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LEAF & SPADE Garden Care and Planting Design
for those who want to be excited by their gardens!

Founded by John Mann, Leaf and Spade is passionate about great gardening and bringing gardening practice to a level of thoughtful sustainability to provide beauty throughout the four seasons. Whether through garden care and ongoing stewardship, or new planting designs that add to the beauty of your outdoor spaces, we use our extensive plant care knowledge to provide for plant and pollinator health while creating garden spaces that are meant to be lived in and experienced.

05.29.26. So great to see hundreds of visitors pass through one of our gardens yesterday, discovering new plants/combina...
06/29/2026

05.29.26. So great to see hundreds of visitors pass through one of our gardens yesterday, discovering new plants/combinations and also just appreciating the opportunity to be outside on a beautiful day. Thanks so much to all who came out and all those who sent their love from afar.

06/27/2026

See you at the Oak Park and River Forest Garden Walk tomorrow June 28th between 9-5 at a large memorial garden project we designed and installed last May at the United Lutheran Church at 409 Greenfield in Oak Park. It is a great example of how dense perennial plantings can be both beautiful and thoughtfully reduce maintenance in small to large gardens. See you there!

06.08.26. Come take a walk through the large memorial garden we designed, installed and steward during the 2026 Oak Park...
06/09/2026

06.08.26. Come take a walk through the large memorial garden we designed, installed and steward during the 2026 Oak Park Garden Walk. This garden also received a large grant from the for its extensive use of native plants. We’ll be there answering questions about plant choice, design and stewardship practices. Hope to see you there!

United Lutheran Church
409 Greenfield Ave, Oak Park
June 28th, 2026 10-4pm

05.03.26. We have been so lucky to follow our passion in designing, building and caring for gardens that we sometimes fo...
05/03/2026

05.03.26. We have been so lucky to follow our passion in designing, building and caring for gardens that we sometimes forget about Instagram. Here’s a few pics from the first garden we installed this year. We’ve got a lot of great new gardens we are working on this year and this was the first! Putting in garden #4 and 5 in this week. It’s wonderful to work with clients excited to transform their yards into beautiful and ecologically beneficial garden spaces.

02.06.26. Took some time away from the design desk to place my eyes on the beauty of northern New Mexico. Not sure if ...
02/07/2026

02.06.26. Took some time away from the design desk to place my eyes on the beauty of northern New Mexico. Not sure if it was due to the chaos of these times, but I was moved to literal tears by an amazing drift of red willows. We still have a lot to still to learn about the ideas of harmony and community from nature.

12.27.25. We are fortunate as gardeners to be able to work with beauty and see our seasons change through it. Here are...
12/27/2025

12.27.25. We are fortunate as gardeners to be able to work with beauty and see our seasons change through it. Here are some pictures of our work cubicles from the last year. 🙂 Happy New Year!

11.30.25. Did you know that part of our design process includes the consideration of what the plants will look like in w...
11/30/2025

11.30.25. Did you know that part of our design process includes the consideration of what the plants will look like in winter? Not all plants can stand up to the pressures of snow, but many can, and will keep your garden looking beautiful throughout the winter months. We create gardens with four seasons of beauty, and four seasons of benefit to nature.

Our model for this is nature itself!

11.30.25. Did you know that part of our design process includes the consideration of what the plants will look like in w...
11/30/2025

11.30.25. Did you know that part of our design process includes the consideration of what the plants will look like in winter? Not all plants can stand up to the pressures of snow, but many can, and will keep your garden looking beautiful throughout the winter months. We create gardens with four seasons of beauty, and four seasons of benefit to nature.

Our model for this is nature itself!

06.03.25. This lovely backyard oasis with a new pathway and intimate sitting area got installed today. We decided that ...
07/04/2025

06.03.25. This lovely backyard oasis with a new pathway and intimate sitting area got installed today. We decided that as good as it looks today, this is the worst it will ever look. Gardens mature, knit together, and become a habitat and resource for wildlife and people. We look forward to all of those beautiful things!

02.25.25 Spring is on its way! Here at Leaf and Spade, we’ve been hard at work this winter designing gardens for our cli...
02/25/2025

02.25.25 Spring is on its way! Here at Leaf and Spade, we’ve been hard at work this winter designing gardens for our clients, and we can’t wait to get outside and begin making them a reality. We still have a few open spots on our design calendar, and would love to schedule a walkthrough with you to discuss your garden goals for the upcoming season. Visit our website for more info and to get in touch with us!

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Oak Park, IL

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+17086656226

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