Ground we have walked.

Chicago, IL

Installing a memorial garden with faculty and administration for a beloved teacher at Malcolm X College.

Chicago, IL

A fruit orchard and gravel garden designed with the Historic Stone Temple Missionary Baptist Church Youth Green Team.

North Lawndale, Chicago, IL

An ongoing community collaboration with North Lawndale residents and renowned garden designers Piet Oudolf and Roy Diblik to design the historic Sears Sunken Garden. Renovation work begins in 2026.

West Side Chicago, IL

Teaching the North Lawndale Community Coordinating Council GROWSS Youth Council — Greening Open Space, Water, Soil, and Sustainability — on raised-bed gardens and cut-flower cultivation.

Barrington, IL

An educational conservation-grant project teaching students permaculture principles. Three classes designed gardens in groups, the winning design was installed around the greenhouse, and edible design competitions are now part of the school curriculum.

West Side Chicago, IL

This is an ongoing rehabilitation of a bioswale located outside of Legacy Charter School in Chicago. The area was primarily taken over by three native plants and unwanted plants. Homan Grown is adding diversity and more color to the plant palette.

Chicago, IL

Homan Grown was asked to restore and bring more diversity to the Lawndale Christian Health Center (LCHC) campus and four City of Chicago owned bioswales that LCHC oversees. Plants were chosen that were close to the original design, and yet also had more durability.

West Side Chicago, IL

Bioswales can be useful for stormwater retention as well as being a haven for pollinators and urban wildlife.

South Shore Chicago, IL

A private residential garden transformation in South Shore, documented by location and year only while preserving client privacy.

East Garfield Park, Chicago, IL

This is the beginning of a residential forest garden focused on providing habitat for wildlife. In temperate climates such as Chicago, a forest garden is made up of eight layers - Overstory, understory, shrub layer, herbaceous perennials, bulbs, groundcover, and vines.

Porter, IN

A private second home used as a getaway from the big city and an in-demand listing through Airbnb. Documented by location and year only, preserving client privacy while showing the ongoing evolution of the plantings.

Downtown Chicago, IL

This historic church, built in 1871, is known for its wonderful social programs, community outreach, and grand architecture. Homan Grown was hired to design plantings that are welcoming, soft, and durable, matching the Church's mission.

Clarendon Hills, IL

Working with new homeowners to put their stamp on an established garden. A private home documented by location and year only, preserving client privacy while showing the ongoing evolution of the plantings.

Milwaukee, WI

Homan Grown donated this bite-sized garden for this Milwaukee landmark and spiritual center of the Marquette University campus. Now stewarded by Gesu staff.

West Side Chicago, IL

Designed a native pollinator garden that addresses stormwater issues for the headquarters of Inherent L3C, builders of high-performance modular homes.

Chicago, IL

The edible landscapes on this corporate campus were installed in 2017 and have been stewarded back to health by Homan Grown.

North Lawndale, Chicago, IL

This native rain garden is part of the YMEN Learning Campus. YMEN collaborates with NLGC and NLCCC GROWSS. Design of the greenhouse and site layout by renowned architect Odile Compagnon. The campus includes a fruit orchard and freight farm.