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Our Oak Park landscapes 2015 (by Max’s Greener Places, Ed Max)
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Oak Park Il vintage looking pavers utilized to compliment the new addition to the rear of this 110+ yr old ...
Hardy Cactus in the Chicagoland landscape. One of designer and naturalist Ed Max’s favorite native perennials; as seen in this Oak Park Il prairie landscape
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Opuntia (Prickly Pear cactus) is a native of sandier habitats within the Chicagoland Wilderness. Adding them into your drier, sunnier ...
Destructive Pine sawflies on Mugho Pine in Wheaton Il. Contact certified arborist Ed Max for consultation on your trees and shrubs.
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Pine sawfly can strip your mugho and scotch pine foliage. Feeding on last years foliage will leave the plants looking ...
Rooster is in the garden no more
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Our roo, only a year and a half old…..too young to decline and have his head lopped off, but that’s ...
Ancient white pine of the U.P. of MI. (the Porkies). White pine in the landscapes of the Midwest.
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Within part of a lg swath of old growth forest dwells giants:white pine (P.strobus) at 150 ft.n 400 year plus ...
Perennials for spring color , Wheaton, Il landscapes, shade beds
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Never enough of this lovely perennial in spring! Hardy, easy to grow, some sun, some shade. Hummingbird magnet!
Late winter blooms , 3/18/15
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Yes, you can have loads of color in mid March, by planting the right mix of early blooming species such ...
Early blooming plants in the late winter landscapes of West Chicago and Wheaton area.
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Native and ornamental witchhazels attract pollinators, which is especially important early in the season for these hungry bees, as seen ...