Article posted: 7/7/2010 12:01 AM

New garden walk features six arboretum-approved landscapes

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Morton Arboretum's inaugural Best of the West Garden Walk features this yard in Oswego and five other private gardens.

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Best of the West Garden Walk organizers hope guests will take away ideas for their own yards, such as this waterfall showcased at a house in Oswego.

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While many garden walks rely on blooming annuals, those on the Best of the West Garden Walk emphasize the use of trees as well. This setting is at an Oswego house.

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Morton Arboretum's Best of the West Garden Walk features gardens maintained by the homeowners, including this landscaped pathway in St. Charles.

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Morton Arboretum's landscape experts selected gardens that compliment the style of the home. This pool is at a house in LaGrange.

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I am the Goldilocks of garden walks. I have walked many gardens, in my capacity as garden writer, book author and editor, yet each walk still holds surprises. Unjaded, I've nonetheless become a tad pickier as I walk the primrose paths.