JACKSON, Wyoming (AP) Where once there were pebbles, now sits an enormous troll. The recycled wooden sculpture, now lounging in Rendezvous Park in Jackson, is the brainchild of Copenhagen artist Thomas Dambo, who has built trolls all over the world. Their whimsical construction beckons spectators to clamber aboard, and in the case of R […]
Leaders & Legacies continues with Joy Morton, founder of The Morton Arboretum This photo, circa 1927, shows Joy Morton walking along Joy Path. Courtesy of The Morton Arboretum DuPage Foundation s Leaders & Legacy series In 1923, Joy Morton added a library wing, designed by John Root, to his Thornhill mansion, specifically for Arboretum use. Most of the house was razed in 1941, but the library wing, now called the Founder s Room, was connected to the new Thornhill building. Courtesy of The Morton Arboretum A photo in the DuPage County Centennial Supplement shows author Alice Wood s grandfather, Judge Win G. Knoch, second from right, overseeing the planting of a Zumi crabapple tree at Morton Arboretum during the DuPage County Centennial Celebration in 1939. The Arbor Day event brought together students from every grammar school in DuPage County to plant 200 flowering crabapple trees along the highway passing through the arboretum.
On May 29, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens unveiled a spectacular addition to their 300 acres of gardens and natural spaces. Take a virtual stroll through the woods to experience Danish artist Thomas Dambo’s "magical, mysterious, and mammoth.
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