Quoted in "On Top of the World", an article by the freelance writer Jessica Glidden. The story ran in Aspire Magazine, the in-flight magazine of Etihad Airways (May)
Kicked off Chicago Craft Beer Week with a beer tasting on our rooftop, and featured a demonstration of the Sonance Sound System (May)
Chicago Specialty Gardens is on Facebook (February) Be our friend!
Listed among 40 designers, shops and sources in Chicago Home & Garden’s Best of Chicago Design 2010 (January)
Inclusion in Creative Homeowner publication Successful Container Gardening (January)
2009
Rooftop garden showroom installation at Chicago Flower & Garden Show, March 7-15, 2009
Kickoff opening of The Rooftop Garden of the Future, CSG’s rooftop showroom space at its design studio built to explore new concepts in materials, technologies, systems and sustainable methods and materials.
Subject of Chicago Home & Garden cover story article, “French Connection” (September)
“inside out”, Better Homes and Gardens’ feature on a Lakeview installation (July)
Design, lighting, plants and decorative accents for VIP Lounges and Corporate Cabanas for Chicago's Lollapalooza Music Festival
2008
Marketing and Branding, presentation to Landscape Design Association, Phil Cleland
Two Rooftop Retreats, feature article in Taunton Press publication Outdoor Design & Living, Bill Mitchell
Featured in American Society of Landscape Architects (IL) publication elevation: Outdoor Rooms: Creating Sophisticated and Stylish Outdoor Retreats
Various projects featured in Creative Homeowner publication Outdoor Kitchens
Green Roofing & Roof Gardens – What They Are, and How to Create One - Martha Stewart Living Radio’s Morning Living program, interview with Phil Cleland
The Secret (Garden) Weapon - Profile of Julie deLeon in CS Interiors magazine
Design and installation of plants and lighting materials for VIP areas at Chicago's Lollapalooza Music Festival
2007
Sponsored invitation to inaugural Maison & Objets Outdoor Furnishings Show, Paris, Julie deLeon.
Presentation to Chicago Architecture Foundation docents of landscape design implemented for Louis Sullivan's Krause Music Store building, Shawn M. Weidner
Design and installation of "Gates" landscape features at the 2007 Lollapalooza Music Festival VIP Lounges and Galapalooza gala benefiting Parkways Foundation
Effective Design with Plants and Materials, continuing education course taught to Northwestern University Professional Development Certificate Program candidates, Bill Mitchell & Shawn M. Weidner
Rooftop Gardens—From Green Roof to Elegant Living Spaces, presentation to the Wicker Park Garden Club, Bill Mitchell & Julie deLeon
2006
First Place, Chicago Park District's inaugural "Garden In A City" Urban Horticultural Show, Grant Park, Chicago, Rooftop Garden category
Award of Merit, American Society of Landscape Architects–Illinois Chapter (ILASLA), Residential Landscape Design, "Reversing the Flow" project, 2006
Gold Award, Illinois Landscape Contractors Association (ILCA) Excellence in Landscaping Awards, Residential Construction under 15,000 square feet, “Secluded Haven” project
Gold Award, Illinois Landscape Contractors Association (ILCA) Excellence in Landscaping Awards, Residential Construction under 15,000 square feet, “Skyline Terrace” project
Silver Award, Association of Professional Landscape Designers (APLD) 2006 Landscape Design Awards, Residential Category, $25-75,000 Design/Install, "Skyline Terrace" project
Selected to again design/install water features and plantings for the 2006 Lollapalooza Festival, Grant Park, Chicago
Featured on NBC5 "HouseSmarts" home improvement program, Phil Cleland
City Garden Strikes Gold, featured article in Chicagoland Gardening Magazine, Shawn M. Weidner, Sept/Oct
Peak Planter, featured article in Crain's Chicago Business, Bill Mitchell, May 22, 2006
Rooftop Gardenspresentation to the Mid-Am Horticultural Trade Show, Phil Cleland & Bill Mitchell
Natural Stone in the Garden: Design Concepts and Construction Techniquespresentation to the Landscape Design Association (LDA), Bill Mitchell & Shawn Weidner
Growing Your Business continuing education course taught to Northwestern University Professional Development Certificate Program candidates through collaboration with Morton Arboretum, Phil Cleland
Effective Design with Plants and Materials continuing education course taught to Northwestern University Professional Development Certificate Program candidates through collaboration with Morton Arboretum, Bill Mitchell
2005
Award of Honor, American Society of Landscape Architects – Illinois Chapter (ILASLA), Residential Landscape Design, “Secluded Haven” project
Selected to design/install water features and plantings for the inaugural 2005 Lollapalooza Music Festival Grant Park, Chicago
Effective Design with Plants and Materials continuing education course taught to Northwestern University Professional Development Certificate Program candidates through collaboration with Morton Arboretum, Bill Mitchell
Structures in the Garden presentation to Midwest Gardening Symposium, sponsored by Fine Gardening Magazine and Morton Arboretum, Bill Mitchell
2004
Effective Design with Plants and Materials continuing education course taught to Northwestern University Professional Development Certificate Program candidates through collaboration with Morton Arboretum, Bill Mitchell
Program Chair, Landscape Design Association, Phil Cleland
Managing Your Business Landscape Design Association program, panel participant, Phil Cleland
Container Plantings presentation to Wilmette Women’s Club, Phil Cleland
2003
Irrigation Systems: Micro to Max presentation on micro-irrigation principles to Landscape Design Association (LDA), Phil Cleland
2002
Spring is Here – What Now? presentation to Southport Neighbors Association, Phil Cleland
1999
Featured on HGTV’s “Before & After” series for Riverside, Illinois project
Merit Award, Illinois Landscape Contractors Association (ILCA) Excellence in Landscaping Awards, Residential Construction under 15,000 square feet, Riverside, Illinois project
1996
Featured in Chicago Tribune Sunday Magazine’s “Boomers in Bloom” cover story, Phil Cleland
