Spring Boerner Botonical Gardens

"It is not for us, but for our children and grandchildren who will reap the full benefit." This was the statement given by Alfred L. Boerner as he describes his plans for Whitnall Park in Hales Corners, Wisconsin. Alfred was appointed Milwaukee County's Landscape Archtect. He strongly believed that a park should provide both beautiful and educational qualifications. With this he designed the Botonical Gardens, with the axis of the perennial and annual malls centering on the fountains as a focal point, and with vistas to the south and west ends of the mall. Three years after his death in 1952, the gardens were renamed Boerner Botonical Gardens. The following photos are from my spring visit on May 9th to the gardens.