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Glorious gardens return

Visitors explored gardens throughout Forest Park at the Historical Society’s fourth annual Garden Walk. 
by ALEX ROGALS July 21, 2021July 21, 2021

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  • The side and front yard of 504 Marengo is seen with plants on Saturday, July 17, 2021, during the annual Forest Park garden walk throughout the neighborhood in Forest Park, Ill. | ALEX ROGALS/Staff Photographer
  • Pat Murray, Oak Park, smells the plants in the front of the house on Saturday, July 17, 2021, during the annual Forest Park garden walk throughout the neighborhood in Forest Park, Ill. | ALEX ROGALS/Staff Photographer
  • Oak Park couple Katie Roberts, left, and John Roberts, walk through the backyard garden on at 439 Merango Avenue on Saturday, July 17, 2021, during the annual Forest Park garden walk throughout the neighborhood in Forest Park, Ill. | ALEX ROGALS/Staff Photographer
  • Judith Wilke, of Oak Park, tries an edible plant on Saturday, July 17, 2021, during the annual Forest Park garden walk throughout the neighborhood in Forest Park, Ill. | ALEX ROGALS/Staff Photographer
  • From left, homeowner Susie Cahill, Rose Lubarski, Judith Wilke and Pat Murray check out plants growing in the front and side yards on Saturday, July 17, 2021, during the annual Forest Park garden walk throughout the neighborhood in Forest Park, Ill. | ALEX ROGALS/Staff Photographer
  • Plants are seen growing in the throughout the backyard and from a tree stump on Saturday, July 17, 2021, during the annual Forest Park garden walk throughout the neighborhood in Forest Park, Ill. | ALEX ROGALS/Staff Photographer

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