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Epochmeasuresascadingvines and bloom-encrusted surfaces sound
e standard-issue fare for a florist. But interior designer-
rned-floral impresario Mike Hines, who founded Epoch
oral in Chicagos West Town in 2000 and Mike Hines
gnature in 2012, takes such creations to genre-bending
eights.
The lush, 60-foot-long ropes of emerald foliage and
schia hydrangeas he suspended off the Park Hyatts
ghth-story terrace last spring is a local case in point. Others
ave run the gamut from fields of blooms in a desert outside
ubai, complete with camels nipping at the buds, to the
nopies of daisies he crafted to sheath the ceiling of thehe Ritz-Carltons grand ballroom in Kapalua, Maui.
Hines was out to make waves in the field from the start.
ell concepts, not flowers, he explains. I use fewer ele-
ents, but theyre graphic and bold. Less is more, he says.
Today his client base includes style-setting retailers and
lebrities, from Barneys New York and Bottega Veneta to
lia Roberts, Tom Cruise, Jennifer Hudson and Michael
ubl, and chic locals with global abodes. Not in that strato-
here? Heres what Hines suggests for those who arrange
ooms at home.
Pare it down: Whatever you choose to do, keep it simple
nd impactful. You need two or three kinds of flowers. You
st need to know when to stop, and thats really the hardest
art of the whole thing, says Hines.
Skip the vase: Hines has laid blooming cherry blossomanches directly on tables and stuck dozens of daisies in
st tubes and pushed them in the ground to create big beds
stantaneously. You have to make a statement that forces
eople to take note says Hines. Placing a ring of potted
Craving battered and fried cardoon? Searching i
vain for red-striped mizuna, or want an endless
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ficus trees flanked with benches in the middle of a r oom,for
instance, forces a pause. If someone just stops for a min-
ute and looks at it, or better yet lingers for a while, Ive done
my job, he says. Lisa Skolnik
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T H I N G S
ANNIE NOVAK is a farmer witha rake, a hoe and a staircase.
The Evanston-grown Novaks callingis urban agriculture, a la Brooklyns
Eagle Street Rooftop Farm, apioneering 6,000-square-foot spread
atop a warehouse. There, stalks of cornrise shoulder-high alongside 30 othercrops, from arugula to watermelon
all against a killer skyline view. Barbara Mahany
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Adam S chwerner gets gardening help from son Jamin, 13.I like it, Jamin says of the family plot. Its weird.
n a quiet street of century-
old cottages in Chicagos Old Town neighborhood sits a
house that stands out. It could be the trio of blue wooden
ladders rising from the miniature woodland. Or perhaps its
therowof olddoorspaintedineye-poppinghues thatlinethe
narrow gangway. Theres the terra cotta bowl filled with red
glass shards that sprouts antennae made from discarded
dripirrigationhoses.Andtherestherusticwood-hewnarbor
over the gate thats flanked by an iron fence topped with
yellow-tipped bedsprings. The entire composition tends to
stop people in their tracks.
When it comes to landscaping, People think there are
rules, and you have to follow them, says the homeowner,
Adam Schwerner, director of the Chicago Park Districts
Department of Natural Resources and liaison to Museums
in the Parks. I reject the rules, and thats where it becomes
interesting.Itsaboutthe experience,aboutthe actof change,
not a perfect instant garden.
Schwerner; his wife, Stephanie, a therapist; and son,
Jamin, 13, have enjoyed their ever-changing and somewhat
quirkygardenfor thepasteightyears.He isthe artisticbrain
behind the blue, orange and yellow trees spectacular art
installations along Lake Shore Drive and in Lincoln Park,
as well as other cutting-edge designs in city parks. Hes also
the driving force that oversees the districts 8,100-plus acres.
Like Chicagos public gardens, his home garden is a blend
of horticulture and art. Two dozen spent fluorescent light
bulbspopoutof thegroundlikehigh-techfungi.Yellowmetal
chains dangle from overhead branches. A mattress spring,
rescued from the garbage and filled with the familys empty
green water bottles, hangs from a fence.
Ilikethingsthathavehada liferevivifyingthem,giving
them a new life, he said.
A bucket of floats, once used for commercial fishing nets,
overflows from a pot. And a treasured group of bowling balls
came from a woman down the street. Ive always wanted
bowling balls. (He bowled twice a week in high school.)
His finds often happen when walking Asher, the familys
Australian labradoodle. He rescued a box of 30 convex mir-
rors from the garbage and in the winter places them on the
patio, where they reflect light, a boon on overcast days. Its
just twinkly instead of dark and oppressive, he says.
He painted the metal bands from a rotted wine barrel andcreateda backyardsculpture.Ihadthemforyearsandfinally
found a purpose for them.
Dont expect any made-for-the-garden tchotchkes like col-
ored glass globes or plastic elves, however. Bad taste is bad
taste.There areuglyobjects,anditshard tomakesomething
attractive out of an ugly object.
Not every visitor appreciated the garden when it was open
BYN I N A K O Z I O L
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BACKYARD CANVASADAM SCHWERNERS URBAN GARDEN
CHALLENGES VISITORS TO SEE THE LANDSCAPE ASA LIVING WORK OF ART
fordisplayonesummer.Somepeopleget it.Peoplewhod
get it, dont stay. Its uncomfortable for them, Schwe
said. This is an art installation; its my living work of
and it changes every year.
The son of artists his mother was a playwright
actress, and his dad was a poet and musician Schwer
says his maverick outlook started with his upbringing.
parents gave themselves permission to do what they wan
to do. Youre only bound by what you think.
By age 12, Schwerner knew he wanted to get into pu
horticulture.Ialwaysgota kickoutof theinterfacebetwplants and people. When I was a preteen, my parents took
to a friends house. All of the native plants had died, and
had spray-painted them. She turned what was debris
something exciting and expressive.
Its a legacy Schwerner has been passing on ever si
Creating something out of nothing has always been a
stone for me, he says. You can touch someones heart.
In Schwerners yard, all is sculpture, including a collection of catci; plan
bright front door; a rusting patio table loaded with an assortment of round
barbell weights, washers and gears; bedsprings on the fence and painted
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PLANTEP O W E
6,000 daffod300 varieties of
40 years of diggSUSAN BEARDS JAW-DROPPIN
TAKES SOME SERIOUS TE
Turn into Susdrive, and youll notice right away: Sp
ing bulbs are strewn like a pastel car
spreadingtreesand asea of whitenarc
meet the road in front of the house. Th
species, drifts of grape hyacinths, cam
jum, corydalis, trillium, bloodroot, tro
celandine poppies rub elbows with m
varieties of hostas any of these coul
the obvious: an extraordinary gardene
BY N I N A K O Z I O L P H O T O S B Y B I
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Beardis thekindof gardenerwhodoesntback
down, and shes undaunted by a climate thats
a far cry from California, where she grew up.
Her grandfather, a physician, had a lemon tree
ranchin SantaBarbara.It wasjustso muchfunexploring as a child, she said. Her late father,
a three-star general in the U.S. Air Force who
had a passion for roses and other flowers, was
a big influence. While visiting many years ago,
he decided to tackle part of the property away
fromthehouse.Healwayshadto havea project,
Beardsaid,so herenteda chainsawand worked
Previous page: Beard began with
100 bulbs and now has thousands
of daffodils, grape hyacinths and
other spring bloomers. Opposite:
Crabapples ornament the under-
story. Clockwise from top: Delicate
blue flowers of Siberian bugloss
(Brunnera) grace Beards wood-
land garden in late spring. Come
September, big drifts of black-
eyed Susans (Rudbeckia) bloom
alongside Tardiva and Annabelle
hydrangeas. Hosta flowers, somefragrant, attract resident hum-
mingbirds. Beards home, nestled
in the garden. Iron sculptures were
recently added to inject personality.
A stone path leads to a sweeping
container-filled patio and the
shade gardens beyond.
twasntallrosesinthebeginning.Infour
decades of cultivation, Beards west suburban garden has been through
its share of changes. Fencing was installed to keep marauding deer at
bay. The English ivy she planted in the woods got out of control. And an
in-ground pool was a glaring blue eyesore. I didnt want it to be a focal
point,so Ipainteditblack,Beardsaid.Nowit doesntdrawyoureyelike
a sore thumb.
for three hours clearing the edge of the woods. I
wasntplanningto havea gardenthere.Butnow
the area is filled with summer- and fall-blooming
perennials, including scores of day lilies.
A visit to her father in California resulted in a
treasure trove of lycoris, also called surprise lil-
ies. He had tons of them and was digging them
up, so I loaded up my suitcase. Come late sum-
mer, these pass-along plants add a splash of
color throughout the garden, along with anemo-
nes, asters and fall-blooming clematis.
The garden is still evolving as plants come
andgo.A stormlastyeartoppledcentury-oldoak
trees,leavingthe variegateddogwoodsand shade-
loving ground covers below struggling in the full
sun. She replaced a row of overgrown yews with
boxwood, which she says are more easily con-
trolled with pruning. Flagstones have taken over
the mulched paths. And because there wasnt
anythingexcitinghereby thebackof thehouse,
shesaid,asmallfish-filledpondwasadded,which
can be enjoyed from indoors.
While her father grew more than 100 rosesthat required spraying and fussing, Beard says,
Idontdo thatbecauseit killsbeneficialinsects.
Im not into the patented tea roses. I grow roses
that do well without that stuff. Mystic Fairy,
KnockOut andCherryPiearesomeof the newer
shrub roses shes planted recently.
Compost, chicken manure and worm castings
are added to planting beds and containers each
spring. She occasionally uses slow-release fertil-
izersprinkled aroundherplants, letsfallen leaves
remainonthe groundinthe woods,andcomposts
her grass clippings.
Beard, an experienced designer who once
offered garden design services and gave talks at
TheMortonArboretum,plannedherowngarden
toaffordviewswithfocalpointsfromeveryroom
inthehouse.Agatedarborwithan8-footopening
wasinstalledintheside yardtocreatean inviting
entryway. She added a 19-foot-long bridge several
years ago to make the gardens flow more inter-
esting. A low semicircle of stone surrounds the
seating area. I tell people when you have rolling
land,cutintoittomakea wall,makeit dramatic.
For the beginning gardener, Beard suggests
joiningone of t hemany plantsocieties. Garden-
ing books are great, but plant society people are
so knowledgeable. She joined the rose society
in Santa Barbara, Calif., where she has a second
garden.I wantedto findoutwhichrosestogrow
there, since some that do well here dont grow
there.
When hundreds of visitors strolled through
thepropertyduringa GardenConservancyOpenDays event, Kay Mangan of Olympia Fields, Ill.,
asked, Do you ever sit down?
Beard responded with a laugh, saying, No,
because I see everything that needs to be done.
I have more than enough to take care of, and Im
using more shrubs. And then there are all those
shrub roses she has her eye on for this year.
I
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When Fat Rices owners chef Abrah
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