Voila!

Voila - The Final Presentation

Garden #3 - Sun and Moon -- Miss Saigon & A garden for the day and night


The largest display in the show, this garden space recreates a suburban backyard complete with deck, play area, fire pit, outdoor kitchen and multiple water features, including a meandering stream. Incorporating various water reclamation technologies, the garden also demonstrates how exterior lighting and the proper choice of plant material can make a garden as satisfying at night as it.
3 Points of Interest:
1. Reclaim rain water to irrigate, wash your car, and make your water features self sustaining
2. Rain exchange systems are perfect beneath permeable patios and can be made in any shape
3. Gardens should be enjoyed day and night (Reprinted from http://www.chicagoflower.com/gardens.cfm)

Thank you for visiting and I hope you enjoyed!

Garden Collaborators

West End Florist and Garden Center

J and E Nursery

www.je-nursery.com

Aquascapes

Collegiate Landscaping

The DeckYard

DGS Consulting (lighting)

and don't forget

Special Events Management and Their Team!

Chicago Flower and Garden Show 2010 Build Out Day 3

Day 3 of Build Out of the Chicago Flower and Garden Show 2010 is progressing niceley.  But we are still chugging right along.  So I will let the photos do the talking.

Now Back to Work!

Chicago Flower and Garden Show 2010 Build Out Day 2

Day 2 of Build Out of the Chicago Flower and Garden Show 2010 is going steadily.  We have made great progress in our garden.  Other garden builders are also progressing in their masterpieces.

Our Garden is still "Large and In Charge"

Other Gardens

Come back soon to see the miracles unfold!

Garden Collaborators

West End Florist and Garden Center

J and E Nursery

Aquascapes

Collegiate Landscaping

The DeckYard

DGS Consulting (lighting)

and don't forget

Special Events Management and Their Team!

Chicago Flower and Garden Show 2010 Build Out Day 1

Day 1 Build Out

These are the days that we become miracle workers.  We render a very large vacant, sterile area into lush gardens that gardeners dream about in their own backyards.  Yes, we are talking about the Chicago Flower and Garden Show at Navy Pier, March 6th- 14th 2010.  Where dreams bloom and creative juices overflow in the green industry.   It is a testament to all who partake of their skill and passion for gardening. 

This segment is going to be a journal of our journey from vast space and concrete to thriving facades of green and imagination.  I have always found inspiration in what a few people can do in a short amount of time. Thank you for joining me on the journey and we hope you will join us at the Pier this March.

Looking East at Navy Pier

Looking West in Festival Hall A

Pile O Sand

Big Machines for the Big Pile O Sand

The Pond Guys

The Plastic Visqueen flooring is the footprint of our Garden.  It is the largest Garden at the Show this year.

The various types of hardscaping that is going into garden.

The decking being installed by the DeckYard.

Aquablocks are very versatile.  They are great for pondless water features and handling of excess rain water.

These granite stones were custom cut for Aquascapes for building Ponds.  They are beautiful and really show off the quartz that lie in the material.

The Tools of the Trade

Wow!  This is a Big Garden.

It is still a big garden.

You can't have wonderful waterfalls without big boulders.

You can really see the vastness and emptiness of the hall.


                                       Catch our blog tomorrow for another pictorial update of the

2010 Flower and Garden show Buildout at the Pier.