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Living Yard Natives
Rooted in the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago

Native Plants for a
Living Yard

A regional nursery and ecological landscape service. We grow the plants, design the gardens, and restore the land — so your yard can support the wildlife that belongs here.

Companion tool

Plan your garden with
Living Yard

Our companion app helps you find the right native plants for your site, track what you've planted, and see the wildlife your yard supports. Free to use — with a catalog of 489 native species.

Our approach

How We Work Together

01

Listen to the land

We start with a site visit — soil, light, drainage, and what's already growing. The land tells us what it wants.

02

Design for place

We choose plants native to our region and ecologically matched to your conditions. No forcing, no fighting.

03

Plant and tend

We install, then stay involved. Native gardens take a few seasons to settle — we help them get there.