Article updated: 6/21/2012 10:34 AM

From blank slate to lush oasis: How an artist created a garden

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The garden of Jean Pechtel at 597 N. Lyle Ave., Elgin, will be featured in the Elgin Area American Association of University Women's garden walk, set for Saturday, June 23.

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Jean Pechtel of west Elgin created a lush, colorful garden from a blank slate. Her garden will be featured on the Elgin AAUW's Fox Valley Garden Walk Saturday, June 23. "Starting with a nearly blank slate was an exciting project for me. It began with an existing brick patio, sloping away to a large expanse of lawn surrounded by a fence," Pechtel writes.

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