While Summer might be ending soon, The Chicago Botanic Garden welcomes visitors all year long. The amazing variety of individual gardens continually change and always entice the senses with a new experience. The park displays many garden styles and designs by internationally recognized garden designers. John Brookes, one of my favourite designers, built an [...]
Archive for August, 2008
The Chicago Botanic Garden
Posted in North Shore Real Estate, Home & Garden, tagged Chicago Botanic Garden, design, Gardens, jason hartong, landscape, north shore on 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Whole Foods Market FlavorFest
Posted in Chicago Festivals, Lincoln Park Real Estate, tagged chicago, evanston, FlavorFest, jason hartong, Rubloff, Whole Foods Market on 2008 | 1 Comment »
Whole Foods will be hosting the FlavorFest, which will include music, food and cooking demonstrations. There will be plenty to do for the entire family. Old school bands like the English Beat and the Smithereens will be playing along with several local acts. It should be a perfect weekend and worth getting down to the [...]
Outdoor Room
Posted in Architecture, Chicago Garden Designers, Chicago Gardens, Chicago North Shore Landscape, Garden Design, Landscape Design, Living in Chicago, tagged Chalet Nursery, chicago, Chicago Gardens, Chicago North Shore Landscape Design, contemporary, design, designers, english, european, Garden, gardening, guru, jason hartong, Landscape Design, landscaper, Martha Stewart, north shore, Outdoor Room, Pasquesi, real estate, rooftop, small, style, Watercolour Gardens on 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Landscape design has become more important, as property owners look to expand usable living space. The term “outdoor room” has been floating around for years. Again in America, sophisticated utilitarian gardens have become fashionable. No longer is a homeowner limited to a traditional deck and lawn in their garden. Adding additional terraces and three season [...]
Real Estate Now
Posted in North Shore Real Estate, Home & Garden, tagged Corinne Guerra, evanston real estate, home improvement, jason hartong, north shore, RWF Mortgage, Seminar on 2008 | 1 Comment »
Please join us for a brief overview of current real estate market conditions in Evanston, Illinois. Corinne Guerra of Rubloff Wells Fargo Mortgage, will be speaking about available financing and renovation lending. Jason Hartong of Rubloff, will talk about about ideal homes for renovation and what type of projects a homeowner should focus on. Please [...]
Smart property in a down market
Posted in North Shore Real Estate, Home & Garden, tagged real estate, evanston, jason hartong, Rubloff, Chicago North Shore, Homes, Landscaping, Landscape Design, Smart Property on 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Regardless of all the lending and foreclosure panic we hear in the news, real estate is still changing hands. Buying a home has become more about location and appearance than ever. A home must be a completely finished property with the perfect combination of amenities and finishes or either a real bargain fixer upper to sell. With [...]
