If you are on the Dan Ryan, passing 66th and Lafayette in Chicago next spring, you might notice something new... Green... Trees!
This planting site is one Chicago Gateway Green developed through the Expressway Partnership program in which the City of Chicago and the State of Illinois, along with Chicago’s corporate community and volunteers to transform our Expressways into Parkways. Distinct from traditional ‘adopt-a-highway’ programs in other states, Gateway Green develops and maintains sweeping landscapes, creating green ribbons throughout the city and in places where trees and greening are much needed.
In October 2008, Gateway Green and their corporate sponsors planted a vacant lot in a neighborhood along the expressway with 50 native trees from Glacier Oaks/McHenry County Nursery.
Congratulations Chicago Gateway Green for putting these trees to work for TREEcago!
Fall Is The Ideal Landscaping Season
The early fall soil is usually warmer and more workable than in the spring. Plants slowing down and preparing for winter respond well to transplanting.
Learn More...- Many of us look forward to the color displays in the Midwest. Many factors influence fall displays.
Learn More... - There are a few plants that wait to flower until fall.
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The Green Buzz- Review
Summer is a good time to catch up
on things you missed during the
busy season.
Here’s what came out in Science, Inspiration & Art so far this year:
- The Next Generation of Oaks (Jan)
- Serviceberry - A Sweet Sign of Spring (Feb)
- More Than Just a Pretty Face - Behind the Bountiful Blooms of Flowering Crabapples (Mar)
- River Birch - A Noteworthy Native (Apr)
- Summer Flowering Shrubs (May)
- Fragrant Viburnum - A Feast for the Senses in all Seasons (May)
- Street Smart Trees For Extreme Landscapes (June)
- Hawthorns - The Wild Ones (July)
Street Smart Trees for Extreme Landscapes
Nature is hard on plants. With extreme fluctuations in temperature, wind, and moisture, plants are constantly acclimating. When trees are transplanted into the urban landscape it creates a whole new set of challenges.(click here for complete article)
Summer Flowering Shrubs
Most flowering shrubs are relatively easy to grow, and will add color to your landscape for many weeks, with some blooming until a heavy frost.(click here for complete article)
More Than Just a Pretty Face - Behind the Bountiful Blooms of Flowering Crabapples
In the upper Midwest, when winter turns to spring, we look to Flowering Crabapples to color the landscape. Behind these pretty clouds of spring color are high-performance ornamental trees...(click here for complete article)
