garden is a patchwork of intersecting elements rich in Chicago symbolism. Light and Dark Plates evoke the city’s past and future. The
One of the first examples of Oudolf’s now-signature “New Wave Planting Style,” the garden is relaxed, natural and less controlled than traditional designs. The Lurie Garden creates an idealized version of nature, which supports biodiversity and an integrated
visit www.chicagobikestation.com
River flows across the Light Plate, creating an evolving, seasonal pattern.
Seam: Chicago’s past (Dark Plate) and future (Light Plate) meet on either side walk suspended over water. The Seam recalls Chicago’s marshy origins, when
Thoughtfully grouped perennials and bulbs form a
walls, which once set boundaries between land and lake.
heads and winter silhouette. The garden’s planted 2.5 acres contain more than 35,000 perennials, 5,200 woody plants and 120,000 spring flowering bulbs.
Millennium Park Welcome Center
• Northwest Exelon Pavilion, 201 E. Randolph St.
Parking garages
• Convenient parking located in the Millennium and East Monroe Garages - 312.616.0600
Lurie Garden information
• Visit www.luriegarden.org
Millennium Park information
• Visit www.millenniumpark.org
Public transportation
• Metra Electric and South Shore Line trains at the Randolph Street Station or www.rtachicago.org
Made from Ipê – strong dense wood harvested from naturally sustainable
• CTA Red Line – Lake or Monroe Street exit
South American forests – the boardwalk floats over stepped pools. A 5-foot
• CTA Brown/Green/Orange and Purple Lines –
wide, exposed surface of water floats along the Dark Plate’s vertical stone
Madison/Wabash Street exit or www.transitchicago.com
wall. A wide step runs along the entire length of the boardwalk on the Light
• Pedway enclosed walkway entrance located at
Plate, providing an inviting ledge for seating and toe-dipping in summer.
Shoulder Hedge: The Lurie Garden
• Maps, tour information, free public programs
Park Garage, Grant Park North, Grant Park South
of the Seam – an angled wooden board-
sage over muddy streets and sidewalks. Its angle recalls historic retaining
including growth habit, leaf shape, flowers, seed
Cycle Center, a state-of-the-art facility located
plants symbolize the area’s dwindling prairies. The captivating Salvia
raised wooden boardwalks offered pas-
seasons. Each plant’s appearance is considered,
• Bike parking available in the McDonald’s in the northeast corner of Millennium Park –
planting system.
tapestry of stunning combinations through varied
Bicycle parking
meadow is loosely structured, and its subtle intermingling of trees and
Gustafson Guthrie Nichol Ltd, Robert Israel and renowned Dutch planting designer Piet Oudolf.
Transportation / Information / Tours
Michigan Avenue and Randolph Street
Lurie Garden tours
• Ask at the Millennium Park Welcome Center or visit www.luriegarden.org
is protected by the muscular form of its
• Group private, guided walks and field trips are
Shoulder Hedge, recalling Carl Sand-
available. Email Lurie.Garden@cityofchicago.org
burg’s famous poem in which he refers to
• Audio tours of Millennium Park are available at
Chicago as the “City of the Big Shoulders.”
www.millenniumpark.org
The hedge encloses the garden on its north and west sides, and protects the plants within. A tall metal framework defines its shape and contains several plant materials that together form a monumental hedge. Piet Oudolf, Lurie Garden’s planting designer.
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Wheelchairs
• Wheelchairs free at the Millennium Park Welcome Center, sponsored by Northwestern Memorial Hospital
For more detailed information, visit www.luriegarden.org
4/15/10 11:55 AM
design by
nature
Millennium Park’s Lurie Garden is a celebration of Chicago and its landscape and was designed by
A Deeper Look The Lurie Garden is a patchwork of intersecting elements rich in Chicago symbolism. Light and Dark Plates evoke the city’s past and future. The
One of the first examples of Oudolf’s now-signature “New Wave Planting Style,” the garden is relaxed, natural and less controlled than traditional designs. The Lurie Garden creates an idealized version of nature, which supports biodiversity and an integrated
visit www.chicagobikestation.com
River flows across the Light Plate, creating an evolving, seasonal pattern.
Seam: Chicago’s past (Dark Plate) and future (Light Plate) meet on either side walk suspended over water. The Seam recalls Chicago’s marshy origins, when
Thoughtfully grouped perennials and bulbs form a
walls, which once set boundaries between land and lake.
heads and winter silhouette. The garden’s planted 2.5 acres contain more than 35,000 perennials, 5,200 woody plants and 120,000 spring flowering bulbs.
Millennium Park Welcome Center
• Northwest Exelon Pavilion, 201 E. Randolph St.
Parking garages
• Convenient parking located in the Millennium and East Monroe Garages - 312.616.0600
Lurie Garden information
• Visit www.luriegarden.org
Millennium Park information
• Visit www.millenniumpark.org
Public transportation
• Metra Electric and South Shore Line trains at the Randolph Street Station or www.rtachicago.org
Made from Ipê – strong dense wood harvested from naturally sustainable
• CTA Red Line – Lake or Monroe Street exit
South American forests – the boardwalk floats over stepped pools. A 5-foot
• CTA Brown/Green/Orange and Purple Lines –
wide, exposed surface of water floats along the Dark Plate’s vertical stone
Madison/Wabash Street exit or www.transitchicago.com
wall. A wide step runs along the entire length of the boardwalk on the Light
• Pedway enclosed walkway entrance located at
Plate, providing an inviting ledge for seating and toe-dipping in summer.
Shoulder Hedge: The Lurie Garden
• Maps, tour information, free public programs
Park Garage, Grant Park North, Grant Park South
of the Seam – an angled wooden board-
sage over muddy streets and sidewalks. Its angle recalls historic retaining
including growth habit, leaf shape, flowers, seed
Cycle Center, a state-of-the-art facility located
plants symbolize the area’s dwindling prairies. The captivating Salvia
raised wooden boardwalks offered pas-
seasons. Each plant’s appearance is considered,
• Bike parking available in the McDonald’s in the northeast corner of Millennium Park –
planting system.
tapestry of stunning combinations through varied
Bicycle parking
meadow is loosely structured, and its subtle intermingling of trees and
Gustafson Guthrie Nichol Ltd, Robert Israel and renowned Dutch planting designer Piet Oudolf.
Transportation / Information / Tours
Michigan Avenue and Randolph Street
Lurie Garden tours
• Ask at the Millennium Park Welcome Center or visit www.luriegarden.org
is protected by the muscular form of its
• Group private, guided walks and field trips are
Shoulder Hedge, recalling Carl Sand-
available. Email Lurie.Garden@cityofchicago.org
burg’s famous poem in which he refers to
• Audio tours of Millennium Park are available at
Chicago as the “City of the Big Shoulders.”
www.millenniumpark.org
The hedge encloses the garden on its north and west sides, and protects the plants within. A tall metal framework defines its shape and contains several plant materials that together form a monumental hedge. Piet Oudolf, Lurie Garden’s planting designer.
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Wheelchairs
• Wheelchairs free at the Millennium Park Welcome Center, sponsored by Northwestern Memorial Hospital
For more detailed information, visit www.luriegarden.org
4/15/10 11:55 AM
lurie garden
facts
Light Plate
Dark Plate
The Light Plate refers to Chicago’s modern and artistic control of nature.
Strong, nostalgic, mysterious and cool, the Dark Plate references the site’s
Consisting of perennial plants that thrive in full sun, the Light Plate is warm,
historic landscape – once a wild shoreline and river delta. Plants thrive in the
dry and bright. Bold patterns emerge and recede through four seasons. Given
shade of flowering trees. Lush, subtly-toned vegetation immerses the visitor in
this careful orchestration of color progression and bloom time, the Light Plate
a setting of unbridled growth, exuberant textures and soft, filtered light.
serves as a calendar, marking the time of year and shifts in seasons.
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
7
8
9
10
11
12
The Lurie Family: The Lurie Garden endowment was a gift from Ann Lurie, in memory of her husband, Bob. Her gift is used to care for and maintain the garden. It reflects the family’s commitment to Chicago, as well as a desire to provide a tranquil and serene place for Millennium Park visitors. During his lifetime, Mr. Lurie distinguished himself as a devoted husband, father and preeminent real estate investor and entrepreneur. Following his untimely death in 1990, Mrs. Lurie dedicated herself to their six children and to quietly fulfilling their joint philanthropic vision. Noted worldwide for her philanthropy, Mrs. Lurie’s gifts to Chicago have enhanced the city’s medical, social services and cultural landscapes.
About Millennium Park: The Lurie Garden
Plants of the Light Plate
Plants of the Dark Plate
SCIENTIFIC NAME
COMMON NAME
BLOOM TIME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
COMMON NAME
BLOOM TIME
1. Agastache ‘Blue Fortune’
Giant Hyssop
Summer/Fall
1. Allium christophii
Star of Persia
Spring
2. Allium ‘Summer Beauty’
Ornamental Onion
Spring/Summer
2. Anemone hupehensis ‘Praecox’
Japanese Anemone
Summer/Fall
is managed by Millennium Park, Inc. Millen-
3. Amsonia hubrichtii
Arkansas Blue Star
Spring/Summer/Fall
nium Park is the result of a unique partnership
4. Baptisia ‘Purple Smoke’
Hybrid Wild Indigo
Spring/Summer
3. Astilbe chinensis var. taquetii ‘Purpurlanze’
Purple Lance Astilbe
Summer/Fall
between the City of Chicago and the philanthropic community. With its unprecedented
5. Calamintha nepeta subsp. nepeta
Calamint
Summer/Fall
6. Camassia leichtlinii ‘Blue Danube’
Quamash
Spring
7. Echinacea tennesseensis
Tennessee Coneflower
Summer/Fall
8. Eryngium yuccifolium
Rattlesnake Master
Summer/Fall
9. Geranium soboliferum
Cranesbill
Summer/Fall
the work of world-renowned architects, planners, artists, landscape architects
10. Salvia x sylvestris ‘Wesuwe’
Meadow Sage
Spring/Summer
and designers including Frank Gehry, Anish Kapoor and Jaume Plensa. Since
11. Sesleria autumnalis
Autumn Moor Grass
Summer/Fall
12. Sporobolis heterolepis
Prairie Dropseed
Summer/Fall
combination of architecture, sculpture and landscape design, the 24.5-acre park features
its opening in July 2004, Millennium Park has hosted millions of visitors. Millennium Park is located at the northwest corner of Grant Park, between
4. Calamagrostis x acutifolia ‘Karl Foerster’
Feather Reed Grass
Summer/Fall
5. Geranium sanguineum ‘Max Frei’
Cranesbill
Summer/Fall
6. Gillennia trifoliata
Bowman’s Root
Spring/Summer
7. Heuchera villosa ‘Autumn Bride’
Coral Bells
Summer/Fall
8. Molinia litoralis ‘Transparent’
Moor Grass
Summer/Fall
9. Narcissus ‘Actaea’
Daffodil
Spring
10. Penstemon digitalis ‘Husker’s Red’
Beard Tongue
Summmer
11. Persicaria polymorpha
White Dragon Knotweed
Summer/Fall
12. Solidago rugosa ‘Fireworks’
Rough Goldenrod
Summer/Fall
Monroe and Randolph Streets along Michigan Avenue. For information about all of the programming throughout the year, visit www.millenniumpark.org. For more detailed information about all of our plants, visit www.luriegarden.org GMPR9868_LGBroch2010_Prnt.indd 3
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lurie garden
facts
Light Plate
Dark Plate
The Light Plate refers to Chicago’s modern and artistic control of nature.
Strong, nostalgic, mysterious and cool, the Dark Plate references the site’s
Consisting of perennial plants that thrive in full sun, the Light Plate is warm,
historic landscape – once a wild shoreline and river delta. Plants thrive in the
dry and bright. Bold patterns emerge and recede through four seasons. Given
shade of flowering trees. Lush, subtly-toned vegetation immerses the visitor in
this careful orchestration of color progression and bloom time, the Light Plate
a setting of unbridled growth, exuberant textures and soft, filtered light.
serves as a calendar, marking the time of year and shifts in seasons.
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
7
8
9
10
11
12
The Lurie Family: The Lurie Garden endowment was a gift from Ann Lurie, in memory of her husband, Bob. Her gift is used to care for and maintain the garden. It reflects the family’s commitment to Chicago, as well as a desire to provide a tranquil and serene place for Millennium Park visitors. During his lifetime, Mr. Lurie distinguished himself as a devoted husband, father and preeminent real estate investor and entrepreneur. Following his untimely death in 1990, Mrs. Lurie dedicated herself to their six children and to quietly fulfilling their joint philanthropic vision. Noted worldwide for her philanthropy, Mrs. Lurie’s gifts to Chicago have enhanced the city’s medical, social services and cultural landscapes.
About Millennium Park: The Lurie Garden
Plants of the Light Plate
Plants of the Dark Plate
SCIENTIFIC NAME
COMMON NAME
BLOOM TIME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
COMMON NAME
BLOOM TIME
1. Agastache ‘Blue Fortune’
Giant Hyssop
Summer/Fall
1. Allium christophii
Star of Persia
Spring
2. Allium ‘Summer Beauty’
Ornamental Onion
Spring/Summer
2. Anemone hupehensis ‘Praecox’
Japanese Anemone
Summer/Fall
is managed by Millennium Park, Inc. Millen-
3. Amsonia hubrichtii
Arkansas Blue Star
Spring/Summer/Fall
nium Park is the result of a unique partnership
4. Baptisia ‘Purple Smoke’
Hybrid Wild Indigo
Spring/Summer
3. Astilbe chinensis var. taquetii ‘Purpurlanze’
Purple Lance Astilbe
Summer/Fall
between the City of Chicago and the philanthropic community. With its unprecedented
5. Calamintha nepeta subsp. nepeta
Calamint
Summer/Fall
6. Camassia leichtlinii ‘Blue Danube’
Quamash
Spring
7. Echinacea tennesseensis
Tennessee Coneflower
Summer/Fall
8. Eryngium yuccifolium
Rattlesnake Master
Summer/Fall
9. Geranium soboliferum
Cranesbill
Summer/Fall
the work of world-renowned architects, planners, artists, landscape architects
10. Salvia x sylvestris ‘Wesuwe’
Meadow Sage
Spring/Summer
and designers including Frank Gehry, Anish Kapoor and Jaume Plensa. Since
11. Sesleria autumnalis
Autumn Moor Grass
Summer/Fall
12. Sporobolis heterolepis
Prairie Dropseed
Summer/Fall
combination of architecture, sculpture and landscape design, the 24.5-acre park features
its opening in July 2004, Millennium Park has hosted millions of visitors. Millennium Park is located at the northwest corner of Grant Park, between
4. Calamagrostis x acutifolia ‘Karl Foerster’
Feather Reed Grass
Summer/Fall
5. Geranium sanguineum ‘Max Frei’
Cranesbill
Summer/Fall
6. Gillennia trifoliata
Bowman’s Root
Spring/Summer
7. Heuchera villosa ‘Autumn Bride’
Coral Bells
Summer/Fall
8. Molinia litoralis ‘Transparent’
Moor Grass
Summer/Fall
9. Narcissus ‘Actaea’
Daffodil
Spring
10. Penstemon digitalis ‘Husker’s Red’
Beard Tongue
Summmer
11. Persicaria polymorpha
White Dragon Knotweed
Summer/Fall
12. Solidago rugosa ‘Fireworks’
Rough Goldenrod
Summer/Fall
Monroe and Randolph Streets along Michigan Avenue. For information about all of the programming throughout the year, visit www.millenniumpark.org. For more detailed information about all of our plants, visit www.luriegarden.org GMPR9868_LGBroch2010_Prnt.indd 3
4/15/10 11:55 AM
urban
environmental model
Lurie Garden
Through its structure and basic design, the Lurie Garden is a model of sustainable horticulture.
BP Bridge
Great Lawn
Built over parking garages and an active commuter railroad, the Lurie Garden is part of one of the world’s largest green roofs. Green roofs improve air quality, conserve energy, minimize stormwater runoff and help reduce the urban heat island effect.
Shoulder Hedge & Frame
Cleans the air Plants reflect heat, provide shade and help cool surrounding air through transpiration, which happens when plants “sweat” water through pores in their leaves. Plants act as filters, improving air quality by using excess carbon dioxide to produce oxygen.
Saves precious water The garden is free draining, meaning water not absorbed naturally moves to the waterproof membrane and drainage system below. With this ecological design, the garden is watered only when necessary.
Celebrates natives The majority of the garden’s plants are native to North America and some to
m
COLUMBUS DRIVE
Dark Plate
Light Plate
S ea
Extrusion Plaza
Illinois. Native plants live longer, are drought and disease tolerant and help restore Perennial Planting Bed & Soil – 4 feet Cellular Polystyrene – 0 to 7 feet Sand – 4 to 8 inches
plant diversity. They also create a self-sustaining, low-maintenance garden.
Provides perennial interest
Waterproof Membrane – about 1/8 inch
Leaving the garden uncut in winter gives it an appealing structure, texture and
Concrete – 6 inches
overall form, and helps maintain soil temperatures. The garden is cut back in early spring to make room for emerging bulbs and perennials.
Southeast Entrance Parking Entrance
Guided walk meeting point
MONROE STREET
Parking Entrance
At the Lurie Garden’s base, a waterproof membrane protects the concrete and parking garage below from leaks. A layer of free-draining sand underlies complex structural insulation, called cellular polystyrene, and creates a level surface without adding weight. A layer of soil defines the planting areas.
Enhances biodiversity The garden provides safe shelter for migratory birds, butterflies and beneficial insects. By maintaining its natural ecosystem and biology through environmental best practices, plants are equipped to ward off disease, insects and viruses.
GMPR9868_LGBroch2010_Prnt.indd 4
4/15/10 11:55 AM
urban
environmental model
Lurie Garden
Through its structure and basic design, the Lurie Garden is a model of sustainable horticulture.
BP Bridge
Great Lawn
Built over parking garages and an active commuter railroad, the Lurie Garden is part of one of the world’s largest green roofs. Green roofs improve air quality, conserve energy, minimize stormwater runoff and help reduce the urban heat island effect.
Shoulder Hedge & Frame
Cleans the air Plants reflect heat, provide shade and help cool surrounding air through transpiration, which happens when plants “sweat” water through pores in their leaves. Plants act as filters, improving air quality by using excess carbon dioxide to produce oxygen.
Saves precious water The garden is free draining, meaning water not absorbed naturally moves to the waterproof membrane and drainage system below. With this ecological design, the garden is watered only when necessary.
Celebrates natives The majority of the garden’s plants are native to North America and some to
m
COLUMBUS DRIVE
Dark Plate
Light Plate
S ea
Extrusion Plaza
Illinois. Native plants live longer, are drought and disease tolerant and help restore Perennial Planting Bed & Soil – 4 feet Cellular Polystyrene – 0 to 7 feet Sand – 4 to 8 inches
plant diversity. They also create a self-sustaining, low-maintenance garden.
Provides perennial interest
Waterproof Membrane – about 1/8 inch
Leaving the garden uncut in winter gives it an appealing structure, texture and
Concrete – 6 inches
overall form, and helps maintain soil temperatures. The garden is cut back in early spring to make room for emerging bulbs and perennials.
Southeast Entrance Parking Entrance
Guided walk meeting point
MONROE STREET
Parking Entrance
At the Lurie Garden’s base, a waterproof membrane protects the concrete and parking garage below from leaks. A layer of free-draining sand underlies complex structural insulation, called cellular polystyrene, and creates a level surface without adding weight. A layer of soil defines the planting areas.
Enhances biodiversity The garden provides safe shelter for migratory birds, butterflies and beneficial insects. By maintaining its natural ecosystem and biology through environmental best practices, plants are equipped to ward off disease, insects and viruses.
GMPR9868_LGBroch2010_Prnt.indd 4
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lurie garden
facts
Light Plate
Dark Plate
The Light Plate refers to Chicago’s modern and artistic control of nature.
Strong, nostalgic, mysterious and cool, the Dark Plate references the site’s
Consisting of perennial plants that thrive in full sun, the Light Plate is warm,
historic landscape – once a wild shoreline and river delta. Plants thrive in the
dry and bright. Bold patterns emerge and recede through four seasons. Given
shade of flowering trees. Lush, subtly-toned vegetation immerses the visitor in
this careful orchestration of color progression and bloom time, the Light Plate
a setting of unbridled growth, exuberant textures and soft, filtered light.
serves as a calendar, marking the time of year and shifts in seasons.
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
7
8
9
10
11
12
The Lurie Family: The Lurie Garden endowment was a gift from Ann Lurie, in memory of her husband, Bob. Her gift is used to care for and maintain the garden. It reflects the family’s commitment to Chicago, as well as a desire to provide a tranquil and serene place for Millennium Park visitors. During his lifetime, Mr. Lurie distinguished himself as a devoted husband, father and preeminent real estate investor and entrepreneur. Following his untimely death in 1990, Mrs. Lurie dedicated herself to their six children and to quietly fulfilling their joint philanthropic vision. Noted worldwide for her philanthropy, Mrs. Lurie’s gifts to Chicago have enhanced the city’s medical, social services and cultural landscapes.
About Millennium Park: The Lurie Garden
Plants of the Light Plate
Plants of the Dark Plate
SCIENTIFIC NAME
COMMON NAME
BLOOM TIME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
COMMON NAME
BLOOM TIME
1. Agastache ‘Blue Fortune’
Giant Hyssop
Summer/Fall
1. Allium christophii
Star of Persia
Spring
2. Allium ‘Summer Beauty’
Ornamental Onion
Spring/Summer
2. Anemone hupehensis ‘Praecox’
Japanese Anemone
Summer/Fall
is managed by Millennium Park, Inc. Millen-
3. Amsonia hubrichtii
Arkansas Blue Star
Spring/Summer/Fall
nium Park is the result of a unique partnership
4. Baptisia ‘Purple Smoke’
Hybrid Wild Indigo
Spring/Summer
3. Astilbe chinensis var. taquetii ‘Purpurlanze’
Purple Lance Astilbe
Summer/Fall
between the City of Chicago and the philanthropic community. With its unprecedented
5. Calamintha nepeta subsp. nepeta
Calamint
Summer/Fall
6. Camassia leichtlinii ‘Blue Danube’
Quamash
Spring
7. Echinacea tennesseensis
Tennessee Coneflower
Summer/Fall
8. Eryngium yuccifolium
Rattlesnake Master
Summer/Fall
9. Geranium soboliferum
Cranesbill
Summer/Fall
the work of world-renowned architects, planners, artists, landscape architects
10. Salvia x sylvestris ‘Wesuwe’
Meadow Sage
Spring/Summer
and designers including Frank Gehry, Anish Kapoor and Jaume Plensa. Since
11. Sesleria autumnalis
Autumn Moor Grass
Summer/Fall
12. Sporobolis heterolepis
Prairie Dropseed
Summer/Fall
combination of architecture, sculpture and landscape design, the 24.5-acre park features
its opening in July 2004, Millennium Park has hosted millions of visitors. Millennium Park is located at the northwest corner of Grant Park, between
4. Calamagrostis x acutifolia ‘Karl Foerster’
Feather Reed Grass
Summer/Fall
5. Geranium sanguineum ‘Max Frei’
Cranesbill
Summer/Fall
6. Gillennia trifoliata
Bowman’s Root
Spring/Summer
7. Heuchera villosa ‘Autumn Bride’
Coral Bells
Summer/Fall
8. Molinia litoralis ‘Transparent’
Moor Grass
Summer/Fall
9. Narcissus ‘Actaea’
Daffodil
Spring
10. Penstemon digitalis ‘Husker’s Red’
Beard Tongue
Summmer
11. Persicaria polymorpha
White Dragon Knotweed
Summer/Fall
12. Solidago rugosa ‘Fireworks’
Rough Goldenrod
Summer/Fall
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design by
nature
Millennium Park’s Lurie Garden is a celebration of Chicago and its landscape and was designed by
A Deeper Look The Lurie Garden is a patchwork of intersecting elements rich in Chicago symbolism. Light and Dark Plates evoke the city’s past and future. The
One of the first examples of Oudolf’s now-signature “New Wave Planting Style,” the garden is relaxed, natural and less controlled than traditional designs. The Lurie Garden creates an idealized version of nature, which supports biodiversity and an integrated
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River flows across the Light Plate, creating an evolving, seasonal pattern.
Seam: Chicago’s past (Dark Plate) and future (Light Plate) meet on either side walk suspended over water. The Seam recalls Chicago’s marshy origins, when
Thoughtfully grouped perennials and bulbs form a
walls, which once set boundaries between land and lake.
heads and winter silhouette. The garden’s planted 2.5 acres contain more than 35,000 perennials, 5,200 woody plants and 120,000 spring flowering bulbs.
Millennium Park Welcome Center
• Northwest Exelon Pavilion, 201 E. Randolph St.
Parking garages
• Convenient parking located in the Millennium and East Monroe Garages - 312.616.0600
Lurie Garden information
• Visit www.luriegarden.org
Millennium Park information
• Visit www.millenniumpark.org
Public transportation
• Metra Electric and South Shore Line trains at the Randolph Street Station or www.rtachicago.org
Made from Ipê – strong dense wood harvested from naturally sustainable
• CTA Red Line – Lake or Monroe Street exit
South American forests – the boardwalk floats over stepped pools. A 5-foot
• CTA Brown/Green/Orange and Purple Lines –
wide, exposed surface of water floats along the Dark Plate’s vertical stone
Madison/Wabash Street exit or www.transitchicago.com
wall. A wide step runs along the entire length of the boardwalk on the Light
• Pedway enclosed walkway entrance located at
Plate, providing an inviting ledge for seating and toe-dipping in summer.
Shoulder Hedge: The Lurie Garden
• Maps, tour information, free public programs
Park Garage, Grant Park North, Grant Park South
of the Seam – an angled wooden board-
sage over muddy streets and sidewalks. Its angle recalls historic retaining
including growth habit, leaf shape, flowers, seed
Cycle Center, a state-of-the-art facility located
plants symbolize the area’s dwindling prairies. The captivating Salvia
raised wooden boardwalks offered pas-
seasons. Each plant’s appearance is considered,
• Bike parking available in the McDonald’s in the northeast corner of Millennium Park –
planting system.
tapestry of stunning combinations through varied
Bicycle parking
meadow is loosely structured, and its subtle intermingling of trees and
Gustafson Guthrie Nichol Ltd, Robert Israel and renowned Dutch planting designer Piet Oudolf.
Transportation / Information / Tours
Michigan Avenue and Randolph Street
Lurie Garden tours
• Ask at the Millennium Park Welcome Center or visit www.luriegarden.org
is protected by the muscular form of its
• Group private, guided walks and field trips are
Shoulder Hedge, recalling Carl Sand-
available. Email Lurie.Garden@cityofchicago.org
burg’s famous poem in which he refers to
• Audio tours of Millennium Park are available at
Chicago as the “City of the Big Shoulders.”
www.millenniumpark.org
The hedge encloses the garden on its north and west sides, and protects the plants within. A tall metal framework defines its shape and contains several plant materials that together form a monumental hedge. Piet Oudolf, Lurie Garden’s planting designer.
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Wheelchairs
• Wheelchairs free at the Millennium Park Welcome Center, sponsored by Northwestern Memorial Hospital
For more detailed information, visit www.luriegarden.org
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four season
splendor
The Lurie Garden in Millennium Park is an urban oasis emerging from a harmonious blend of symbolism, landscape design and ecological sensitivity. Its design pays homage to Chicago’s transformation from flat marshland to innovative green city, or “Urbs in Horto” (City in a Garden). City of Chicago Richard M. Daley, Mayor
Visitors find respite and inspiration in four seasons. In early spring, sun-hungry
Department of Cultural Affairs Lois Weisberg, Commissioner
are celebrated with the flutter of butterflies and birds. Winter’s seed heads
bulbs and perennials stretch through soil and begin anew. Summer and fall and ornamental grasses capture snow and ice, creating graceful art forms. The Lurie Garden is living art – a palette of texture and color blending Chicago’s
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unique culture, ecology, history and people.
The Lurie Garden is owned by the City of Chicago, sustained by a generous endowment from Ann Lurie and managed by Millennium Park, Inc. www.millenniumpark.org © 2010 Millennium Park
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