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Ornamental trees in your landscape: Kousa Dogwood

Consider an ornamental specimen for your property such as a Kousa Dogwood          (Cornus Kousa). Ornamental trees ...

Whats in bloom: Camassia (Indian Hyacinth) in May

Camassia, can’t say enough about this bulbous beauty! Blooms for weeks, with the great steel-blue spikes. Will multiply well. Native ...

Timeless beauty in natural stone

Seen here is a natural  (Galena limestone) stone wall w/ dyed mortar. Quite a project to put this garden wall ...

Bellwort (Uvularia)- another woodland beauty (and native)

Often seen in high quality woodlands (like Starved Rock IL) and in shade gardens around the midwest (seen here in ...

Landscaping and stone work in Oak Park/ River Forest, Il.

New landscape to follow  Install begins Seen a year later, with native grasses filling in, boxwood for nice winter cover

Whats in Bloom (what an early appearance!) Native Trillium

Trillium; the true native beauty of  Chicago woodlands (here in Naperville shade gardens) Browsing by deer diminish this species in ...

Specie tulips – blooms for April

Keep in mind that most tulips in our midwestern climate slowly decline,blooming sporadically – if at all after a few ...

Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virg.) a true native (Glen Ellyn, IL)

Again, in bloom in late March- wow! Wooded areas, shade gardens will appreciate this spring native

Bloodroot (Sanguineria can.) in bloom – mid March 2012 !

A rare sight in most woodlands today, but are superstar when in bloom for few precious days…. The root was ...

Woodlands/forest restorations

Nothing for us is more fulfilling (and FUN) than pulling/cutting, and burning non-native, and invasive growth such as buckthorn, multi-flora ...

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