The restorative garden at Three Crowns Park. Photo taken May 2015. Since 2012, Nature’s Perspective has been developing a restorative garden and waterfall 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 2012, Ariel Schrodt, a [...]
Photo credit: Go Green Wilmette. Looking for ways for you and your family to live sustainably? We invite you to attend the 10th annual Going Green Matter Environmental Fair on Sunday, March 13 from noon to 5:00 p.m. at Michigan Shores Club, 911 Michigan Avenue in Wilmette. Organized by non-profit organization Go Green Wilmette, this admission-free event [...]
The renewed outdoor setting with a large fiberglass pergola. It accommodates an L-shaped sofa, dining table and 4 chairs, an outdoor grill, planters and foundation plantings. A multi-level patio, sitting walls and the hot sun beating down doesn’t exactly create the most inviting or safe space for our clients with small children. [...]
The right de-icer, correctly applied, creates a safer surface to walk on and does not damage paving. Photo credit: www.househunting.ca During the winter months, a frequently asked question that we get is “What type of salt is okay to use on my walkway or driveway?”. This is not a question that we can [...]
The new deck accommodates a six-seat dining table and grill. The new patio offers closer views of the backyard. The old playset area was replaced with fresh plantings and lawn, creating a pretty view from the new ground level patio. Our clients spent several years renovating their 100+ year old Victorian home [...]
Breathtaking backdrops await you at Maggie Daley Park. Photo credit: Michael Van Valkenbergh/Wikipedia. In summer, Maggie Daley Park shines, with its exotic assortment of plants, low hills of grass, multiple play areas for specific age levels, rock climbing, mini golf, picnic groves, tennis courts and a 20-foot wide, quarter-mile long inline skate ribbon that [...]
Like the last leaf that has fallen from a tree, we've reached the end of another busy landscaping season. Our fall clean-ups are done. Our trucks, trailers, machinery and equipment are cleaned, conditioned and put away. Our nursery plants are prepared to make it through the winter. Our employees are leaving for a well-deserved break after putting in a season of honest work. With [...]
A client's garden vision is the best starting point when we take on a project. Sometimes it's crystal clear, other times it's in need of refining. If it's the latter, browsing through our portfolio for ideas helps. Websites like Pinterest and Houzz can also help seekers discover looks they like and compile them in a gallery or an idea book. [...]
Our offices will be closed beginning Thursday, December 17, 2015 through Friday, January 1, 2016. We re-open Monday, January 4, 2016, with the following office hours until the end of February: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays (closed Fridays) Return to blog
We take a moment to give thanks to our customers. Working with you to solve your garden challenges and dilemmas inspires us and helps us grow. Thank you for making 2015 a memorable year! As we recover from the biggest snowstorm to hit Chicago in 120 years, we also take a moment to give thanks to trees... of which many [...]