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Outdoor living--when it comes to improving the quality of your home's outdoor space, the sky really is the limit.

And having crossed the midway point of winter, meaning we are closer to spring than you may realize, it's not too soon to begin thinking about--and taking action toward--transforming your own exterior environment. For nearly 40 years, transitioning from one season to the next (and from one season of a family's life to its next), we have been privileged to do that for clients throughout the Chicago area.

Remember two Sundays ago, when about a half-foot of snow came down? (Much like this past Sunday!)

That night, shortly after 10 o’clock, one of our subcontractors needed “to call it a night” without getting to one of our clients, a Catholic grade school.

We have moved closer to winter’s start than summer’s end, so it’s time for a Fall Clean-Up List:

1.    Clean-up landscape debris: Removing any fallen landscape debris such as branches and leaves will help prevent nesting of pests and will limit the ability for plant diseases to incubate in fallen plant tissues. 

2.    Cut back perennials: Doing so will allow them to have uninhibited growth during the spring flush.

Around this time of year, I am often asked, “Is it too late to plant? Should we wait until next spring?” There is a misconception that if you do any planting in the fall, there will not be enough time for the plants to establish and they will suffer.

In fact, fall is considered the best time for planting. Here’s why: