Serenity Corners – Chicago Botanic Garden 2014 Antiques and Garden Fair

Schmechtig Landscapes was thrilled to be a part of last week’s Antiques and Garden Fair at The Chicago Botanic Garden.  Our design titled Serenity Corners, provided an inviting and aesthetically-pleasing gateway into the Rose Garden tent.  Royal Building Products partnered with Schmechtig for this project introducing and launching a new product to the Midwest and Chicago area – Zuri Premium Decking.  The two beautiful wood-looking decks with a central knot inlay provided a unique accent detail to set the tone of “Serenity Corners”, our mirror image garden.

We incorporated a four corner raised garden to surround the decks. The retaining walls, accent benches, trellises and container pots enhanced and framed the space. The planting scheme utilized: a back drop of upright evergreens (Smaragd Arborvitaes) against the tent; a foreground of broadleaf evergreen hedges (Boxwoods);  Royal Magnolia’s providing a central sculptural element to accentuate and draw attention to its form, detail and natural beauty; an understory of flowering perennials layering down to spring bulbs and blooming groundcover; decorative containers  filled with a rich composition of spring color and texture to further enrich and frame this peaceful mirror image garden space. 

Schmechtig thanks the Chicago Botanic Garden for asking us to create a garden for this year’s Antiques and Garden Fair event.  We are very grateful to the generous support of the following companies who helped in the creation and/or supply of materials for this garden space: ZURI Premium Decking By Royal Building Products (Decks), Lumberman’s Wholesale Inc. (Wholesale Distributor of Building Products), Kimball & Bean Garden Antiques (Hand Crafted Planters), Unilock (Rivercrest Walls), Wilson Nurseries & Landscape Supply (Rivercrest Walls), Woodway (Catalina Cedar Trellis Panels), Arboria (Serenity Benches) and Home Decorators (Accent Pillows and Mirrors).