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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
ILT Insider: Stink Bugs
Our Core Values: Quality Honesty Pride Teamwork Cleanliness Safety I recently came across an article in The New Yorker titled “Home Invaders” about the history and increase of stinkbugs in homes. You know, those lazy, ugly bugs that look like little brownish gray shields. Since I am in the landscape industry I have a pretty good […]
New You Tube Video: Our office…SO much more than where we work
We are more than excited to debut our You Tube page! ILT Vignocchi is going to utilize drone technology to share gorgeous, educational and sometimes just fun videos so you can get to know us better. So subscribe now! You don’t want to miss out. Our first video introduces you to our main office, sister […]
Professionalism is key
As a recent addition to the Illinois Landscape Contractor’s Association Board of Directors, I found the most frequent conversation amongst my peers was professionalism, or really the lack there of, by a large number of companies classified as landscape contractors. This is a group of people who have risen to the top of their profession by providing […]
Inspiration from Net Zero Water
Our industry is one that produces a lot of waste and from our equipment, a good bit of pollution. I’ve always found it ironic that we as individuals are driven by an overwhelming love of the beauty of nature and all it provides, but as one large machine, we seldom exercise a desire to protect that […]
Horticulture Magazine celebrates 100 years
I am a lover of magazines. Not online publications, the real deal. When that shiny cover graces my mailbox at home or my desk at work the possibilities what is inside is endless. Going through a magazine with a cup of coffee (or a glass of wine) is a leisurely activity that I think few […]