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Creating Balance Between Urban Development and Natural Landscape GET A FREE QUOTEBlog
At Balanced Environments, we love to learn. We are constantly attending seminars, certification classes and events. Learn below what we have been up to, where we have been and what we have learned in our travels.
Autumn Aesthetics: Texture, Movement & Late-Season Color
Fall beauty goes beyond colorful leaves. Ornamental grasses bring graceful movement, feathery plumes and warm golden tones, while late-blooming perennials such as asters and sedum add vibrant finishing touches.
Leave the Leaves to Us 🍁
Put fall leaves to work with thoughtful cleanup and seasonal care.
A Look Back at a Season Above Par!
More Than a Game
Fresh air, beautiful greens and great company. National Golf Lovers Day is the perfect occasion to look back at a season of connecting with clients, colleagues and community partners. For Balanced Environments, these outings offered opportunities to strengthen friendships, support worthwhile causes and enjoy a little friendly competition.
Take the Achoo out of Autumn! 🤧
Autumn brings vibrant color and cooler temperatures, but it can also bring unwelcome allergy triggers.
A Fresh Take on Fall Landscaping
Fall landscapes don’t have to be purely ornamental. Herbs, fruit trees and cool-season vegetables can be thoughtfully incorporated into commercial landscapes, creating spaces that are attractive, functional and a little unexpected.
Spring Color Starts in Fall
The best spring displays begin months before the first bloom. Planting spring-flowering bulbs in fall gives them the cold period they need to establish and prepare for a vibrant arrival when warmer weather returns.
Aerate. Overseed. Fertilize. Repeat Success.
Fall Lawn Care
Fall is the most important season for building a healthier, greener lawn. Cooler temperatures and stronger root growth make it the ideal time to repair summer damage and prepare turf for next spring.
Great Projects Extend Beyond the Building
While summer may still be in full swing, now is the time to plan for one of the most impactful seasonal displays of the year – Fall color.
Plan Ahead for a Brighter Holiday Season
While summer may still be in full swing, now is the time to plan for one of the most impactful seasonal displays of the year – Fall color.
Fall Color Starts Now
While summer may still be in full swing, now is the time to plan for one of the most impactful seasonal displays of the year – Fall color.
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847-395-7120
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17950 W. Rt. 173 Old Mill Creek, IL 60083
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Our Landscape Installations provide creative solutions, based on sustainable ideals, to maximize the aesthetic appeal to individual properties. Our landscape designs respond to the particular client requests with innovative ideas. The installation process is driven by the most current practices, with trained personnel, in order to perform exceptionally in health and growth, aesthetic appeal, and value – all combined with lower maintenance demands.
Our Locations
Balanced Environments services Chicagoland, Southern Wisconsin and Northwest Indiana.
24/7 Snow Command Dispatch (800) 883-8750
Old Mill Creek
Corporate Office
17950 W. Rt. 173
Old Mill Creek, IL 60083
Phone: (847) 395-7120
Fax: (847) 838-6750
Plainfield
12006 Spaulding School Rd., Unit 102A.
Plainfield, IL 60585
Phone: (815) 733-5342
Fax: (815) 733-6076
Lombard
Lombard Branch
951 N. Ridge Ave.
Lombard, IL 60148
Phone: (630) 916-8830
Fax: (630) 916-8055
Chicago
Chicago Branch
2420 W Washburne Ave.
Chicago, IL 60608
Phone: (847) 395-7120
Fax: (847) 838-6750
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Branch
921 Silvernail Road
Pewaukee, WI 53072
Phone: 262.455.3882




















