Let's Continue to Root for Natives!
It's January and although the weather is cold, this is a great time to re-imagine your garden space and prepare for spring.
Sustainable Solutions Blog
2022: A Clear Way Forward
It's a blessing that good can come out of such a challenging time - and being a part of assisting the blossoming of more resilient eco-systems in our client's yards.
Feb 1, 2022 by
The Common Good: Nature's Home is Our Home
What if we used this time at home to look around it and expand the common good to include the miraculous diversity of nature starting with plant and animal life in our own backyards? It sounds simple but there are some old habits and beliefs in the
May 1, 2020 by
Caring for the Earth: SITES® Criteria to Create Home Landscapes
Ecosystem services are available for us to tap into for greater personal and environmental health in the yards around our homes. Sustainable SITES Initiative® has set guidelines we can all benefit from. Read on...
Feb 25, 2019 by
2018 GreenBuilt Tour Offered Opportunity for Many to See Possibilities for Their Home Gardens
This year's Spirited Gardener landscape in the Green Built Home Tour has brought beauty, ecological function and responsible storm water management of the landscape to levels we could all strive for. Read on...
Jul 31, 2018 by
Deciding to Build that Rain Garden
What to consider when the spring thaw hits...how to strat figuring out what size Rain Garden you need.
Mar 23, 2018 by
Rain Garden Presentations Available
This past Spring and Summer has been one of the wettest on record for Chicago.
Jan 23, 2018 by
Having Sidewalk Puddling Problems?
Crescent Swale Rain Gardens are your Answer!
Jul 20, 2015 by
2014 GreenBuilt Home Tour Garden
The Spirited Gardener, Inc. is proud to be a part of the GreenBuilt Home Tour which seeks to enhance public awareness about sustainable building and healthy living environments.
Jul 14, 2014 by
The Benefits of Rain Gardens, Rain Barrels and Cisterns
The more water we can keep in our gardens and out of the larger water shed, the better.
Jan 28, 2013 by
FREE Rain Garden Guide
Not sure which plants will work for your particular combination of sun exposure and soil/moisture conditions? We've taken the guesswork out of the equation and put together creative plant combinations that are sure to beautify your yard. Sign up to receive quarterly updates on what we are doing to support the "Greening" of the world around us. Subscribe now! You can unsubscribe at any time.
