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Chapter 1 <br /> Historyof <br /> Native Planting Design <br /> "In the 19th century, we devoted our best minds to exploring nature. In the 20th <br /> century, we devoted ourselves to controlling and harnessing it. In the 21 st century, <br /> the best minds are working on how to restore nature." <br /> Author Stephen Ambrose <br /> Modern appreciation for native plants arose from the Arts and Crafts movement <br /> (1870-1900), which drew its inspiration from regional differences in topography, <br /> climate and vegetation. Contemporary landscape designers such as Ossian Cole <br /> Simonds and Jens Jensen aligned themselves with Frank Lloyd Wright and other <br /> "Prairie School" architects who studied the regional landscape and incorporated <br /> floral and other natural forms in their designs. <br /> Danish-born Jens Jensen was one of the first landscape architects to champion a <br /> design style based on regional distinctiveness. He wanted people to experience the <br /> subtle beauty and seasonal cycles of the land. In 1888 he planted what he called his <br /> "American Garden" in a corner of Union Park in Chicago. A hit with the public, it <br /> contained mostly perennial wildflowers that he had gathered in the countryside. <br /> Jensen learned to use indigenous plants effectively and rejected imported species. <br /> Jens Jensen <br /> Courtesy of the Archival Collections of The Morton Arboretum,Lisle Illinois <br /> -i photo by Herbert Georg Studios <br /> 13 <br />