The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-06-11
DNKEN GARDENS
I ARE OPEN NOW
LincoIn Park Now Garden
Spot of City-Ready
for Public Gaze.
INVITE ALL KENOSHANS

place in the ranks of municipalities
who pay particular attention to beau
tifying their parks systems. The city
now has one Of the most beautiful
sunken gardens of any community in
it's class if the word Of Floyd Carlson,
director of the park system, is any
criterion. And Carlson ought to know,
for he has made life study Of the
problems of making beauty spots
where only trees and grass grew be
fore.
An acre and half of gardens,
beautifully and tastefully arranged,
enclosing a large pond, and with five
hundred roses budding today and five
thousand perennials and Towering
plants now in bloom-all are ready to
greet the eye of the Kenoshan who
seeks to satisfy his craving for natur-
al beauty as only nature and the park
department can arrange it.
Forms A Beautiful Picture.
Words alone cannot describe the
beautiful scenic effects which the
sunken gardens present to the eye.
The acre and half lies in a natural
depression of the ground which was
formed by a creek that ran through
the park before it was re-routed into
the lagoon. sThe gardens lie in drop
of six feet from the park level, and
are at the edge of the lagoon. Path
ways have been wound through the
gardens for walks and the site makes
an excellent stroll The entire effect
will be more beautiful than at present
when the five hundred roses reach
their full bloom in two weeks. A per-
COLA is being erected in the center of
the gardens where the bird pond is
located Near it is being planned a
large fountain which will add to the
natural beauty of the area.
The bird pond is now the home of
fourteen wild geese of three varieties
and seven ducks of two varieties
Most of these have been donated to
the park departm ent for that purpose
Since they have been at home in Lin
coin park there has been an addition
of nine young ducks now thriving in
their natural surroundings under the
best of care. The latest additions to
the pond were a pair of English call
ducks donated by Will Doolittle, who
is secretary of the American Institute
of Park Executives, of which Floyd
: Carlson is member. The pond is
expected to show the public real
plan for the conservation of wild
water fowl.
Have Foundation for Zoo.
While it has been one of the most
hopeful wishes of the park depart
ment and the city authorities to have
in Kenosha ZOO some day, there has
already been shown an encouraging
interest in the project. The founda-
tion for a zoo to be provided in Lin
coin park has already been made. The
park department. already owns pair
of monkeys which were on display
last year, but which have not yet been
returned to the park~for this season.
These will be placed in their cages in
the park within two weeks, according
to Carlson, or as soon as the proper
weather conditions allow them to
spend their twenty-four hours each
day in their homes provided in the
park.
On Tuesday afternoon Floyd Carl
son received on behalf of the Kenosha
Post of the American Legion, two
pairs of coyotes as another addition
to the zoo. These are about six
weeks old each, and are, about old
enough to have developed a good
snap" as they say on the prairies.
The coyotes were imported from a
ranch in South Dakota through the eff
forts of Grover C. Dawley for the
American Legion. The four animals
are a playful group in their own little
way and plans are now being made
by Carlson for housing them if the
park. They are not yet ready for ex-
hibition, says Carlson, and re for
the present being placed in keeping
on the municipal golf course grounds,
Open for Everybody.
"These gardens are for everyone, -
declared Carlson in commenting on
the opening Of the sunken gardens to
the public ut is something unique
in park facilities in Kenosha and we
are anxious that everyone in the city
takes advantage of them by visiting
them. We invite them to share the
pride which we feel we can justly
take in the gardens. They are provid-
ed through the thoughtfulness of the
people of the city and they will not
give their full returns unless everyone
shares in their Appreciation"
Carlson interjected in his comment
an incidental caution that he desires
everyone to observe. picking flowers
or tampering with the plants in any
way is absolutely prohibited, and we
are directing every attendant and
officer in the park to arrest on sight
anyone seen picking any of the flow
ers. 1t is obvious that if each visitor
should pick one flower it would not be
long before the gardens would be
nothing more than a mere acre and 6
half of stems and no blooms"
So go out to Lincoln park any time
now ard look over Carlson's efforts
to beautify the park-and be content
with the flowers that you have in your
own yards