Landscape Planting and Privacy Screening Installation Project in Wilmette

A thoughtfully designed landscape does more than improve curb appeal—it creates privacy, enhances outdoor living spaces, and provides year-round beauty. This landscape planting project in Wilmette, IL was designed to improve screening, add seasonal interest, and create a more cohesive landscape throughout the property.

Project Goals

• Improve privacy around outdoor living areas.
• Enhance curb appeal with new trees, shrubs, and perennials.
• Create layered landscape beds with year-round interest.
• Add seasonal color and texture throughout the property.
• Establish healthy planting areas for long-term growth.
• Planting Bed Preparation

Proper preparation is essential for the long-term success of any landscape installation.

Preparation work included:

• Removal of existing sod in designated planting areas.
• Soil cultivation and planting bed preparation.
• Amendment of planting beds with compost.
• Creation of healthy growing conditions for new plant material.
• North Side Landscape Installation

New plantings were installed to provide privacy screening, seasonal blooms, and visual interest near the patio area.

North side improvements included:

• Emerald Green Arborvitae installed to help block sight lines near the patio.
• Fire Hydrangeas installed in two groupings of three.
• Double Doozie Spirea installed in two groupings of three.
• Red Twig Dogwoods for seasonal color and winter interest.
• Garage Area Plantings

Plant material was selected to provide structure, color, and year-round appeal around the garage.

Garage area improvements included:

• Green Mountain Boxwoods.
• Korean Dwarf Lilacs.
• Alley Privacy Screening

Additional evergreen screening was installed along the alley to improve privacy and create a natural visual barrier.

Screening improvements included:

Techny Arborvitae.
South Side Landscape Enhancements

The south side of the property received additional plantings to strengthen screening and add ornamental interest.

South side improvements included:

(5) Emerald Green Arborvitae.
(1) Cornelian Cherry Tree installed near the patio corner adjacent to the home.
Patio Perennial Installation

Perennial plantings were added along the patio to introduce seasonal color, texture, and pollinator-friendly blooms.

Patio enhancements included:

• (33) Allium ‘Millenium’ perennials.
• Long-lasting seasonal blooms.
• Pollinator-friendly plantings.
• Added visual interest throughout the growing season.
• Plant Establishment and Fertilization

To encourage healthy root development and successful establishment, all newly installed trees and shrubs were fertilized with Bonide Root & Grow.

Benefits included:

• Improved root growth.
• Reduced transplant stress.
• Faster plant establishment.
• Enhanced long-term performance.
• Mulch Installation

New mulch was installed throughout all planting beds to complete the project and provide long-term landscape benefits.

Benefits of mulch include:

• Moisture retention.
• Weed suppression.
• Soil temperature regulation.
• Improved plant health.
• Clean, finished landscape appearance.
• Project Highlights
• Landscape bed preparation and compost amendment.
• Privacy screening installation.
• Emerald Green Arborvitae planting.
• Techny Arborvitae screening installation.
• Quick Fire Hydrangea installation.
• Double Doozie Spirea planting.
• Red Twig Dogwood installation.
• Korean Dwarf Lilac planting.
• Cornelian Cherry tree installation.
• Allium ‘Millenium’ perennial planting.
• Bonide Root & Grow fertilization.
• Mulch installation and landscape finishing.

As you browse through the photos, you’ll see the planting bed preparation, privacy screening installation, ornamental shrub and tree plantings, perennial additions, and final landscape enhancements that transformed the property.

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