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Time to schedule that 2013 landscape!
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The time is now to contact us for that new landscape design or patio renovation. With time to get the ...
Drought update: Dec 2012
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As of mid December of 2012, Northern Illinois and most of the upper mid-west are still in what is considered ...
Arborist consultations: fall is time to assess your ornamental and shade trees.
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We can help to assess your landscapes and tree health. Member: IAS Int. Society of Arborists (seen here: Red Oak ...
It’s time for more emphasis on fall colors in our Chicagoland landscapes!
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Ed Max designs new landscapes and shade gardens with fall in mind. By adding the right mix to your landscapes-particularly ...
Limestone elements in the landscape
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This native (and very local) limestone adds beauty and structure to the midwestern landscapes, as seen here in West Chicago, ...
Suggested hardwood trees for the Dupage county area
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Quality hardwood shade trees offer shade, oxygen, and beauty, and can actually lower temperatures on your property, and most certainly ...
Fussy where located, but birch will thrive if sited properly.
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Even wet areas of your land can be transformed into something wonderful: soils too wet for common landscaping or shrubs ...
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 ...
Blooms in January 2012 ? Earliest in my memory…
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This beauty was actually in bloom in late January 2012, incredible! Yellow blooms in early February, crazy early for a ...
Welcoming in a new year, snow free!
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Happy New Year! and with the absence of winter thus far, who can complain? 🙂 Can you remember a snow ...