This is an urban parkway in a residential neighborhood in Chicago. The plantings are native, except the Clematis and the tulips. There are several boulders that make great seats on a hot summer evening. Weeding a couple times a year is all this type of landscape needs, as long as the Norway Maples are trimmedContinue reading “Parkway Possibilities”
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Schematic Sketch for a Bungalow
This Bungalow on Chicago’s Northwest Side has a front yard needing some redefining, replanting, and re-shaping. The Schematic Sketch included a design, recommendations for maintenance and reconstruction of a retaining wall, and an opinion of cost. The client can now budget the next steps, and can use the sketch and example pictures to communicate toContinue reading “Schematic Sketch for a Bungalow”
Watch the Rain Garden Do It’s Thing…!
Watch the Video: Semiramis Studio’s garden at CNT-E The Garden at CNT Energy during a rainstorm with the newly diverted downspout water going into the garden! Want to know more?
An Escape for Stormwater Trapped in a Gangway…..work in progress
Rain Garden – plants in!
The Rain Garden was installed last fall, and topped with pine fines mulch for the winter. This spring, we refined the grading and removed most of the mulch for use in other areas. The soil at this site is extremely sandy, so standing water will be rare. We installed native sedges in the lowest areasContinue reading “Rain Garden – plants in!”
Re-Ecology Land Design 