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Fine foliage of the Maidenhair Fern (seen in this Wheaton Il. shade garden)

Maidenhair fern Maidenhair fern has an unusual leaf, with black stems. Landscape designer Ed Max’s favorite native fern. Contact Max’s ...

Japanese maples extend colors into late fall here in the West Chicago landscapes of Ed Max

Here on our wooded landscape, nothing comes close in intensity than autumnal foliage change of the Japanese maples. Providing that continuation of ...

An early spring perhaps? Seen here in a Wheaton Il shade garden in bloom, in the snow.

A sight for sore eyes: this is one of many witch-hazels in our collections here. This winter blooming shrub adds ...

A unique (and vintage) landscape design and renovation

This was a fun project- we began with a clean slate here in leafy River Forest. Deep rich soils help to ...

Snowdrops make an early winter appearance in this West Chicago wooded landscape!

West Chicago landscape with Snowdrops peeking through the snow as of late January of 2016! Landscaping in the woodlands and shaded ...

Riverside Il landscape design and renovation- a beforehand view. In desperate need for a facelift I’d say?

A view BEFORE work began.New paver walkways will go in, pines removed, new landscapes and sod to be seen soon! ...

West Chicago landscapes (a work in progress) with new retaining walls, brick paver (clay) sidewalks, and native and natural cut stone steps.

A West Chicago landscape where Max landscape used natural clay pavers, and limestone natural stone steps.West Chicago landscaper Ed Max ...

A Glen Ellyn landscape design- adds color and privacy to this outdoor living space (3 yrs aft)

Glen Ellyn Il landscape design: showing a small raised bed which encloses this  outdoor patio space and pergola. We used many ...

A new Wheaton landscape for an old historic Wheaton home by local landscaper Ed Max and his landscape service – Max’s Greener Places

This on-going landscape renovation has been exciting and like an archeological dig when pulling up the old beds and shrubs ...

Big Roo (and his flock of hens) in the garden (Chickens in West Chicago, Il.)

Chickens in the yard, part of the cycle of Permaculture : a system of natural and mostly organic gardening, of ...

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