MJF Garden Walk - 2010: Rich Howe Photography, LLC

Tranquility Bridge

info@richhowephotography.com (Rich Howe Photography, LLC) — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 22:52:50 GMT

]]>This was one of the yards we walked through in the 2010 Michael J Fox Foundation Garden Walk in Naperville, IL, to benefit Parkinson's Disease research. This lovely bridge over a branch of the DuPage River made it easy to cross to a rill behind the homes on West Branch Court to a perennial garden of hostas and irises under large old shade trees.

Stay Close

info@richhowephotography.com (Rich Howe Photography, LLC) — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 22:54:02 GMT

]]>This was one of the yards we walked through in the 2010 Michael J Fox Foundation Garden Walk in Naperville, IL, to benefit Parkinson's Disease research. This family of ducks claimed a rill behind the homes on West Branch Court as their home, tucked away in the perennial gardens of hostas and irises under large old shade trees.

Barn Bird House

info@richhowephotography.com (Rich Howe Photography, LLC) — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 22:54:57 GMT

]]>This was one of the yards we walked through in the 2010 Michael J Fox Foundation Garden Walk in Naperville, IL, to benefit Parkinson's Disease research. This bird house stands next to the DuPage River on a rill behind the homes on West Branch Court, near the perennial gardens of hostas and irises and large old shade trees.

Blue Spruce

info@richhowephotography.com (Rich Howe Photography, LLC) — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 22:57:04 GMT

]]>This was one of the yards we walked through in the 2010 Michael J Fox Foundation Garden Walk in Naperville, IL, to benefit Parkinson's Disease research. The entry to a small circular hedge around a bright little blue spruce was a welcome little pause in our walk through the gardens along the DuPage River on a rill behind the homes on West Branch Court.

Clay Pot Lady

info@richhowephotography.com (Rich Howe Photography, LLC) — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 22:58:04 GMT

]]>This was one of the yards we walked through in the 2010 Michael J Fox Foundation Garden Walk in Naperville, IL, to benefit Parkinson's Disease research. Clay Pot Lady sits next to an arbor on a rill by the DuPage River, behind the homes on West Branch Court in Naperville, near the perennial gardens of hostas and irises and large old shade trees.

Gateway to Wonderland

info@richhowephotography.com (Rich Howe Photography, LLC) — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 22:58:08 GMT

]]>This was one of the yards we walked through in the 2010 Michael J Fox Foundation Garden Walk in Naperville, IL, to benefit Parkinson's Disease research. The stunning beauty of this garden could be lost in this beautiful yard, with gardens running along the DuPage River rift to the left of the scene.

Rooftop Garden

info@richhowephotography.com (Rich Howe Photography, LLC) — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 23:03:38 GMT

]]>This was one of the yards we walked through in the 2010 Michael J Fox Foundation Garden Walk to benefit Parkinson's Disease research. This home, at 612 Staunton Road in Naperville, IL, is called Prairie Sun and is designed to look like a wild prairie. There are 8 solar panels and 100 species of savanna, dry prairie, and desert plants on the roof. There are over 340 species of native trees, shrubs, wildflowers, prairie grasses, sedges and wetland plants in the 1/3 acre lot.

Sit in the Sun

info@richhowephotography.com (Rich Howe Photography, LLC) — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 23:05:43 GMT

]]>This was one of the yards we walked through in the 2010 Michael J Fox Foundation Garden Walk to benefit Parkinson's Disease research. The home at 612 Staunton Road in Naperville, IL, is called Prairie Sun and is designed to look like a wild prairie. There are 100 species of savanna, dry prairie, and desert plants on the roof and more than 340 species of native trees, shrubs, wildflowers, prairie grasses, sedges and wetland plants in the 1/3 acre lot, with meandering paths and benchs to sit and soak in the day.

Wildflowers

info@richhowephotography.com (Rich Howe Photography, LLC) — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 23:06:51 GMT

]]>This was one of the yards we walked through in the 2010 Michael J Fox Foundation Garden Walk in Naperville, IL, to benefit Parkinson's Disease research. This home, at 612 Staunton Road, is called Prairie Sun and is designed to look like a wild prairie. There are 8 solar panels and 100 species of savanna, dry prairie, and desert plants on the roof. There are over 340 species of native trees, shrubs, wildflowers, prairie grasses, sedges and wetland plants in the 1/3 acre lot. Notice how the petals on this particular variety of brown-eyed-susans push up to the sun instead of drooping down?

Trickling Water

info@richhowephotography.com (Rich Howe Photography, LLC) — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 23:07:10 GMT

]]>This was one of the yards we walked through in the 2010 Michael J Fox Foundation Garden Walk, to benefit Parkinson's Disease research. This little stream runs along the side of the lot at 612 Staunton Road in Naperville, IL. They call it Prairie Sun and the home is designed to look like a wild prairie. There are 100 species of savanna, dry prairie, and desert plants on the roof. There are over 340 species of native trees, shrubs, wildflowers, prairie grasses, sedges and wetland plants in the 1/3 acre lot.

Curls

info@richhowephotography.com (Rich Howe Photography, LLC) — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 22:59:12 GMT

]]>This was one of the scenes in the five yards we walked through in the 2010 Michael J Fox Foundation Garden Walk in Naperville, IL, to benefit Parkinson's Disease research. These were hidden behind a very typical looking home on Gartner. The backyard is filled with huge old shade trees, gigantic potted banana and palms, and a reflecting pool.

Reflect

info@richhowephotography.com (Rich Howe Photography, LLC) — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 23:03:38 GMT

]]>This was one of the yards we walked through in the 2010 Michael J Fox Foundation Garden Walk in Naperville, IL, to benefit Parkinson's Disease research. This reflecting pond was only one of the many features among the huge old shade trees behind the Hursthouse home on Gartner Road in Napervile.