On February 4, 2021, the following project was recognized with a Gold Excellence In Landscape Award in Residential Landscape Construction by the Illinois Landscape Contractor Association. We are grateful for this recognition and the opportunity to create outdoor living spaces that evolve and improve our clientele's quality of life. [...]
As daytime diminishes and evenings lengthen this fall, your home and garden don't have to be left in the dark. An investment in low-voltage landscape lighting extends the time you spend on your patio or deck, illuminates your home’s best features and surrounding landscaping, improves wayfinding, increases safety and provides security around your property [...]
With Valentine's Day upon us, we offer some ideas for creating a little romance in your garden. The word romance primarily means "the feeling of excitement and mystery associated with love". In this article, we speak of romance in its secondary meaning: "a quality or feeling of mystery, excitement and remoteness from everyday life." Create [...]
In early February, our office closed for three days as we attended the annual Illinois Landscape Contractor Association's trade show, iLandscape. Informational sessions and a bustling showroom gave each of us fresh ideas on design, construction, professionalism and more. We want to share with you 6 interesting things we learned at iLandscape. 1) New plants [...]
High-quality lighting fixtures are beautifully crafted, built to withstand the elements and last for years of enjoyment. Photo credit: Diana Bergren. As daylight continues to shorten this fall, you can extend the time to enjoy your home and garden with an investment in low-voltage landscape lighting. With a wide variety of fixtures and numerous lighting techniques, [...]
With daylight beginning to shorten, an investment in LED low-voltage landscape lighting will extend your outdoor enjoyment through fall, while providing beauty, wayfinding and security year-round. Following is a re-post from fall 2010, for readers who have not seen it. The cost savings of LED over Halogen is enlightening. A pathlight and wall washes along a [...]
Nature’s Perspective recently completed construction of a restorative water garden at Three Crowns Park, a senior community in northwest Evanston that has served its residents for over a century. Origins In the early spring of this year, Ariel Schrodt, a new resident of Three Crowns Park, had a vision of creating a memorial garden for his [...]
Many of you may know Jose; he probably knows your property. He is Nature’s Perspective’s Maintenance Supervisor (Tom’s right-hand man when it comes to maintenance) and does all our low-voltage lighting maintenance and repairs. Jose has worked with Nature’s Perspective since 1985. He has always been an outstanding employee with an exceptional work ethic, keen [...]
Ways To Make Your Yard a Place to Enjoy The word “staycation” crept into our vocabulary over the past couple of years when people opted to stay home rather than travel for vacation. Now the word is associated with making your home a destination of comfort, a place you’ll want to spend your free time with [...]
Low voltage landscape lighting is a safe and energy-efficient way to beautify your garden and increase the time you can enjoy it. With a wide selection of eye-catching fixtures and numerous lighting techniques, the system will add value, safety and security to your home. Landscape lighting emphasizes your property’s best features, adds mood [...]