Winner of the Chicago Bungalow Association Garden Contest
This charming south side bungalow garden packs plenty pizazz in a small space. Through proper use of form, foliage, and texture what was becoming an overgrown and unwelcoming landscape has been transformed into a dynamic outdoor living and entertaining space.
WOODY PLANTS
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Hardy, small, native short grass prairie shrub with panicles of white flowers in spring, edible purple berries in summer, and orange reddish leaves in autumn.
Tall native shrub producing white berries in summer and bright yellow bark for winter interest.
Mid sized native shrub producing white berries in summer and bright yellow bark for winter interest.
Mid-sized evergreen shrub with yellow tint to scaly leaves.
Mid-sized shrub with a dazzling late spring display of bring snowball like flowers.
Compact native shrub cultivar with flowers in late spring and dark berries in summer.
Native vine growing to 20 feet with bright reddish orange seedpods in autumn and winter.
Mid-sized summer to fall blooming hydrangea. Large panicles of blooms turn pinkish red as they age.
Native woody vine (liana) with reddish orange flowers throughout summer.
Woody Vines
Native vine growing to 20 feet with bright reddish orange seedpods in autumn and winter.
Native woody vine (liana) with reddish orange flowers throughout summer.
PERENNIAL PLANTS
Semi-evergreen groundcover with lush, dark green leaves and spikes of purple flowers in late spring.
Heuchera - Coral Bells
Low growing, leafy perennial with colorful, patterned foliage. Present cultivars include: Silver Scrolls, Caramel, and Limelight.
Short, grass-like perennial with dozens purplish-pink, umbels in late summer.
Landscape Use: 2018 Perennial Plant of the Year wiinner.
Native, large perennial with massive, pink and white pattern, dinner plate flowers.
Midwestern native, large perennial with starry, blue flowers in spring, fine textured summer foliage, and brilliant yellow fall color.
Landscape Use: 2011 Perennial Plant of the Year winner.
Midwestern native, large perennial with starry, blue flowers in spring, fine textured summer foliage, and brilliant yellow fall color.
Landscape Use: 2011 Perennial Plant of the Year winner.
Heucherella ‘Pumpkin Spice’ - Pumpkin Spice coral bells
Low growing, leafy perennial with colorful, patterned foliage.
ANNUAL PLANTS
Upright ornamental grass with reddish purple foliage and fluffy seed heads in summer.
Mounding annual that continually blooms with dozen of reddish flowers throughout the season.
Upright annual with colorful, interesting fuzzy spikes in summer and autumn.
Landscape Use: Containers, borders, beds
Mounding half-hardy annual with a profusion of colorful flowers covering the plant in autumn.
Landscape Use: Containers, borders, beds, edging, mass plantings