Landscaping Tips & Insights • The ILT Vignocchi Journal
Notes From the Field
Landscaping tips, seasonal guidance, and the occasional strong opinion from a family that has cared for Chicagoland properties since 1969. Written by the people doing the work: our designers, our horticulturists, and the crew leaders who have watched the same gardens change for twenty years.
What You'll Find Here
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Seasonal guidance.
What to do in the garden this month, and just as usefully, what to leave alone.
02
Design and inspiration.
How outdoor spaces get planned, and why certain choices still look right a decade later.
03
Plant and lawn care.
Practical landscaping tips for Chicagoland soil, shade under mature oaks, and a deer population with opinions.
04
Property management.
For the people responsible for grounds that have to perform every day, not just look good in June.
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Behind the scenes.
Occasional stories from a family business that has been at this since 1969.
Why Poolscaping Deserves Its Own Design Conversation in Island Lake, IL
A pool installation conversation tends to focus on the pool itself: shape, depth, features like a spa or tanning ledge. Poolscaping in Island Lake, IL, everything surrounding the water, decking, plantings, walls, lighting- is a distinct design challenge.
That surrounding space deserves its own dedicated conversation rather than an afterthought tacked onto the pool decision. ILT Vignocchi has designed and built landscapes across Barrington, Lake Forest, Winnetka, and the surrounding North Shore and Chicago suburbs for 55 years as a family-owned landscape architecture and construction firm.