Sunken Garden
Address: Sunken Gardens at Phillips Park, 901 Ray Moses Dr.
City: Aurora
County: Kane
Monument Type: Gardens Parks & Public Spaces
Monument Setting: Park
Monument Materials: Landscape
Notes:
Ray Moses designed various new layouts over the years and marked special occasions with elaborate designs that were referred to as “carpet bed” plantings. In the 1940s these layouts included a tribute to the armed services with an army and navy design, complete with an anchor and guns “buy war bonds” and “victory: army navy.”
Dates: 1930s
Artist: Ray Moses
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