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Welcome to the Greenwise blog, where our team of landscape professionals shares practical advice, seasonal tips, and insights on creating and maintaining beautiful, sustainable outdoor spaces. From organic lawn care techniques to design inspiration, we're here to help your landscape thrive.

Safely Keep Your Pets Free from Fleas Ticks Lawn Care

Safely Keep Your Pets Free from Fleas Ticks

Discover organic approaches to managing fleas and ticks in your yard to help keep your pets safe while maintaining a healthy lawn.

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Going on Vacation Remember These 7 Helpful Landscaping Tips Seasonal Care

Going on Vacation Remember These 7 Helpful Landscaping Tips

Essential landscaping tips to prepare your property before vacation, ensuring your lawn and plants stay healthy while you are away.

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Watering Guide Lawn Care

Watering Guide

Complete watering guide for maintaining healthy lawns and landscapes.

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You Love Your Dog But Is Your Yard Safe for Your Pooch Lawn Care

You Love Your Dog But Is Your Yard Safe for Your Pooch

Learn how to create a pet-safe yard using organic lawn care practices that protect your dogs.

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Smart Watering Starts Before You Turn On the Hose Water Management

Smart Watering Starts Before You Turn On the Hose

Learn how smart watering practices begin with soil preparation, plant selection, and landscape design.

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No Mow May Pros and Cons Sustainability

No Mow May Pros and Cons

Explore the pros and cons of No Mow May and learn about supporting pollinators through delayed mowing.

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Clean Up Evanston Community

Clean Up Evanston

Join Greenwise for Evanston's annual Earth Day and Arbor Day community clean-up event.

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Soil Solutions Lawn Care

Soil Solutions

Discover soil solutions and organic soil solutions for improving lawn health.

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Easy Ways You Can Impact Our Environment for the Better Sustainability

Easy Ways You Can Impact Our Environment for the Better

Discover simple, practical ways to make a positive environmental impact through landscaping choices.

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Protecting Our Homes from Flooding Disasters Water Management

Protecting Our Homes from Flooding Disasters

Learn how to protect your home from flooding disasters through landscape solutions.

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Greenwise Goes Electric Sustainability

Greenwise Goes Electric

Learn about Greenwise's transition to battery-powered landscape equipment in Chicagoland.

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Creating a Modern Sustainable Landscape Design Design

Creating a Modern Sustainable Landscape Design

Discover principles for creating modern, sustainable landscape designs.

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The Six Steps of Fertilizing Lawn Care

The Six Steps of Fertilizing

Learn the six essential fertilizer steps for maintaining healthy, vibrant lawns.

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The ABCs of Pruning When and How to Prune to Get the Best Results Maintenance

The ABCs of Pruning When and How to Prune to Get the Best Results

Master the fundamentals of pruning with this comprehensive guide.

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Designing Landscapes with an Eye for Beauty Sustainability Design

Designing Landscapes with an Eye for Beauty Sustainability

Learn how to design landscapes that are both beautiful and sustainable.

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Help Conserve Water by Creating a Rain Garden or Dry Creek Bed Sustainability

Help Conserve Water by Creating a Rain Garden or Dry Creek Bed

Learn how to create dry creek beds for drainage and rain gardens for water conservation.

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Why Organic Lawn Care Matters Lawn Care

Why Organic Lawn Care Matters

Discover why organic lawn care matters for your family's health and the environment.

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Providing Free Snow Removal Service to a Neighbor in Need Community

Providing Free Snow Removal Service to a Neighbor in Need

Read about how Greenwise provided free snow removal service to help a neighbor in need.

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How Permeable Pavers Benefit Your Property and Our Environment Sustainability

How Permeable Pavers Benefit Your Property and Our Environment

Discover permeable pavers benefits for your property and learn about sustainable hardscaping.

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Day in Snow Life Company

Day in Snow Life

A behind-the-scenes look at a day in the life of Greenwise snow removal operations.

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Winter Interest Design

Winter Interest

Discover how to create winter interest in your landscape with plants and design elements.

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Evergreens Shedding and Changing Colors Plant Care

Evergreens Shedding and Changing Colors

Understanding why evergreens shed needles and change colors, and when this is normal.

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How to Protect Your Trees Shrubs All Winter Seasonal Care

How to Protect Your Trees Shrubs All Winter

Essential winter protection strategies for trees and shrubs in Chicagoland and Milwaukee.

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Sponsoring the Hinsdale Humane Society Community

Sponsoring the Hinsdale Humane Society

Discover how Greenwise supports the Hinsdale Humane Society and creates safe lawns for dogs.

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Do not Forget to Water as We Head into Winter Seasonal Care

Do not Forget to Water as We Head into Winter

Learn why winter watering is important for plant health and how to properly water during winter.

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District 181 Foundation in Western Suburbs Community

District 181 Foundation in Western Suburbs

Learn about Greenwise's support for the District 181 Foundation, contributing to education.

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Wilmette Harper Schools Garden Thrives with a Little Help from Greenwise Community

Wilmette Harper Schools Garden Thrives with a Little Help from Greenwise

Read about how Greenwise helped the Wilmette Harper Schools garden thrive.

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Greenwise Merges Green Team Wisconsin Company News

Greenwise Merges Green Team Wisconsin

Learn about Greenwise's expansion into Wisconsin through the merger with Green Team.

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How One Couple Created a Thriving Eco System in Their Backyard with Beehives a Permaculture Garden Sustainability

How One Couple Created a Thriving Eco System in Their Backyard with Beehives a Permaculture Garden

Read about a local couple's journey creating a thriving backyard ecosystem.

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Ridgeville Parks Unity Soccer Festival Community

Ridgeville Parks Unity Soccer Festival

Learn about Greenwise's support for the Ridgeville Parks Unity Soccer Festival.

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Raising Monarchs in the Dining Room Sustainability

Raising Monarchs in the Dining Room

Learn about raising monarch butterflies and supporting pollinator conservation.

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Exploring Native Gardens in Our Pesticide Free Parks Community

Exploring Native Gardens in Our Pesticide Free Parks

Learn about native gardens in Evanston's pesticide-free parks.

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Making a Difference by Growing Environmental Stewards Community

Making a Difference by Growing Environmental Stewards

Learn about Greenwise's efforts to educate and inspire environmental stewardship.

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Adopt a Park Community

Adopt a Park

Learn about Greenwise's Adopt a Park program, keeping Evanston's pesticide-free parks clean.

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The Mayor's Employer Advisory Council MEAC Community

The Mayor's Employer Advisory Council MEAC

Learn about Greenwise's participation in the Mayor's Employer Advisory Council.

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The Talking Farm Community

The Talking Farm

Discover Greenwise's partnership with The Talking Farm, supporting sustainable urban agriculture.

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Repurposing Plants with the Evanston Rebuilding Warehouse Community

Repurposing Plants with the Evanston Rebuilding Warehouse

Learn about Greenwise's partnership with the Evanston Rebuilding Warehouse.

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Becoming an Owner of the Wild Onion Food Co-op Community

Becoming an Owner of the Wild Onion Food Co-op

Discover why Greenwise became an owner of the Wild Onion Market.

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Greenwise Pesticide Free Parks Program Community

Greenwise Pesticide Free Parks Program

Discover Greenwise's Pesticide-Free Parks Program partnership with the City of Evanston.

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Proper Watering During Hot Dry Weather Crucial to Healthy Weed Free Properties

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Greenwise Guide to Summer Weeds

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Why Are There Weeds in My Lawn How Do I Get Rid of Them Naturally Safely

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Caring for Annual Seasonal Displays

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Four Simple Factors Determine the Health of Your Lawn

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How Does Clover Benefit Your Lawn

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