Trees stand tall and proud in your Chicagoland home landscape. The gleam green in the summer months, leaving dancing in the wind and casting great shade during sunny, warm days.
As the sun sets, trees become dark along with the rest of your landscape. And your once-welcoming landscape can become spooky. On top of that, you lose some valuable daylight enjoyment time outdoors.
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Pergolas have been accents in Chicagoland landscapes for years. While they have modern touches today, they’ve actually been around since 1400 B.C., when a garden entrance pergola adorned an Egyptian high court official’s property.
Pergolas have stood the test of time because they do so much for your landscape. They provide elegant shade to enhance your time outdoors, as well as create places for dining, entertainment, growing climbing plants, enjoying privacy, and breaking up a large space.
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Your indoor rooms are fairly easy to figure out.
Your kitchen is used for preparing food, your dining room for eating dinner with your family, your bathroom for cleaning and bathing, and your bedroom for rest and sleep. How you decorate and furnish these rooms follows their natural identities.
But your outdoor space is more of an open palette. It must be defined by what you want to do out there. Will you cook outside? Will you eat outside? Will you relax outside? Will you entertain outside? How many people will you regularly welcome into your outdoor space?
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A patio is at the heart of many Greater Chicago area backyards.
It’s where everyone gathers. If you have a pool, you take snack breaks at your patio. If you have an outdoor kitchen, you dine on your patio. If you have a garden to stroll in, you come back to sit, reflect, and relax on your patio.
This is why proper patio planning is key. After all, you want a patio that can accommodate all of your activities, as well as the regular size of your party.
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Your landscape is your refuge. It’s a place to escape to after long days where you can just take a deep breath and enjoy the scenery and sounds of birds chirping. You might even find yourself choosing to have your meal outdoors because you crave the freshly grilled flavor your outdoor kitchen produces, and you long to dine al fresco.
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When you plan to invest in a new patio, you likely want something fresh that doesn't look like every other patio in your Greater Chicago neighborhood.
While searching for something unique, you might not know what’s available or possible. And as you search for patio design ideas, you’re likely thinking a lot about color. What color will pop? What color will blend? What color will be something you’re going to enjoy looking at in your backyard for years to come?
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A patio can create the perfect place for enjoying the outdoors in your backyard in Elmhurst, IL or Naperville, IL.
Whether you want a spot for outdoor dining, a place for the kids to hang out, an entertaining nook for drinks and snacks, a relaxing area for reflection and meditation, or maybe all of the above, a patio can certainly fill the bill.
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*While this article offers helpful landscaping tips for residential properties, we now specialize exclusively in commercial landscaping services. If you manage a commercial property or HOA, see how we can enhance your landscape here.
Spending time outdoors in the Greater Chicago area can’t be beat. The sun is shining. The wind is light and variable. The day couldn’t be better.
Unfortunately, Mother Nature doesn’t deliver perfect conditions every day. She brings the rain and the clouds and all the extremes. And she doesn’t even apologize.
But did you know the right outdoor living structures can help enhance your time outside. In fact, a landscape structure like a pergola is the perfect defense against Mother Nature’s mood swings.
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You love your home and your landscape. You put a lot of time and energy into keeping it nice. You mow the lawn, trim the hedges, and make enhancements. You spend hours outside enjoying your yard -- whether you’re chilling on the patio, grilling dinner in your outdoor kitchen, or soaking in a summer day.
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*While this article offers helpful landscaping tips for residential properties, we now specialize exclusively in commercial landscaping services. If you manage a commercial property or HOA,see how we can enhance your landscape here.
Your backyard is your safe haven. It’s where friends and family gather around to share a meal, play games, enjoy the outdoors, or just spend time together.
A fire pit can add so much to your outdoor living experience in Suburban Chicago.
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