Holiday Reading List: Great Books on Landscape Architecture and Design
Stumped on a gift for someone interested in landscape architecture, design, or garden design? Here are some of our faves, for a wide variety of skill levels and interests, ranging… Read More >
View ArticleEngaging Plants in the Garden
Camp Rosemary is a garden designed in the 1920s by Rose Standish Nichols. On a tour of the garden this summer, I took time to reflect on the formal… Read More >
View ArticleUrban Garden Design for a Historic Home
We’re very pleased that the Illinois Chapter of the ASLA will give an honor award next month to the redesigned garden at a historic urban property in Chicago’s Wicker Park… Read More >
View ArticleFamily Courtyard on the Lake
This week, Architectural Record profiled a pair of family residences in Michigan’s Harbor Country for which we designed the landscape. Not surprisingly, the feature highlights photographs of the...
View ArticleGarden Landscape Details
Eye-candy time! A few of my favorite ‘detail’ shots from a variety of projects: Many of the hardscape details on this project, like this iron fence and concrete… Read More >
View ArticleGarden Fence – Favorite Landscape Design Detail of the Week
A beautiful residential landscape we photographed this Spring includes one of my favorite examples of a functional element that is transformed by good design. A fence running along the length… Read...
View ArticleUp on the Roof
This month’s issue of Traditional Home Magazine features Doug Hoerr’s personal roof top garden at his family residence in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. The article highlights how Doug, his...
View ArticleGather Around the Table – Alfresco Dining Spaces
In honor of the Thanksgiving tradition of gathering around a generous table, I thought I post some (zero calorie!) eye candy of our favorite outdoor rooms designed for alfresco dining.… Read More >
View ArticleLuxe Magazine: Beyond the Cover
This month’s Luxe Interiors + Design Magazine tells the story of how a century-old home in Lake Forest, IL was carefully restored to its original glory. Hoerr Schaudt had the… Read More >
View ArticleMidwest Garden Design & Challenges
No one can argue with the radiance of a Midwest garden in the spring and summer—but as you know winter is the truest test. When Hoerr Schaudt designs for this… Read More >
View ArticleGarden Design Story: Modern Landscape on the Lake
Every garden design at Hoerr Schaudt is unique–and so are each of their stories. Today, after a long blogging hiatus, the Shouting Hare takes a deeper look how a modern landscape… Read More >The...
View ArticleTips for Designing a Successful Shade Garden
Ever been flummoxed by the challenges of planting design for an area that has a lot of shade? Doug Hoerr highlights six guidelines for good shade garden design in his… Read More >The post Tips for...
View ArticleResidential Garden Design by Hoerr Schaudt Wins Award
We’re very pleased to announce that the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Illinois Chapter commended this beautiful Chicago area residence with a 2014 Honor award! Landscape plays…...
View ArticleGarden Design Tips in Organic Gardening Magazine Article Series
As a contributing editor to Organic Gardening Magazine, Doug Hoerr’s articles over the past year tackle garden design dilemmas with a blend of practical tips and illuminating suggestions. Each one…...
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