You’ve invested in a wonderful landscape. It’s been thoughtfully designed and carefully installed, but like all living things, a landscape needs nurturing. Our skilled maintenance crew is here to keep your garden looking picture perfect. […]
Category: How to Live Your Landscape
Spring at Last
Spring has taken its time arriving this year. Nature has gifted us with snow, sleet, rain and high winds, followed by mild temperatures, and then a plunging thermometer. It’s been the coldest April in the Chicago area since 1881. As Mark Twain once put it, “In the spring I have counted one hundred and thirty-six […]
The Late, Late Show: Plants with Great Fall Color
Spring and summer flowers provide colorful combinations, but once fall arrives there’s fabulous foliage to enjoy. Bright, sunny days and cool nights produce some of the most brilliant reds, oranges and purples. Many gardens are in their fall glory right now. They can offer something we seldom find in spring: a wealth of interesting berries […]
It’s Not Too Early to Think Spring and Landscaping!
Deep into the throes of winter, most of us long for spring. At Hursthouse, we for sure want you thinking spring long before it’s sprung. If you’re considering having us do some landscape work for you, the time to talk is sooner than you think. Winter is a great time for the planning phase to […]