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Southwestern Style Front Yard Landscaping Design in Des Plaines – UPDATE!
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Front Yard Landscaping in Chicago
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More Container Gardens in Chicago
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Container Gardens (Sunny & Shady) in Chicago
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4 Seasons Recommends: The Hydrangea
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Getting Ready for Summer Entertaining: Spruce Up Your Outdoor Patio
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DIY: Build Your Own Raised Beds
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4 Seasons Recommends: The Viburnum
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Recycled Painting Project: Repainting and Stenciling an Old Dresser
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Starting Seeds
Southwestern Style Front Yard Landscaping Design in Des Plaines – UPDATE!
Last fall, we worked on a front yard landscaping design for a client in Des Plaines with a little southwestern flair. We installed a few large flagstones and surrounded them with shrubs that would bring year round interest to the space. We recently revisited the client and took a few pictures of the garden almost one year [...]
Read MoreFront Yard Landscaping in Chicago
Last week, we finished landscaping the front yard of a condominium in Chicago. I worked with the beds they had and was able to complement some of the plants that were already growing in their space with quite a few new additions of my own. The plants I chose will provide year round interest to their front along with pops of color and different [...]
Read MoreMore Container Gardens in Chicago
We had the chance to do a couple more container gardens in Chicago this past week. One was for a rooftop deck and the other was more window boxes and smaller containers. I love how container gardens leave room for so much variety, so I wanted to share some of the pictures with you. I [...]
Read MoreContainer Gardens (Sunny & Shady) in Chicago
I was so happy to create these shady and sunny container gardens for a repeat client in Chicago yesterday. (You can see what we did last year here and here.) The variety of color, foliage and blooms was so much fun to work with. Whenever I work on container gardens, I feel like an artist [...]
Read More4 Seasons Recommends: The Hydrangea
Hydrangea from my indoor garden You probably recognize this type of non-hardy hydrangea from all of the garden stores and home centers. It’s a common indoor plant, especially around Mother’s Day. I love the hydrangea for more than just its blooming beauty though. This plant comes in a wide variety (many of which are suitable for [...]
Read MoreGetting Ready for Summer Entertaining: Spruce Up Your Outdoor Patio
Spring is finally here! That means it’s the perfect time to start thinking about barbecues and summer entertaining outdoors. Here are a few key ways you can spruce up your backyard patio so that you’ll be ready for your first BBQ in no time. I found this helpful article on Houzz (while you’re there, check out my new professional Houzz [...]
Read MoreDIY: Build Your Own Raised Beds
This year, I am embarking on another new adventure with my church’s new vegetable garden ministry! We aim to grow fruits and vegetables in our backyard to donate to local food banks and/or local needy families in the area. We are just getting started, but I am already learning a lot. Since we found out that [...]
Read More4 Seasons Recommends: The Viburnum
[Photos courtesy of Lurveys.com] The Viburnum is a choice shrub for almost any garden. It comes in many varieties, but all grow well in partial shade to full sun and most produce beautiful, fragrant flowers in the spring. [Photos courtesy of Lurveys.com] The Blue Muffin, or Arrowwood, Viburnum grows well in shaded areas or full [...]
Read MoreRecycled Painting Project: Repainting and Stenciling an Old Dresser
Every now and then, I like to give my creative muscle a little extra workout in designing or refinishing furniture, testing out new techniques or trying out different tools/products. (Check out my new dining room chair covers here.) Recently, we’ve landed upon some of our relatives’ old furniture and I’ve been dying to try something new with [...]
Read MoreStarting Seeds
container garden for a client It’s hard to start thinking about Spring with so much snow outside (but how can you not with the promise of such beautiful flowers as above). If you’re planting heirloom seeds (which take a little longer to germinate), it’s just about time. And if you’re using other seeds, it will be [...]
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