ILT Insider: Changing the conversation on pruning
Our Core Values Quality Honesty Pride Teamwork Cleanliness Safety TO SHEAR OR NOT TO SHEAR… With spring right around the corner, those of us in the environmental services industry are happily ready to leave winter in the rear-view mirror and prepare for the new growing season. Over the next couple of months, here in the […]
Memories of rain and trains
This morning one of my two favorite moments happened simultaneously…laying in bed while it is still dark out listening to the rain and hearing the distant sound of a train’s horn. It might seem like a simple thing, but simple things can transport us back to simpler times. The sound of a train blowing it’s […]
Why to choose container plants first
One of our invaluable assets is our sister company, Montale Gardens. Located in Wauconda, Illinois, Montale is a wholesale nursery celebrating its 23rd birthday this year. With each year we increase our diversity of products. One of our most successful lines are our container shrubs. The quality cannot be rivaled, in our humble opinion…here are […]
How snow accumulation affects your landscape
Our Core Values Quality Honesty Pride Teamwork Cleanliness Safety It has been years since we have to wait until the middle of January in Chicagofor the first significant accumulating snow of the year (+2″), but here we are. It is often right after the first significant snowfall of the season that we hear from many concerned […]
ILT Insider: Overwintering of Insects
No one is really enjoying this latest prolonged blast of cold weather. We are all stuck inside doing our best to keep ourselves (and our kids) entertained and warm. We must have been due for this as we have been spoiled with mild winters the last few years. So, those mild winters, along with other […]
The Mysteries of Fall Color
In case you were wondering… Every autumn in Illinois brings with it a breathtaking change of color in the leaves of our trees, but although it’s late September, temperatures have been steadily topping out in the nineties every day. Not a traditional sign of Fall, yet the trees are changing color and dropping leaves as […]
Find a little peace in what nature provides
Recently I had an interesting experience… It was a Sunday morning after a particularly stressful week and I decided to wake early and make our weekly grocery store run, by myself, for some piece and quiet. I was seeking some room for my mind to wonder, relax, only contemplating freshness of produce and what to […]
There’s no business like snow business
They all look the same from a distance but show subtle differences when examined closely. The same might be said of snow removal contractors. We may all look the same at first glance, (trucks, tractors, plows, etc.), until you take the time to find out a little more about what we do and how we […]
Mums the Word…
Nothing says fall like mums, kale, pansies and pumpkins. Give your property that autumnal feel by having ILT Vignocchi design and install a fall-tastic display of annual flowers. You see, our wholesale nursery Montale Gardens, is very busy growing mums that are looking for new homes. They will be ready mid to late […]
Benefits of Fall Planting
Most of us love fall, but plants love it even MORE! Most people think of fall as the end of the growing season and the beginning glimpse of another Chicago winter. Well try to look at it as an ideal time to plant! Fall is a perfect time for planting shrubs, trees, grass seed, and […]