Joshua Tree Experts in Glencoe, IL
Tree Service, Lawn Care & Pest Control in Glencoe
Glencoe's ravine lots, oak savannas, and historic landscaping make it one of the most demanding tree-care environments on the North Shore. Two-lined chestnut borer, oak wilt vectors, and bur oak blight all hit this stretch of Cook County hard, and treatment timing matters more here than in most communities. The Chicago North Shore demands more from a yard than most homeowners realize, and a Glencoe property that misses a season carries the wear into the next one.
That's the part of the job we take off your plate. Joshua Tree Experts in Glencoe handles tree care that respects how oaks and maples grow in our Midwest clay loam, lawn programs tuned to the cool-season grasses thriving here, and pest control that keeps Japanese beetles and mosquitoes off your property. Our local crew runs the full Glencoe calendar — from early-April pre-emergent through the heat of summer and into fall cleanup.
Let's walk your Glencoe property and put together a real plan.
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Helping Glencoe Yards Stay Beautiful
A healthy yard in this part of the North Shore comes down to three things: knowing the soil, timing the work to our climate, and using treatments that match what's actually growing here. We offer full-service tree care, lawn care, and pest control to keep your property healthy, safe, and looking its best year-round.
ISA-Certified Tree Services
Around Glencoe, trees grow under real pressure — emerald ash borer (EAB), Dutch elm disease, Japanese beetles, and bark splitting from lake-effect winters. Our Glencoe tree services include expert tree trimming done at the right time of year — which, for ash and our native oaks, makes a real difference in long-term health. We focus on the structural and pest issues actually showing up in this region.
The species we see most across Glencoe yards — white oak, sugar maple, and American elm — each carry their own pruning windows and pest pressures. Our certified arborists handle every part of the work, including:
- Tree trimming, timed to dormancy when possible
- Tree removal
- Deep-root fertilization tuned for our Midwest clay loam
- Insect and disease management
- Cabling & bracing for older oaks and storm-loaded limbs
- Storm damage cleanup after Midwest winter storms and lake-effect events
Year after year, this is what separates a healthy Glencoe canopy from one quietly losing limbs.
Glencoe Lawn Care Programs
A great Glencoe lawn isn't an accident. Kentucky bluegrass, Perennial ryegrass, and Turf-type tall fescue each behave differently in our clay loam and humid summer heat — and what works in May can fall apart by August if the program isn't dialed in. Our lawn care programs are built around the cool-season grasses growing here, the time of year, and what your specific yard is dealing with:
- Soil testing and custom fertilization tuned to Midwest clay loam
- Aeration and overseeding timed to our growing season
- Pre- and post-emergent weed control timed for the Chicago North Shore (the first round goes down in early April)
- Grub and billbug management — the two pests that wreck a lawn here
Done right, the Glencoe lawn becomes the easiest part of the property to keep up with.
Licensed Pest Control Services
Pest control on a Glencoe property shouldn't be reactive. Japanese beetles defoliating roses and lindens by July. Mosquitoes after every summer rain. Wasps and yellowjackets that show up by August. Chicago pest pressure runs from spring through late fall, and once the pressure shows up, you're already behind. Our pest control programs create a real barrier around your home and stay ahead of the season:
- Perimeter barrier treatments around your home's foundation
- Japanese beetle and wasp suppression through summer
- Mosquito, flea, and tick management (especially important after summer storms)
- Seasonal pest monitoring and prevention through every part of the year
Done right on a Glencoe property, you'll stop noticing the pressure that used to define every summer.

A Company Local To You
What separates our crews on a Glencoe property from the chain trucks is the time we've spent here specifically. Our specialists know Glencoe's soil, our climate, our pest pressure, and the species growing in your yard inside and out — not the version that shows up in a national checklist.
We tell you what we're going to do on your Glencoe yard, we do it, and we tell you what we did. Pricing is upfront. There's no upsell pressure and no mystery charges — just honest local work you can count on.
What Our Customers Say
“Joshua Tree Experts transformed our yard! Their tree trimming service was professional, efficient, and left our property looking amazing.”
James C.“Courteous; professional; knowledgeable; accessible---never too busy to answer questions; personable, respectful technicians that seem to really love what they do. Best of all, they get results!”
Barbara B.“We use Joshua Tree and are extremely satisfied with the quality of service that we receive every time. All of the technicians that we’ve worked with are professional, responsive, and thorough. Highly recommend!”
Kevin W.Serving these Chicagoland & North Shore Communities Surrounding Glencoe


Franchise Owners,
Adam Antol & Jay Jorbin
Adam and Jay have been work colleagues, friends, and business partners for 20 years. Both grew up in the Chicagoland area and call the northern suburbs their home. Unsurprisingly, they share common interests: spending time with family, being outdoors, and rooting for their favorite baseball teams (Adam is a White Sox fan, while Jay cheers for the Cubs).
Adam has a diverse professional history. He spent 25 years with multiple Fortune 50 companies and managed his family’s real estate and construction businesses before embarking on his Joshua Tree Experts journey. Even though he is a self-proclaimed workaholic, he loves spending time with his wife, son and daughter.
Jay spent 20 years in the Corporate world, but always had the “entrepreneurial itch.” Spending as much free time in nature as possible, Joshua Tree Experts was the perfect fit to combine his passions of environmentalism and community engagement. He has been happily married for 15 years and loves coaching little league for his three sons.
Both Adam and Jay are extremely excited to service the northern suburbs of Chicago and are eager to provide superior tree care services for their community.
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