Professional
Resources
If you want to manage your property in harmony with nature but are feeling a little overwhelmed, don’t fret! The right mindset is the most important thing, and you’ve already got that. Here are some professionals we recommend to help you purchase native plants, and even do the design and installation of native plantings!
Residential designers & installers
Bartlett Tree Experts
22272 Pepper Rd-Unit D
Lake Barrington, Il 60010
DigRightIn Landscaping
9100 W. Plainfield Rd.
Brookfield, IL 60513
(708) 485-7751
Good Natured Landscapes
30W145 Allister Lane
Naperville, IL
(630) 983-5545
The Growing Place
Aurora, IL, (630) 820-8088
Naperville, IL, (630) 355-4000
Lupfer Landscaping
8737 Ogden Ave.
Lyons, IL, 60534
Max’s Greener Places
Winfield, IL
(630) 209-3005
Stellar Native Plant Nursery, LLC
Wheaton, IL
[email protected]
PlanIt Landscape Perspectives, LLC
P.O. Box 345
Downers Grove, IL 60515
Red Stem Native Landscapes
Northern Cook County
(773) 454-4800
[email protected]
Ringers Landscaping
104 Northwest Highway
Fox River Grove, IL 60021
Natural Lawn
Maintenance
Pure Prairie Organics
Naperville, IL
(630) 780-7939
DigRightIn Landscaping
9100 W. Plainfield Rd.
Brookfield, IL 60513
(708) 485-7751
Residential Land
Management
Drip Torch LLC
Remic Ensweiler
(630) 301-0240
[email protected]
Green Guerrilla LLC
Christopher Flaherty
(630) 270-9483
[email protected]
Where to get Native Plants
More and more nurseries in our area are carrying native plants, which is great news for us and for the wild communities that need our help. Here are some local native plant sources we love.
Retail
The Growing Place
2000 Montgomery Rd.
Aurora, IL 60504
(630) 820-8088
25w471 Plank Rd.
Naperville, IL 60563
(630) 355-4000
Natural Communities Native Plants
Online Only
(331) 248-1016
Possibility Place
7548 W. Monee-Manhattan Rd.
Monee, IL 60449
(708) 534-3988
By Appt. Only
Order Plants for Home Delivery
Wannemakers
1940 Ogden Ave.
Downers Grove, IL
(630) 852-0700
Wasco Nursery and Garden Center
41W781 RT 64
St Charles, IL 60175
(630) 584-4424
Natural Garden Natives supplies native plants to retailers throughout the Midwest.
Wholesale
Stantec Native Plant Nursery
128 Sunset Dr.
Walkerton, IN 46574
(574) 586-4246
Midwest Groundcovers
Route 25 (4.5 miles north of Rt. 64)
St. Charles, IL 60174
(847) 742-1790
Pizzo Native Plant Nursery
10729 Pine Road
Leland, IL 60531
(815) 981-8000
Possibility Place
7548 W. Monee-Manhattan Rd.
Monee, IL 60449
(708) 534-3988
Restoration
Contractors
Bedrock Earthscapes, LLC
1501 E. Harrison Avenue
Wheaton, IL 60187
(630) 461-1159
Bluestem Ecological Services
Marengo, IL
(815) 568-2927
Davey Resource Group
357 W. First Street
Elmhurst, IL 60126
(630) 559-2035
ENCAP, Inc.
2585 Wagner Court
DeKalb, IL 60115
(815) 748-4500
ILM Environments
120 LeBaron Street
Waukegan, IL 60085
(847) 244-6662
Lupfer Landscaping
8737 Ogden Ave.
Lyons, IL 60534
Natural Communities Native Plants
Batavia, IL
(331) 248-1016
Native Restoration Services, Inc.
34475 N. Circle Drive
Round Lake, IL 60073
(847) 347-4685
Pizzo Habitat Restoration
10729 Pine Road
Leland, IL 60531
(815) 495-2300
Tallgrass Restoration, LLC
2221 Hammond Dr.
Schaumburg, IL 60173
(847) 925-9830
V3 Companies
7325 Janes Ave.
Woodridge, IL 60517
(630) 724-9200
Online & Print Resources
Webinars
The Conservation Foundation’s ConservationOnline webinar series features presentations on native plant gardening, water conservation, local wildlife, and much more!
Websites
www.illinoiswildflowers.info
This website gives thorough descriptions of plants (including weeds), cultivation, range and habit, and faunal associations.
www.chicagobotanic.org
On the Chicago Botanic Garden website, one finds plant descriptions and other information including a list on invasive species.
www.naturalgardennatives.com
Midwest Groundcovers sells native plants to retail garden centers. The brand name is Natural Garden Natives. On this website, through the “Where to Buy” link, one can find the garden centers which carry these native plants.
www.possibilityplace.com
The Possibility Place nursery has excellent plant descriptions and cultivation information.
www.urbanext.illinois.edu/wildflowers
IL Wildflowers – U. of I. Extension – a website to help gardeners incorporate wildflowers in their gardens. The wildflower directory features 144 different Illinois native wildflowers.
www.invasive.org/species/list.cfm?id=152
The Field Museum has created a field guide to help identify selected plants that threaten Chicagoland natural areas.
www.niipp.net
The Northeast Illinois Invasive Plant Partnership
Website has additional information about invasive plants.
Books
Flora of the Chicago Region: A Floristic and Ecological Synthesis by Gerould Wilhelm & Laura Rericha (2017).
An important resource for identification of plants in the Chicago region along with associated plants and insects.
Kane County Wild Plants & Natural Areas: Kane County, Illinois – November, 2007 by Dick Young
Because of the diversity of plant life in Kane County, this field guide is applicable to a much of the Midwest. It is nicely illustrated and organized by flower color.
Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants, Updated and Expanded by Douglas W. Tallamy (2009)
An entomologist by training, Doug Tallamy makes a great case for planting natives and reducing the amount of turf grass in our landscapes.
The Midwestern Native Garden; Native Alternatives to Nonnative Flowers and Plants. Paperback by Charlotte Adelman & Bernard L. Schwartz (2011).
Written for amateurs and professionals, this book offers native plants that can be used as appropriate substitutes for commonly used non-native plants.