If you’re looking for the perfect antique decorating piece for your home or a fantastic vintage phonograph, visit Hartong International. We have a vast collection of antique and vintage items, including lovely original oil paintings. Our focus is on Primitives, Edwardian, Georgian and Early American furnishings. We also sell vintage electric fans, deco radios and [...]
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Antiques and Fine Art
Posted in American Artists, antiques, Art, books, Decorative, Desk Fans, English Antiques, English Made, For Sale, French, Furniture Design, Garden Paintings, Gramophone, jason hartong, London, Made in Great Britain, Made in The USA, Oil Painting, Rare Books, Restoration Hardware, Vintage, tagged antiques, Boston, chicago, Connecticut, fine art, Furniture, New England, New York City, vintage on 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Landscape Design with Watercolour Gardens
Posted in Architecture, Chicago Garden Designers, Chicago Gardens, Chicago Landscape Designer, Chicago North Shore Garden, Chicago North Shore Landscape, Chicago rooftop garden, design, Evanston Landscape, Garden Design, Gardens, Green Design, jason hartong, Landscape Design, north shore, Small City Gardens, Watercolour Gardens, tagged contemporary, english, european, Garden, hardscaping, native, perennial, prairie, shrubs, Spring, Summer, trees on 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Now that spring has arrived, it’s a great time to get a new landscape designed and planted. With cooler than average spring temperatures, new plantings require much less watering and nursery stock is abundant. Whether it’s a small city garden or a sprawling suburban landscape, Watercolour Gardens will work closely with you to create a [...]
His Master’s Voice 101 Gramophone
Posted in Americana, antiques, chicago, Decorative, design, england, English Antiques, English Made, Evanston, For Sale, Gramophone, history, Household, jason hartong, London, Made in Great Britain, north shore, old, Shopping, style, Vintage, Wood, tagged 1920's, 1925, 78s, crank, england, Festival, for sale, front, Goodwood, gramophone, Hayes, HMV101, Middlesex, Movie, music, needle, No.4, picnic, prop, record player, Records, restoration hardware, rexine, Royal Ascot, selling, Soundbox, Speakeasy, staging, The Gramophone Co. Ltd. on 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This portable gramophone manufactured in England, is a rare front-crank early HMV101 model. It dates to 1925 and has been lovingly cared for all these years. For it’s age, it shows only minimal wear and works perfectly. It has been throughly cleaned and the motor/gearing has been serviced. The original interior mahogany wood, felted turntable [...]
Astrologer William Lilly
Posted in antiques, Astrology, Bodleian Library, books, england, history, jason hartong, London, Rare Books, William Lilly, tagged 1647, 1666, 1681, 17th century, 1st edition, antiques, Ashmole, astrology, bodleian library, book, British, christian astrology, church of england, collectible books, england, english, english civil war, for sale, horary, king charles I, king charles II, latin, library, literature, london, old hand, oliver cromwell, oxford, printing press, puritans, radcot, rare, restoration, royal family, science, western, william lilly, writer on 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In 1647, the famed English astrologer wrote, “Lilly’s Christian Astrology”. He was initially the favourite of King Charles I and provided very accurate information for the monarch. His writings brought about the foundation for modern astrology. He translated traditional Latin astrology texts from the Middle Ages, into English. He was rather revolutionary for his time [...]
Winter Hits Chicago
Posted in chicago, jason hartong, Living in Chicago, Living in Evanston, Living in Wrigleyville, North Shore Living, tagged 2011, blizzard, cars, cold weather, driving, evanston snow emergency, february, ice, lake, lakeshore drive, landscape, snow, Travel, winter on 2011 | 2 Comments »
The Chicago area was hit by the biggest snowstorm in twelve years. As many of you know, it’s been a lot of work to dig out of your home today. The magic of a large snow makes one realize the power of snow and wind. Walking around today, I noticed snow drifts nearly six feet [...]
Evanston ranks 4th on pedestrian friendliness
Posted in Architecture, chicago, evanston real estate, Gardens, jason hartong, Living in Evanston, Small City Gardens, tagged autumn, bike, Downtown, evanston, Lakefront, paths, trees, walk on 2010 | 1 Comment »
According to The Wall Street Journal, Evanston made their list as one of the most walkable small cities in the US. Evanston has always been known for it’s fantastic footpaths and exceptional lakefront. It’s also very easy to get from one end of town to the other by foot, while enjoying the historic architecture and [...]
Planning a day at the beach?
Posted in chicago, jason hartong, Living in Chicago, Living in Evanston, Living in Wrigleyville, tagged beach, chicago, evanston, Gardens, jason hartong, Lakefront, north shore, property, sand, Summer, sunbathing, swimming, volleyball on 2010 | Leave a Comment »
There are many fantastic beaches along the Chicago North Shore and well into the city. The city beaches can all be visited free of charge, with North Avenue beach being the most popular. I’m not sure of the total count, but there are beaches from Rogers Park to the South Side. Evanston has six beaches [...]
Beautiful Summer Garden
Posted in chicago, Chicago Garden Designers, Chicago Gardens, Chicago Landscape Designer, Chicago North Shore Garden, Chicago North Shore Landscape, Chicago rooftop garden, Contemporary Architecture, Evanston Garden, Evanston Landscape, Garden Design, jason hartong, landscape architecture, Landscape Design, Rooftop Garden, Small City Gardens, The New York Times, Watercolour Gardens, tagged andersonville, Bucktown, Chalet, chicago, city, designers, evanston, Garden, glencoe, Highland Park, Lake Forest, lake shore, landscape, lincoln park, north shore, Old Town, ravenswood, sheridan, wicker park, wilmette, winnetka on 2010 | Leave a Comment »
July has turned out to be a fantastic month for planting a new garden. We’re having plenty of daytime sunshine and rain in the late night hours. There’s still a fantastic supply of plant material in the Chicago area nurseries and there will be until the end of September. Now is a great time to [...]
The Possibilities of Vertical Gardens
Posted in Architecture, Chicago Gardens, Evanston Garden, Garden Design, Gardens, jason hartong, Landscape Design, Loft, Rooftop Garden, The New York Times, Watercolour Gardens, tagged chicago, design, evanston, Gardens, green, interior, landscape, New York, paris, rooftop, vertical on 2010 | 2 Comments »
Being familiar with the French landscape designer, Patric Blanc, I’ve seen Parisian office buildings covered in swaths of textured and colourful foliage. The garden designs seem to defy the laws of gravity. Not only can a building have grounded gardens, rooftop gardens, but also vertical gardens. Truly remarkable to see. The concept of vertical gardens, [...]
Evanston Garden Fair
Posted in Evanston Artist, Evanston events, Evanston Garden, Evanston Landscape, evanston real estate, jason hartong, Living in Evanston, Uncategorized, Watercolour Gardens, tagged Annual, Central St., design, evanston, festivals, Garden, Garden Club, home, landscape, perennial, plants, Spring, Summer on 2010 | Leave a Comment »
On May 21st & 22nd, Central Street will host its annual garden fair. Located at Independence Park, just west of Green Bay Road on Central Street. The hours will be from, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. There will be a huge selection of high quality perennials, annuals and garden ornamentation for your choosing. Garden experts [...]
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