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TRAHAN PARK’S NATIVE GARDEN Walking past gardens is one of the joys of a daily walk. In our neighborhood, we get to enjoy a gorgeous native garden in our local Pesticide-Free park. On your many walks during Covid, I hope you’ve been lucky enough to see the fruits of...

ONE OF DAVID’S FIVE BEEHIVES Last week, visiting the Bond’s home on an unbearably hot summer day felt a bit like being in the midst of a bee hive. You’ve literally got bee hives—five in fact—a vegetable and flower garden, a Permaculture garden to nourish the apple...

The following six steps detail the organic fertilization process that Greenwise uses. These are the ideal steps to fertilize your lawn! 1st Step: Awaken (Early Spring) Awaken is our first fertilization step of the spring and our earliest turf care service of the...

KEEP YOUR LAWN LOOKING LIKE YOU NEVER LEFT! Going on vacation can be hectic, but don’t forget to take the time to ensure your home looks cared for. Following these 7 helpful landscaping tips will give you the peace of mind you deserve to fully enjoy your much-needed...

Rain Gardens: Answering the Rallying Cry, “Slow it, spread it, sink it!” With climate change, we are seeing more rain coming at one time, more massive storms, more extended storms, and more frequent storms. Damage to homes and landscapes is increasing and it demands...

ELECTRIC MOWERS BENEFIT THE ENVIRONMENT & ARE QUIETER FOR OUR WORKERS AND YOU! Greenwise Goes Electric! Greenwise Organic Lawn Care couldn’t be more excited and proud to announce that we are piloting our first electric maintenance route this spring! Lightening Our...

PERMEABLE DRIVEWAY Thinking about installing a new patio, sidewalk, or driveway? You’d be doing yourself and your community a big favor by considering permeable pavers. As you might expect from its name, permeable pavers make it easy for water to drain through or...

SUSTAINABILITY IS A CORE VALUE WHEN WE DESIGN YOUR BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPES! When you hear the name Greenwise, you probably know our lawn care program is 100% safe and organic, but how much do you know about our landscape design? Did you know our design team features...

LEARN HOW TO PRUNE YOUR SHRUBS AND TREES Pruning seems like a no-brainer until you have your shears in hand and are standing in front of your shrub or tree and you aren’t so sure where to start and more importantly, where to end! Here we offer some simple tips for...

DON’T FORGET TO WATER THIS FALL! YOUR NEW FALL PLANTS NEED SPECIAL ATTENTION. Normally, we send out watering tips in the dry heat of summer. If you are like me, you might be thinking of putting away your garden hose for the season, but don’t touch that hose! Your...

EVERGREENS SHED, TOO! Do you have any idea that evergreens shed and change color? It’s a fact. Their name would lead you to believe that evergreens’ needles will always be green and never drop like our Maples and Elms and other deciduous trees. The truth is every fall...

STUDENTS PAINT CERAMIC POTS FOR THEIR NATIVE SEEDLINGS. Digging in the Garden…A Happy Place Like so many of you, Lorilin Meyer’s happy place is digging in the garden. “I don’t want to be in the office giving presentations, I want to get my hands dirty in the garden....

BARBARAS BACK YARD AND PARKWAY MAINTAINED BY GREENWISE Barbara is new to Greenwise and I met her at the Parsons’ Community Garden Walk this past August. As soon as Barbara said she raised Monarchs in her dining room, I knew I had to know more. Barbara’s husband was a...

Across the Table with Lauren Grossman GROSSMAN’S FRONT GARDEN DESIGNED BY GREENWISE Lauren Grossman and her family have been Greenwise customers since moving into Evanston three summers ago. “We bought our home from a Greenwise client—everyone knew our home as ‘the...

CREATE A NEW GARDEN IN THE FALL AND YOU GAIN AN EXTRA SEASON OF ENJOYMENT! Late summer and early fall is an ideal season for planting, seeding, and mulching since soil temperatures are still warm while air temperatures are cooling off, encouraging seeds to germinate...