Edgebrook

This lovely Georgian had a back and front yard that had been neglected for some time. We added a small paver patio and walkway in the back yard, and in the front we yard added to the limestone retaining wall and planted a Japanese Maple and many beautiful shrubs including low growing apricot colored roses.

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Hyde Park Reverend

A neglected front yard at a fabulous 1890’s Greystone on private Midway Park in Hyde Park. We planted a Japanese Maple front and center for privacy and planted a variety of shade tolerant shrubs and perennials. We re-used many of his existing plants in the new landscape.

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Kenwood Bluestone (backyard)

We relocated a large storage shed to the back of the yard and opened up the yard for this entertaining family. A large bluestone patio, several varieties of flowering fragrant viburnums and lots of shade tolerant perennials make this patio a “party yard” for entertaining.

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Kenwood (front)

Neighbors referred to this Howard Van Doren Shaw house as “the scary house” because of the overgrown shrubbery in front. We installed a limestone retaining wall and planted a variety of flowering shrubs and perennials.

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Large Backyard in Hyde Park

This is the biggest project to date for us. This property is 50’ wide x 200’ deep. These folks wanted a focal point bluestone patio with firepit and seat wall. We added three trees, more than 20 shrubs and at least 120 perennials. With a large yard like this we were able to put in larger groups of perennials like 20 red Monarda and 20 fall blooming Anemone that will be visible from the house.

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Lincoln Park

We were able to bring in some gold and green leaved plants to brighten up this small front yard.

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Lower Patio

We removed a 4’ deep raised planting bed along the outside wall and almost doubled the usable patio space. We installed one-piece limestone steps with low-voltage lights on every other step to guide the way. The same lights were installed under the stone ledge that runs the length of the front brick wall.

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North Center

We took a boring front yard and transformed it into a one-of-a-kind front yard. We put in a “dry creek bed” lined with river rocks to direct the rainwater to a reservoir at the corner of the property. The homeowners asked for a stone “cairn” and we researched it and built one.

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North Edgebrook

We removed 7 small scrubby trees from the front yard to open up the front of this yellow brick bungalow. We were able to transplant the three beautiful Daphne shrubs and added a Japanese Maple and some colorful shrubs and perennials.

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Ravenswood Manor

A poorly designed back porch and stairs were replaced with a smaller porch with stairs leading directly to the patio and garage. We also removed an oversized wood raised bed and instead built a stone raised bed along the garage and we were able to increase the usable patio space by about 40 square feet which is a lot in a small backyard.

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Ravenswood Manor 2

We removed 50 year old yews from this clients front yard and replaced them with a small Magnolia tree, Knock Out Roses, Geranium ‘Rozanne’ Echinacea, sedums and other perennials. There is always something blooming in this garden.

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Sufi (front)

This east facing front yard had nothing going for it. Scraggly grass, a few daylilies and not much else. We put in beautiful Oak Leaf Hydrangeas, roses, boxwoods, a variegated dogwood, a dwarf lilac shrub  and lots of sun loving perennials. In three years it has matured into a very lush, colorful garden.

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