- Lilacia Park
Lilacia Park, an convert|8.5|acre|m2|sing=on garden, is located at 150 South Park Avenue,
Lombard, Illinois . It specializes inlilac s andtulip s. It is open to the public daily.The garden was established in 1910 by Colonel William Plum and his wife, Helen, who visited the lilac gardens of famous breeder
Victor Lemoine (1823-1911), inNancy ,France . They returned with two cuttings (Mme. Casimir Perier, a double white, and Michel Buchner, a double light purple), which formed the basis of today's collection. After the Colonel's death in 1927 the grounds were left to the city as a public park.The park now features more than 200 varieties of
lilac s and 50 varieties oftulip s, as well as agreenhouse , historical building, picnic areas, and drinking fountains.See also
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List of botanical gardens in the United States External links
* [http://www.access312.com/us/chicago/lbrd04/lomb04.html Photos] (at Access312)
* [http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/America/United_States/Illinois/_Texts/DRUOIH/Northern_Illinois/34*.html History] (in John Drury's "Old Illinois Houses")
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