Producer Marc Vitali visited the 1,700-acre public garden for a bit of history and to meet a photographer who has explored the place since his first visit in the 1960s.
, Morton Arboretum: It’s a lot of things to a lot of people. Trees and nature have so many benefits. They’re restorative, they’re rejuvenating, so just the experience of being at the arboretum is meaningful for so many people., Photographer: It’s a place that I can relax and really feel one with nature. It might be just watching a little bird for a while or stopping to look at the dew on a little flower.: The arboretum has been growing in DuPage County for one hundred years.
We’ve been offering history hikes and hikes to 100 year old trees, and additionally we published a book ‘A Magnificent Garden of Trees” celebrating 100 yearrs of the Morton Arboretum.: A second book has also been published. It features decades of pictures by a photographer who has been visiting in all seasons for more than 50 years.: It is very intuitive; it’s really based on feelings.
Beyond all the artwork – natural and manmade– the arboretum is a living laboratory working toward a greener tomorrow.From the very beginning science was part of the purpose of the site and what some may not know is that the Arboretum’s more than 30 scientists are working throughout the grounds and the labs studying trees and plants in order to help them thrive in the century to come.
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