Helping Chicago’s South Side Neighborhoods Through the Art and Science of Applied Horticulture

Community garden in South Side Chicago

At South Side Roots Inc., we are determined to change the look, feel, and perceptions of urban inner cities by way of horticulture science, its health and therapeutic attributes. Not just people’s homes and housing, but schools, the urban-inner cities commercial, and business district corridors as well as addressing vacant lots differently (with native plant materials and pollinator gardens). Our website must capture, and arouse this holistic attention and interest! We are and must be contributors to an economic resurgent in employment, local business growth and prosperity.

Your Landscape/Horticulture Concierge

South Side Roots, Inc., is a professional horticulture service firm. We provide sustainable landscape/horticulture consultation and design, as well as sustainable landscape workshops. Each of these services builds upon our depth of knowledge of cutting edge, sustainable techniques in landscape renovation, construction, and maintenance. Our expertise allows us the ability to assist local schools, individuals, property owners, and community organizations to build, engaging garden environments. Our service market target is the Chicago metro community.


South Side Roots, Inc., values a work culture of continuous learning, collaboration, and teamwork. Our goal is to achieve high levels of customer loyalty and satisfaction. We reach this goal by valuing the contributions of our staff and supplier network.

Urban horticulture in Chicago


At South Side Roots, Inc., we hold an inspired vision for expanding inner-city employment in urban horticulture, and the environmental and ecological industry. This commitment allows us to be part of positive change in the city. Through an emphasis on relationships, we seek to build an interwoven tapestry of people, plants, and property. Our vision is to foster vibrant communities-livable, lovable “places in space.”