Design

Landscape design trends: Cutting-edge styles for North Shore yards.

Homeowners across Chicago’s North Shore are increasingly asking the same question: which landscape design styles actually work for our architecture, lakefront conditions, and long-term maintenance needs? The answer is becoming clear.

Design

Planning Next Year’s Garden: Using Winter Downtime to Sketch Designs and Order Plants

Winter may slow outdoor work, but it’s the perfect time for North Shore homeowners to plan their garden design, sketch layouts, and select plants so spring installation goes smoothly and your landscape thrives long-term.

Plant Selections

What Hydrangea Where?

You've most certainly seen a hydrangea or two in about every garden you encounter. But do you know which one to use in your garden? There are a lot of hydrangeas out there. A lot!

Plant Selections

Early Spring Planting Ideas

Well it’s just around the corner and if you have a green thumb you are probably itching to get out there! Here in the Midwest the weather can change every 15 minutes! So, if you think...

Plant Selections

Low maintenance alternative to lawns

We often think of a yard as a massive expanse of turf grass. Which, when well maintained, is the epitome of the home landscape. But there are certain areas of the landscape that just don't do...

Plant Selections

Landscaping for Privacy: Living Fences Make Good Neighbors

One homeowner’s definition of privacy may be radically different than another’s — and they’re both accurate. How can this be true? Because like beauty, privacy is in the eye of the beholder. And if fences make...

Plant Selections

Let’s talk spring bulbs

This is the time of year we are putting our gardens to bed. But this is also the time to think about spring bulbs! They are super easy to plant and a great way to bring...

Plant Selections

Last day of summer and first day of fall is coming…

There is no time like the present to think about fall. That could mean pumpkin everything, corn mazes, apple picking, hay rides, cool nights and so on. But here it means fall annuals. Each and every...