MELA Members 2008
by Area of SpecializationThe following are landscape designers, nurseries, and other landscaping professionals who, through their membership in the Midwest Ecological Landscaping Association, are showing a commitment to safe, healthy landscaping and the preservation of our environment. An alphabetical listing is available by clicking here.
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Ecological Restoration and Native Plants
JFNew
JFNew is an experienced ecological services firm that has been providing sound solutions to challenging environmental issues for over 15 years throughout the Midwest. Our Team of over 130 professionals provides a broad range of ecological consulting and restoration services and operates one of the largest native plant nurseries in the nation with over 355 available species.
WRD EnvironmentalEducation and Consulting
Chicago Center for Green Technology
Cook County/Chicago Master Gardeners
EarthWild Gardens
EarthWild Gardens sells native flowers, grasses, shrubs and trees. We also do consultation for rain gardens and regarding site specific needs in Lake County.
The Garden Hoe
Comprehensive and efficient horticultural analysis and diagnostic services resulting in practical plant health solutions and sustainable landscape management planning.
GreenCorps CCGT
The Organic Garden Coach
Organic, sustainable LandCare; soil testing and balancing; compost systems; compost tea applications; design and installation
Mike Nowak, Let's Talk Gardening
The host of WGN Radio's Let's Talk Gardening and MELA co-founder does ecologically progressive presentations on a variety of topics.
Safer Pest Control Project
Sage Advice Landscape Design and Garden Advisory
Advisory services for gardeners wishing to plant sustainable plants or use green practices in their gardens; design, referrals for installation.
Triton CollegeEnvironmental Products
Kid Conscious Lawn Care/Grieder Landscape
Kid Conscious Lawn Care offers the most complete, high quality, organic-based fertilizers and biostimulants for Midwest lawn and landscape professionals. Kid Conscious Lawn Care products are designed to enhance and rebuild the natural, living cycles found in healthy soils.
Lake Street Landscape Supply
The Mulch Center
Design and Installation
Bluestem Garden Design Suzanne Frank
Botanic One Design, Inc.
Landscape design, greenroof design, professional gardening services
Bur Oak Designs, Inc.
A full service landscape company. Bur Oak Designs provides unique landscape design, consulting, project management, and installation of residential and commercial landscapes. We focus on solutions.
Chalet Nursery
Chalet is a full service nursery and garden center, a design/build landscape company and a wholesale production nursery with locations in Wilmette, IL; North Chicago, IL; and Salem, WS.
Garth Conrad Associates
Landscape design/build, ecological/sustainable landscape consultation.
Connie Cunningham Designs
Dig In Designs
Sustainable and innovative landscape design, eco-garden lecturing and teaching, greener gardening consultation.
Ecogardens, LLC
Formecology, LLC
Formecology, LLC is a full service landscape architectural design, installation and care firm focusing on environmentally beneficial and regionally inspired landscapes for residential and commercial settings. “Formecology” is born from the idea of combining art with nature-bringing natural elements together with cultural art forms to create landscapes that are appropriate both to the built environment and the natural.
Gerger and Greco Landscaping
Landscape Contractor - design, installation & maintainance
Heidi's Lakeshore Gardens
We are a Landscape Gardening Company. We design, build and manage commercial and residential sites with sustainable gardenscapes.
Home Prairies Landscape Design
Residential landscape design with an emphasis on native plants
The Land Office
James Martin Associates
Martin Design Partnership
Landscape architecture and golf course architecture
Melby Landscaping
Landscape contractor
NLH Landscape Architects
Prairie Godmothers
Small, sustainable landscape design
Rinda West Design
Environmentally sensitive landscape design and installation, featuring native plants and healthy soil; primarily residential and condo sites in Chicago
Schmechtig Landscapes
Landscape design, build, maintain
Sebert Landscaping
J. Siegel Designs, Inc.
J. Siegel Designs provides a customized design and installation process that revitalizes your interior and exterior ground. Sustainable and socially conscious methods are embedded in their practice.
The Spirited Gardener
Design for city landscapes w/ strong hardscape capabilities. I love working with clients who want to know more about their plants and offer garden renovations consultations as well.
StoneOak Landscapes, Inc.
Michelle Titterton Design
Christy Webber Landscapes
Christy Webber Landscapes (CWL) is a progressive, evolving company that is passionate about landscaping. We are a full-service urban landscape provider, offering design,construction and maintenance programs to residential, commercial and municipal properties throughout Chicago.
The Wild PlanterGovernment Agencies
City of Chicago Department of the Environment
GreenCorps Chicago
Park District of Highland ParkLawn Care
Chalet Nursery
Eco Care Lawn Service
Kid Conscious Lawn Care/Grieder Landscape
Kid Conscious Lawn Care offers the most complete, high quality, organic-based fertilizers and biostimulants for Midwest lawn and landscape professionals. Kid Conscious Lawn Care products are designed to enhance and rebuild the natural, living cycles found in healthy soils. Grieder Landscaping provides full service landscape management in Central Illinois. Grieder Landscaping uses Kid Conscious Lawn Care products for its residential and commercial lawn care clients.
Melby LandscapingNurseries and Seeds
Chalet Nursery
Chalet is a full service nursery and garden center, a design/build landscape company and a wholesale production nursery with locations in Wilmette, IL; North Chicago, IL; and Salem, WS.
Charles J. Fiore Company, Inc.
EarthWild Gardens
EarthWild Gardens sells native flowers, grasses, shrubs and trees. We also do consultation for rain gardens and regarding site specific needs in Lake County.
Gethsemane Garden Center
We are the largest garden center on Chicago's north side.
Glacier Oaks Nursery
Propagating and wholesale contract growing of native trees and shrubs for the Midwest.
Luurtsema Sales, Inc.
Midwest Ground Covers
Wholesale grower perennials, shrubs, roses, grasses and native plants. We propagate grow and rewholesale our plants in containers and supply quality plants and quality service to our customers throughout the midwest region.
The Natural Garden
Northwind Perennials
Rich's Foxwillow Pines Nursery
Underwood Gardens
West End Florist and Garden Center
We are garden center, greenhouse, nursery and florist serving the North Shore for 100 Years. We specialize in perennials, annuals, hanging baskets, roses, natives, tropicals and shrubs. We have Illinois Certified Nursery Professionals on staff to help consumers make wise choices for both interior and exterior of their homes.
Public Gardens
Chicago Botanic Garden
The Shedd AquariumTree Care
Autumn Tree Care Experts
Custom-tailored plant health care program that seeks to address current issues, prevent future problems, and ensure the continued vitality of your trees
Bartlett Tree Experts Todd Schara
The Care of Trees
The Care of Trees is a professional arboricultural firm dedicated to the preservation and care of trees. Services include pruning, emergency storm work, fertilizing and mulching, consultation, tree and stump removal, pest management, tree inventories, and casualty loss appraisals. The Care of Trees proudly serves the greater metropolitan areas of Chicago, New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.Water Gardens
Along the Water's Edge
A fourteen year-old company featuring installation and consulting of water features, ponds and pondless waterfallsAnd Others . . .
"Let's Talk Gardening Radio Show Mike Nowak
MELA co-founding member Mike Nowak is the host of "Let's Talk Gardening" on WGN Radio in Chicago. His "everyman" appeal to the average gardener, plus a healthy dose of humor and a dollop of "garden variety environmentalism," are the hallmarks of this call-in radio program, which Mike has hosted for more than a decade.
RFP Mapping LLC
An Illinois business that specializes in obtaining and analyzing satellite & aerial imagery for the purpose of providing maps & data to promote environmentally friendly municipal development & sustainability.
Design Your Natural Midwest Garden, Patricia Hill
Midwest Ecological Landscaping Association