Notes from the Garden | Kinghorn Gardens - Part 15
We’ve been creating outdoor spaces for more than 30 years, and our team has years of experience and knowledge they can’t wait to share with you.
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...
Places & Spaces: Lake Cunningham
Projects | May 17th, 2014
Oh the great outdoors! Everyone has that one special activity that they just can’t wait to do once the snow melts and Great Plains unfreeze. For me it’s golf! First time out on the course is...
Plant for That: Design
Education | May 12th, 2014
There are two reoccurring themes we encounter in our gardening interactions. One of the themes deals with maintenance inputs and the other has to do with an environmental design aesthetic that...
Gal Behind the Garden: Michele Kinghorn
People | May 9th, 2014
Michele Kinghorn, Vice President Joined the team in November 1999 On the job: I primarily focus on the administrative tasks necessary to serve our clients and employee's needs. Garden guru...
Plant for That: Protection
Education | May 1st, 2014
We're back to writing about one of the most important functions a landscape or garden can offer and that is Protection. Our posting for the week presents a wonderful design solution that offers such...
Places & Spaces: Barrier Free Landscape
Projects | April 30th, 2014
Starting with a fresh canvas for the landscape of their newly constructed home in the District 66 area, Scott and Ann Hofmann called on Dropseed Studio’s design team to create a barrier-free space...
Plant for That: Shade
Education | April 24th, 2014
Pulling out the potential of our shady areas can be a wonderful opportunity to incorporate plants that thrive in such conditions. One such opportunity that doesn't always get the attention it...
Guy Behind the Garden: Aaron Bryan
People | April 23rd, 2014
Aaron Bryan, Landscape Designer Joined the team in July of 2008 On the job: My day-to-day activity are very diverse depending on the particular project that is going on. I can plant 400 perennials...
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...