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Ornamental trees in your landscape: Kousa Dogwood
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Consider an ornamental specimen for your property such as a Kousa Dogwood (Cornus Kousa). Ornamental trees ...
Whats in bloom: Camassia (Indian Hyacinth) in May
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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
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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)
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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.
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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
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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
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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)
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Again, in bloom in late March- wow! Wooded areas, shade gardens will appreciate this spring native
Bloodroot (Sanguineria can.) in bloom – mid March 2012 !
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A rare sight in most woodlands today, but are superstar when in bloom for few precious days…. The root was ...
Woodlands/forest restorations
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Nothing for us is more fulfilling (and FUN) than pulling/cutting, and burning non-native, and invasive growth such as buckthorn, multi-flora ...