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About Us

Balanced Environments provides a comprehensive scope of Landscape and Snow Removal Services
for both new and renovation landscapes; in both maintenance and installation.

Our services are customized for each site, responsive to the individual needs and specifics of the client, and programmed for the particular demands of each unique site, to ensure that all elements of the landscape will thrive with an improved aesthetic and maintain their value.

Our Landscape Maintenance includes a full range of seasonal services, customized for each client, in order to provide rejuvenating balance to mature landscapes and to maintain healthy, lush landscapes to their maximum potential.

Our Landscape Installations provide creative solutions, based on sustainable ideals, to maximize the aesthetic appeal to individual properties. Our landscape designs respond to the particular client requests with innovative ideas. The installation process is driven by the most current practices, with trained personnel, in order to perform exceptionally in health and growth, aesthetic appeal, and value – all combined with lower maintenance demands.

Balanced Environments provides a full scope of related landscape and snow removal services to meet the demands of all our clients, in order to provide quick response and service. Irrigation services, hardscape (stone, brick, retaining walls), pond management, large tree care, etc., are among the added value services we can provide.

Our Mission

Our mission is to provide landscape and related service solutions that add a significant value beyond their cost to our clients, while restoring the equilibrium and maintaining the balance between urban development and the natural landscape.

Our Philosophy

Balanced Environments is dedicated to making our clients more successful by:

Creating outstanding curb appeal to help management attract new tenants and retain existing ones.
Providing value-engineered solutions (recycle and relocate) through creative design solutions and skilled workmanship.
Simplifying the property manager’s job with timely, well organized information and services.
Providing accurate documentation to streamline and simplify all communication and approval processes.
Developing long-term, trusted partnerships to assist our clients with their needs year round.
Utilizing “Best Practices” and evaluating the environmental impacts and costs of services, providing a truly sustainable program of landscape services.

The Company

In 1963, Denny Church started his landscape contracting business by doing a “common thing uncommonly well”. He took a $5,000 loan out from a friend, but paid it back within nine months as the demand for his uncommonly well done landscapes seemed endless. As the “Church Value” news spread, so too did his loyal clients and the dedicated employees that believed in his vision.

Forty years later, in 2003, Bruce Church, his son, launched a new company, Balanced Environments, dedicated to build and improve on Denny’s philosophy and business experience. By offering superior service, respecting clients and their needs, building pride in everything they did, and creating value well above and beyond the clients’ expectations, Bruce and his team of professionals have built a regional landscape company that now employs over 180 hard-working, talented, and motivated individuals ready to serve their clients’ needs.

Balanced Environments is today one of the largest professional landscape contractors in the Midwest with five locations serving an area that extends in three states: Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana. The company owns and operates hundreds of pieces of equipment and provides landscape management, installation, irrigation, hardscape, and snow removal services to an ever-increasing spate of loyal and appreciative clientele. In tandem with its partner company, Hard Surface Solutions, specializing in concrete and paving services, Balanced Environments is able to provide a true “single point of contact” for all outdoor services a building manager or owner might need.

Our Affiliations

Balanced Environments is actively involved with and supports many industry-related and business organizations.

Testimonials

Read what our clients say about us.

{Hello Mike, I hope all is well. I want to thank you and your team for the amazing job they are doing with the property. Everyone is glad to see it be a building we can be proud of again. Please share our appreciation with your team.{

Kurt Vavra

Deputy Chief, Glen Ellyn Police Department

{My experience with Balanced Environments has been wonderful. My account manager is always available when we need her. She returns calls or emails faster than anyone I have ever worked with. She is also very creative to come up with solutions to some tough problems. Her service is always with a smile. This past year she was able to meet our very strict budget and still make the hanging baskets, flower beds and property look better than ever. She is a pleasure to work with and is always under constant demands from our very vocal landscaping committee. I would highly recommend her to any other campus or property.{

Randy Gross

VP of Facilities Management, Covenant Retirement Communities, Skokie, IL

{For the few years that I have been working with Balanced Environments, they are far and above better than the rest. They are always available, either for site visits or site phone calls. When something needs to be addressed at the property it gets taken care of right away.{

Kevin Ahmer, CMCA

Kalman Management, Inc. Libertyville, IL

{Balanced Environments is a "complete" landscape company, from design to implementation to lawn care and plant maintenance. During the drought, plants were monitored and watered, sometimes daily, to prevent loss. The crews have always been polite and accommodating, especially to driveway traffic. Not always an easy task on some days! I use Balanced Environments at my primary residence and two additional properties as well.{

Amy W.

Crystal Lake

{I wanted to let you know how pleased I am to be working with you at the Castle Rock Home Owners Association in Schaumburg this year. Balanced Environments has done a complete turnaround from our previous contractor. I have received many compliments on how professional your company is.Dealing with hundreds of residents here is not an easy feat and I appreciate you getting to know who the "squeaky wheels" are and accommodating them the way you do! This makes my job a lot easier! Please let your crews know that they are doing a great job. Keep up the great work!{

Linda Ney, CMCA

Property Manager, Castle Rock HOA, Schaumburg, IL

{Working with Balanced Environments for our Snow and Ice management has been rewarding. Covering more than 65 acres of parking and drives, and over three acres of sidewalks, we have the peace of mind that our property will be safe for our employees at all times. The dedication and professionalism portrayed by their hard working employees and staff is a testament to their customer service driven organization.{

Geno F.

Facilities Manager, Motorola Solutions

{I want to let you know how much I appreciate all that you and your crews do for us. Our landscape looks better and better each year and we have received so many compliments from many different people. The knowledge and experience at Balanced Environments shines through every time you propose solutions to our problems. I am the lucky one because you do a great job of making me, and our site shine.{

Dawn J.

Facilities Manager, CBRE, Inc. Global Workplace Solutions

{The appearance of our campus is characterized by the presence of our large, stately trees. The care and longevity of these trees is critical to the overall campus environments and contribute to the educational focus of our cirriculum. We have placed our trust in Balanced Environments for the overall stewardship for our trees and appreciate the dedication they have made to our campus.{

Bob J.

Director of Facilities, Rosalind Franklin University

{From concept through construction to completion, working with Balanced Environments on our landscape redevelopment forged a valuable partnership. The three-dimensional site-graphic presentation truly helped us visualize the great potential in our courtyard area. The dedicated project management team was essential to bringing this complex project to fulfillment on schedule and within our budget.{

Sam B.

Technical Services Manager, Golub & Company LLC

{I have relied on Balanced Environments' Irrigation Technicians to watch over our multiple irrigation systems for many seasons. Their industry knowledge and ability to promptly respond, gives me the peace of mind that I need as Chief Engineer. {

Fernando O.

Chief Engineer, Colliers International

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17950 W. Rt. 173 Old Mill Creek, IL 60083

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Our Locations

Balanced Environments services Chicagoland, Southern Wisconsin and Northwest Indiana.

24/7 Snow Command Dispatch (800) 883-8750

Old Mill Creek

Corporate Office
17950 W. Rt. 173
Old Mill Creek, IL 60083
Phone: (847) 395-7120
Fax: (847) 838-6750

Plainfield

Plainfield Branch
12006 Spaulding School Rd., Unit 102A.
Plainfield, IL 60585
Phone: (815) 733-5342
Fax: (815) 733-6076

Lombard

Lombard Branch
951 N. Ridge Ave.
Lombard, IL 60148
Phone: (630) 916-8830
Fax: (630) 916-8055

Chicago

Chicago Branch
2420 W Washburne Ave.
Chicago, IL 60608
Phone: (847) 395-7120
Fax: (847) 838-6750

Wisconsin

Wisconsin Branch
921 Silvernail Road
Pewaukee, WI 53072
Phone: 262.455.3882

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