With school out for the summer, it only takes a click of a button and a plop on the sofa to lure kids into a sedentary lifestyle. We encourage turning your kids away from “screen time” and instead promoting “green time” at home. Begin by designating an area on your property within view of your patio or [...]
In collaboration with Evanston design firm Teska and Associates, Nature’s Perspective crafted a solution for a young Wilmette family who desired a beautiful space for themselves and their children, a setting that could be enjoyed by adults and children alike. The existing small deck and the plain concrete patio were functional, but uninviting. The spacious [...]
The 14th annual Ricky Byrdsong Memorial Race Against Hate is happening Sunday, June 16, 2013 and starting at 7:30 a.m. at Long Field in Evanston. Proceeds from the Race benefit the work of the YWCA Evanston/North Shore, especially in areas of violence prevention and racial equity. We're a proud sponsor of the event and are [...]
As a supporter of green causes, Nature's Perspective invites everyone to join us at the 2nd annual Evanston Green Ball, a festive casual evening to support the Evanston Ecology Center and its programs, brought to you by The Evanston Environmental Association and the City of Evanston. The event features: “Taste of Evanston” with appetizers from from top [...]
Each year there are countless plant varieties that are introduced to the green industry. They all look wonderful in catalogs, but we choose carefully. After a year or two on trial in our garden, we let everyone have a chance to enjoy them at home. Here are some of the recent additions to our nursery. The [...]
Attending to your bed lines, lawn and old shrubs now will give your garden a great start to the growing season. Take a look out your window. How is your garden looking? If you feel like it’s lacking, but you’re not quite sure where to begin, here are three things that can be [...]
We're proud to announce the release of our new and improved website, www.naturesperspective.com. While this online newsletter shares timely information on new plants, products, projects we've undertaken and such, our website shares more details on what our company is all about, and features more photo galleries for landscape design ideas. You'll find more information about our services, service area, how we [...]
Last year, we encountered a widespread, extremely destructive disease called Impatiens Downy Mildew, affecting Impatiens walleriana (common impatiens). It is an aggressive and easily spread disease that causes the plant to lose its leaves and eventually die. Some of you may have encountered this at your property last summer. Downy mildew is not easy to detect [...]
Like many of our clients with newer homes in older established neighborhoods, this family had to make a decision whether to move to a home with a yard more suited to their tastes, or to stay put and customize their landscape from the one they inherited from the builder and previous owners. What they desired [...]
Nothing celebrates the season of spring quite like a big, flowering Magnolia tree, with its branches covered with hundreds of large flowers. Pink and white-flowering Magnolias are common varieties in our area. In this post, we take notice of a less common, yellow-flowering variety, Magnolia acuminata 'Butterflies', or Butterflies Magnolia. Butterflies Magnolia is very hardy in our [...]