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 [...]
With hardly in any rainfall in weeks, we are experiencing an autumn drought. Plants are stressed, and thus become susceptible to future insect and disease problems. With winter only a few weeks away, continued lack of water will be harmful to your landscaping. To ensure that your plants make it through the winter, it is [...]
A well-designed built-in fire pit is not only a beautiful focal point in your garden but also an outdoor setting in which to gather around and enjoy cool autumn evenings. Many styles and features are available to create the fire pit you want. In this article, we describe in closer detail some of our recent fire pit projects, and [...]
There is no time like the present to visit local garden gems. Large and small, these gardens offer beautiful backdrops for portrait taking, personal enjoyment and respite from life’s hustle and bustle. Please enjoy this list of our favorite local gardens to visit, all within a day’s drive of Chicagoland. We highlight gardens that are [...]
Our mascot Wrigley on a scent walk. You spend a lot of time planning your ideal outdoor space. You make sure to include all of your must-haves like a sitting area, lush landscaping, an area for the kids and maybe even a fire pit or water feature. Don’t forget to also plan for the [...]
IRMCO® Advanced Lubricant Technologies is a manufacturer of oil-free metal forming and tube bending lubricants. The company, founded in 1914 and based in Evanston since 1919, is considered an industry innovator, a steward for the environment and an exemplary neighbor in the West End Industrial District. CEO Jeff Jeffery, the great-grandson of founder William Oats Jeffery, contacted Nature's Perspective [...]