March in to Spring with the Crocus

When diving into the history of different plants it more often than not more interesting than the actual biological development of the plant. If you delve deeply enough it is about how the plant has moved throughout the world and it fits into history. The crocus is no different. It was first cultivated and grown […]

Hire a Professional

You hear it all the time. If you are gong to hire someone for a project in your place of business or you home…hire someone who knows what they are doing. Think about it, if you received the news that you required surgery, would you hire someone who had not been to medical school? Probably […]

How bad has this winter been?

OK, raise your hand if you are one of us that feels like it is never going to stop snowing this winter.  Mother Nature started us off with a bang in November with some light accumulations leading up to the big Thanksgiving blast that left seven to eleven inches on the ground in the northwest […]

Boxwood Trivia

Boxwood are one of the most versatile and elegant of evergreen shrubs.  They have very shallow roots, can tolerate most conditions and be used in both formal and informal settings.  It are theses characteristics that make them so desirable today. Their popularity is not new.  Although grains for a species was found in England as far back […]

ILCA Gold Award Winner

It is an amazing moment for ILT Vignocchi.  We have been awarded a Gold Award from the Illinois Landscape Contractor’s Association (ILCA).  It is one of two Gold Awards that we received this year.  Below is a visual tour of the first project in Skokie, Illinois.  Subscribe to our YouTube channel to explore old videos […]

Happy 50th Birthday ILT Vignocchi!!

Turning 50 is such a milestone for any business.  Dips in the economy, increasing regulations, labor issues and shortages.  There are so many ways a company can get off track.  As I contemplate where we have been, of course I think of our unwavering reputation for integrity, artistry and quality.  You consider the massive golf […]

Benefits of Dormant Pruning

As landscape architects and arborists we often find that plant material on our new residential, commercial and HOA sites have been left to get overgrown and mismanaged. The key to getting the plant material looking healthy, vibrant and growing properly again is of course dormant pruning. Dormant pruning takes place during the winter months and […]

Tulip Trivia

As I sit on this blisteringly cold January day my mind drifts to our lovely friend, the tulip. You see my mother loves tulips.  Even though we lived in Riverwoods and had to contend with deer feasting on them she would plant them.  Not en masse but in charming little bundles that would cheerfully pop […]

The Power of Connecting with People

It was another great ilandscape show held at the Schaumburg Convention Center last week.  I found it so invigorating for so many reasons…new technologies and products, interesting seminars and seeing all the award winning projects from 2018 (more on that next week)!  The show is meticulously planned out by the Illinois Landscape Contractor’s Association’s Experience, […]