News | Kinghorn Gardens - Part 9
Chicago Botanic Garden Visit
News, People | September 11th, 2014
Another Purple Polo, Nate Huse, headed up east to the Windy City. Not to catch a Cubs game or to indulge in some deep dish pizza, but rather to take some time to learn from the pros at Chicago...
Increasing Interior Intelligence
News, People | June 27th, 2014
Just like the plants we take care of, our team loves to grow! Seasonal Color Specialist Jen Shuster recently updated her Interior Landscaping Toolkit! One may wonder what this impressive...
Seven Sweet Summer Treats
News | June 19th, 2014
Did you grab a meal outside yesterday for International Picnic Day? Don’t worry I forgot too. Thankfully summer is just getting into full swing so there will be plenty of time to spread out a...
June Outdoor Experiences
News | June 2nd, 2014
Happy June! With summer in full swing it seems as though every week holds an outdoor experience or two. And with outdoor experiences being our speciality here at Kinghorn Gardens, we researched a...
Restorative Garden Design Training: Anne’s Week in Chicago
News, People | May 27th, 2014
In May our Design Horticulturalist, Anne Houser, got to spend a week at the Chicago Botanical Gardens learning about Restorative Garden Designing and the benefits nature has on our lives. We sat down...
Day in the Life: Head Gardener
News, People | April 18th, 2014
We asked; you voted! The results are in. Drumroll please... and the latest Day in the Life photo blog of a KG employee is... one of our Head Gardeners, Jenny Hill! This is a very busy time of year...
Five Reasons to Love Spring
Education, News | April 11th, 2014
For today’s blog post please enjoy 5 reasons to love this season of new! 1. Snowdrops (the breath-taking floral kind opposed to the frosty kind we’ve been used to) You would think that...
Day in the Life of the Color Team
News, People | March 21st, 2014
With the start of spring this week, what better way to celebrate than through a Day in the Life of the Color Team! Jen Shuster and Erin Trotter, proud purple polo wearers, took us on a tour of their...
New Year, New Garden – Same Values
News | January 25th, 2014
There's an inherent excitement about a New Year; all the hopes, aspirations, and fresh beginnings it initiates. Seed catalogs hit our mailboxes, new plant introductions make the cover of our...
Urban Farming Philanthropy
News, People | December 14th, 2013
Meet Chuck Campbell and an exciting seven-year plus story that has produced some amazing results. In some form, every man has a hobby, but as you'll see in Chuck's case his passion drove him toward...