6 Top Landscape Design Trends for 2024: Ideas for Your Next Project

6 Top Landscape Design Trends for 2024: Ideas for Your Next Project

You want to make the most of your outdoor space in Greater Chicago. Who doesn’t? We all love a great place to soak in the sun, dine al fresco, grill your favorite foods, relax poolside, listen to birds, or just enjoy some fresh air.

Wouldn’t it be great to just walk out of your back door and find an oasis waiting for you or a patio table and gourmet grill that’s always ready for your arrival?

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5 Landscaping Ideas for a More Relaxing Backyard and Patio

5 Landscaping Ideas for a More Relaxing Backyard and Patio

Life can get stressful. You know it. We know it.

Whether it’s pressure, work, deadlines, family commitments, or lack of time available to get to the tasks you enjoy, you could probably use a little relaxation.

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2 Best Pergola Materials: How to Choose What’s Best For You

2 Best Pergola Materials: How to Choose What’s Best For You

Pergolas have been accents in Chicagoland landscapes for years. While they have modern touches today, they’ve actually been around since 1400 B.C. where a garden entrance pergola adorned an Egyptian high court offical’s property.

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6 Outdoor Living Space Design Mistakes to Avoid

6 Outdoor Living Space Design Mistakes to Avoid

Your indoor rooms are fairly easy to figure out.

Your kitchen is used for preparing food. Your dining room is used for eating dinner with your family. Your bathroom is for cleaning up and bathing. Your bedroom is your place for rest and sleep. How you decorate and furnish these rooms follows their natural identities.

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Pergola vs. Pavilion: What’s the Difference & Which is Best For You

Pergola vs. Pavilion: What’s the Difference & Which is Best For You

Sometimes there’s nothing better than enjoying the outdoors in your suburban Chicago backyard.

The birds are chirping. The scent of a floral shrub wafts by. You relax and enjoy chatting with friends. Stress melts away.

But on days when the sun is beaming, rain is showering, or darkness is falling, it’s a bummer to be trapped inside. Time outside is still necessary and fun; you just need a solution.

That’s where the perfect landscape structure can be just what you need for your elegant backyard. Pavilions and pergolas are two of the most popular elements that can set your yard apart.

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Shorewood, IL Landscape Design Case Study: Creating Two Spaces in One

Shorewood, IL Landscape Design Case Study: Creating Two Spaces in One

When you’re looking to entertain in your backyard, what kind of space are you looking for?

Maybe you’re seeking an intimate space for a quiet dinner for two with ambient light from a nearby fire feature and great trees and plants that provide privacy, as well as great texture and floral scent.

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How Do I Landscape My Backyard For Privacy? 7 Privacy Landscaping Ideas

How Do I Landscape My Backyard For Privacy? 7 Privacy Landscaping Ideas

When you live in a suburb, you value your privacy. It’s a luxury to have a space all to your own where nosy neighbors can’t peek in or ruin your solitude.

It’s not wrong to crave some peace from prying eyes. But privacy works in other ways too; it can screen things that aren’t very attractive to see, such as a neighbor’s shed.

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