sustainable landscape design for beautiful outdoor rooms
I was happy to visit this one-year-old perennial garden planting GPGD designed and installed in 2024, for a client on Chicago’s north suburbs. During my late Summer visit (2025), I was pleased (as is the client!) with the fuller-than-expected blooms, texture, and pollinator sources. This …
For a new residence in Miller Beach, in late 2023 – we installed layers of American beach grass / Marram grass (Ammophila breviligulata), along with snow fencing to act as erosion control, and to help hold the site’s slumping sand, add beauty – and habitat …
Last fall, Green Plumb sketched out some concepts for a garden courtyard restoration in historic townhomes in Chicago’s Gold Coast. Below are some ‘before’ images, as the clients had begun their total gut renovation of the homes interior and exterior areas. These clients sought a …