This past weekend The Chicago Botanic Gardens put on an event known as “The Night of 1,000 Jack-O’-Lanterns” and it was hauntingly good! Just a short drive outside of the city, this event is the perfect fall festivity for a family, friends, or for a fun date-night! I’ve been to …
This might seem like an exaggeration, but according to the Chicago Park District’s website, there are more than 580 parks within the city limits of Chicago! And I think anyone who has lived in, or even visited Chicago knows that the parks are one of the best parts of this …
Beyond The Cubicle was a major success. Thanks to everyone who came out this past Thursday and a special thank you to all of our co-hosts and sponsors! For those of you who are not familiar with Beyond The Cubicle, we at Chicago Roof Deck + Garden hosted a one-night …
On September 29th, 2016, (two weeks from today) we will be hosting an incredible event at our design studio called ‘Beyond The Cubicle’ which focusses on the improvement of office environments and how today’s options can help improve the overall wellness of employees everywhere. We are teaming up with OfficeLuv, Crafty, …
This week, we had the opportunity to talk to horticulturalist and owner of Life In Bloom, Rachel Wyffels and pick her brain about seasonal flowers and how to create that perfect urban garden. UW: How did you get into Seasonal Floral? RW: As long as I can remember, I had always …
No matter what industry or field that you work in, you will more than likely have your own nomenclature and industry-specific lingo that you use on a daily basis and one that you will (after time) assume everyone else knows as well. Being cognizant of this fact, we figured, ‘What …
This past week we got to pick the brains of some of the great horticulturalists over at Fiore Nursery & Landscape Supply in Chicago, IL. We are so grateful to Emily Stuart, of Fiore, for sharing some of her favorite grasses to use in roof deck landscapes as well as …
Roof Deck Design-Build – The term is simple enough to understand, yet somehow extremely ambiguous… Hands down, I love what I do. And I think the same can be said about all of my fellow co-workers that I share an office with. Obviously we all have our days, but as a …