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Illinois State Champion White Oak (Quercus a.) near McNabb, Il.
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What a monster! To stand near this great plant is awesome! Thought to be at least 350 to 400 yrs ...
Bluebells: a naturalizing beauty for any woodland or shade garden setting (seen here in a Wheaton, Il. landscape)
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Bluebells a bloomin!Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia) in bloom in Wheaton, Il. mid April. Quite a show. Mertensias naturalize well, come up ...
Dance of the Wood Betony (Pedicularis), a lovely parasitic native
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Swirling beauty! This semi parasitic native of our higher quality prairies is quite a sight in spring. Easily spotted when ...
A woodland garden comes into bloom
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Shade gardens and wooded landscape renovations. Adding in azaleas, redbud, native perennials, and hydrangeas. shade gardens , bleeding heart,
Buttonbush (a native shrub for wet areas) Oakbrook landscape and wetland seen:
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And (as seen here), a butterfly magnet. Cool bloom in summer, drab yellow in fall. Masses in sunnier wets and ...
Native species for our native places (like that unsightly border you view out there)
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Natural landscapes, with Redbud, bluebells, native plants! How many borders do we all stare out at that LACK any sort ...
Another landscape design and renovation in Oak Park, Il. by Max’s Greener Places
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A view of this lovely home of Oak Park before we began the landscape design and renovations. 50 yr old ...
Brighten up those darker areas with Annabelle Hydrangea, as in this Naperville landscape and shade garden.
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A cultivar of the native Hydrangea arborescens, this beauty called Annabella Hydrangea has been around a while, but still fits ...
Help out the local environment by incorporating native species such as Pale Coneflower (Echinachea), a native species of our prairies.
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Pale echinachea or pale coneflower is an easy to grow native wildflower, found in our higher quality remnant prairies of ...
A victorian era townhome landscape design- in the Frank Lloyd Wright district of Oak Park , Il
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What a gem is this unique 1890’s era townhome in the town of Oak Park, Il. And what a unique ...