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AUSTIN HALL, NEW OWNER OF GREENWISE Greenwise Announces New Owner Marc Wise, the founder of Greenwise Organic Lawn Care and Landscape Design, sold his company to Austin Hall. Hall’s vision is to grow Greenwise to be a leader in the landscape industry. Marc Wise...

I DON’T WANT TO PUT MY NEIGHBOR UNDER THE BUS, BUT TAKE A LOOK AT THEIR BROWN TURF COMPARED TO MY GREEN GRASS. ORGANICS WORK! While I was working for Greenwise, it turns out Greenwise was working for me. After work on Friday, I drove up to our house, and even in the...

We love hydrangeas in our area, so chances are pretty good that a hydrangea of one species or another is blooming in your garden. What makes hydrangeas so popular is their beauty—those big, beautiful white, blue, pink, and dusty pink blooms–and easy maintenance....

We Chicagoans have no illusions about winter. We know snow and ice are inevitable. It’s how we approach these wintry conditions that matters, and as you should expect, Greenwise has a proactive approach that is both environmentally and pet friendly. CHOOSE A SAFER...

IS YOUR YARD SAFE FOR YOUR POOCH? You love your dog, but is your yard safe for your pooch? With so many conventional lawncare companies in the area, most of our yards are not safe. Think about it. Cats and dogs use their noses to poke around everywhere. Those noses...

LEAVES BRING MUCH-NEEDED NUTRIENTS TO YOUR YARD AND GARDEN. Did you know that 8 million tons of leaves go into landfills every year? Why is that a big deal? It’s a problem because, without enough oxygen to decompose, all those leaves emit damaging greenhouse gases....

A Miracle Happened Here…My Cruddy Lawn Gets the Greenwise Treatment OK, so calling it a miracle is a bit of hyperbole, but not as far-fetched as it sounds. We’ve been living in our south Evanston home since 2001. I think that was the year my father edged our front...

An Evanston family transforms a poorly defined, overgrown front yard into a seamless extension of their mid-century modern home. VIEW OF THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE WITH SEDGE, BOXWOODS, A GRACEFUL, WEEPING JAPANESE MAPLE, AND SERVICE BERRY–A WONDERFUL HOME TO MANY SPECIES...

We are starting to see something new this year… Armyworms. This is the first year where we are seeing Armyworms impact our lawns. Part of the reason is our cool, wet spring, which favors their development. We may also be seeing them because of our warmer winters,...

Nutsedge in Your Grass? Nutsedge looks like grass, but it grows faster, so it will be a few inches taller than your grass. It also grows in bunches and is usually a lighter yellowish-green color. Nutsedge is difficult to get rid of because it’s not a broadleaf weed,...

Pesticides are getting a bad rap these days and for good reason. One of the latest studies out of the UK shows that even at low levels, pesticides adversely affect our bees and other wildlife. Plus, there’s our own health to worry about. Glyphosate (a.k.a. Monsanto’s...

We pride ourselves on creating sustainable lawns and gardens, so how much to water is a tricky question. Water is a valuable resource and we need to use it wisely. To water or not to water? Plant care cannot be quantified to a specific formula. It requires some...

We created a beautiful shade garden, a sanctuary really, for one of our clients in north Evanston. Prior to our work, the backyard was surrounded by a chain-link fence, overgrown yew shrubs, patchy poor-growing grass, and unsightly views of old bushes and bare...

Greenwise is proud to be recently recognized as one of the “10 Best Snow Removal Services in the U.S.” by a writer in the trucking/snow removal equipment industry. The selection was based on our reputation and environmentally friendly approach. GREENWISE IS PROUD TO...

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