John Hughes’ gardens prepped for public viewing at the Lake Forest Showhouse and Gardens

Visitors to this year’s Lake Forest Showhouse & Gardens get to see the home of the late movie icon John Hughes Jr., who wrote and directed films like “The Breakfast Club,” “16 Candles” and “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” and the display of great interior design, architecture and landscaping.  Schmechtig Landscapes is proud to be a part of this year’s showhouse. Deborah Donovan of The Daily Herald writes on how Schmechtig and the other landscape designers attacked the challenge of the estate’s 2 acres.  Read More: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20150424/entlife/150429572/

Lake Forest Showhouse Garden Design by Schmechtig Landscapes in 2007.  

Schmechtig has supported the Lake Forest Showhouse and Gardens for many years.