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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...

Two Pressing Issues of Our Times: Climate Change and Income Inequality & Job Creation Aina Gutierrez is the executive director of Evanston Rebuilding Warehouse and a Greenwise client since 2012. Her entire career has been in the nonprofits and she wouldn’t have it...

MAKE SURE YOUR LAWN IS SAFE FOR YOUR CHILDREN. How Do Pesticides Affect Our Children? Pound for pound, children have much higher exposures to pesticides than adults do, just through normal daily activity. And what’s especially frightening is how vulnerable children’s...

You have a lot of choices when it comes to lawn care, so why choose organic? Let’s start with nutrition. When you choose which foods to eat, you want a well-rounded diet with important nutrients to sustain your body and ensure your good health for a lifetime. When you...

The Sterns have lived in their home for 15 years, and for most of it, the back yard has been a water-logged mess. Over the years, they have gotten help from at least five different landscapers who tried to fix their backyard drainage problem. Nothing worked. The...

A Few of Our Favorite Natives and Pollinators to Beautify Your Garden Want to plant a natural garden filled with natives that are beautiful and sustainable? If you love to garden, chances are pretty good that you are hearing a lot about native plants and how critical...

CAPTURING A VIEW OF THE FRONT YARD IN EARLY SPRING. A VIEW FROM THE FRONT WITH A GLIMPSE OF THE ARBOR AND A GARDEN BEGINNING TO BLOOM IN SPRING. Fostering a True Love for Gardening It’s great when we hear from our customers who love our mission of creating safe lawns...

Your Greenwise Team Is Designed to Give You the Best Service Possible! We’ve always believed that our attention to customer service is one of our greatest assets (just behind keeping your lawns safe!). In our effort to continually improve your experience with...

DON’T BE FOOLED, LESSER CELANDINE IS INVASIVE. Beware of the yellow buttercup It’s that time of year when you might be noticing some pretty yellow flowers blooming in your garden or lawn, but don’t be fooled. They have the power to destroy your garden. Seriously....

EDGING IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS! GETTING IT ALL DONE! SPRING CLEAN-UP IN ACTION. * GREENWISE DOING THE HEAVY LIFTING CARRYING OFF THE LEAVES TO CREATE MULCH. GREENWISE CREW CLEARING OUT THE GARDEN AND CLEANING UP THE EDGES OF MY GARDEN. I admit, rolling my...

MULCH GIVES YOUR GARDEN AN INSTANT MAKEOVER. What Is Mulch and Why Do I Need it in My Garden? I don’t know about you, but my garden goes from dowdy to dressed for Saturday night after I install mulch. An instant makeover. Basically, mulch looks amazing and naturally...

SNOW MOLD CIRCLES Has Your Turf been Hit with Snow Mold? Our spring season has just begun, and Andy, one of our turf technicians, is seeing quite a few patches of snow mold. Snow mold is something we can see in the Chicagoland area after a long winter. The good news...

We’ve got a lot of fascinating Greenwise clients, many of whom work hard in their effort to live a green lifestyle. Regina Sant’Anna and her husband, Doug Skites, are no exception. Three years ago, they made a radical life change. Doug went from working in the...

CAROLINA ALLSPICE STARTING TO BLOOM Spring Tips from Our Landscape Designers It’s starting to feel and smell like spring, at least just a bit. As you probably know, our Chicago winters often stress our gardens, which only gets worse if we are also met with a tough...