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I'm Jake Parrillo. This is my website.

I'm Jake Parrillo and I'm using this space here on the Web as a journal of sorts. I'm a 45 year old father of three.

We live out in Downers Grove - in the Western Suburbs of Chicago. I work at Edelman, am an Xoogler and a former Village Trustee.I'm pizza-crazy, a Disney Dad and a gardener. I (sometimes) post links and videos over at at www.parrillo.info.

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Lady & the Tramp
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NEON
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Nightmare before Christmas
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nomenclature
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Norfolk Island Pine
North Light Dawn Redwood
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Northern Italy
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Northwind Perennial Farm
norway maple
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not in the plan
not my garden
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notre dame
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Nursery Stock
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NWF
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o gauge
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one man
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one that got away
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online nursery
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operating accessories
operating cars
orange bird
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orange leaves
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order of operations
ordering tubers
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over by dere
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pagoda dogwood
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Peabody Hotel
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Pennsylvania Line
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Penstemon
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peoria pundit
Pepperidge Farm
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Pepsi
pequod's
perennial beds
perennial bulbs
perennials
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personality in the garden
pest control
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pet peeve
Pete
Pete's Dragon
Pete's Fresh Market
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petitions
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petunias
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planes
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plant clinic
plant dreaming
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plant stand
plant wish list
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planting seeds
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plants
plants of Disneyland
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Poa
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political blogging
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poor soil
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POR
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Potbelly's
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purple flowers
purple foliage
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pussy willow
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puzzles
pvc pipe projects.
pyramidal shrub
quarantine
queen of hearts
quincy
quotes
rabbit cages
rabbit damage
rabbit protection
rabbits
raccoon
radio
radiohead
radish
Radlers
railroad
rain
rain gardens
rainbow
raise their young
raised bed
raised beds
rakes
Randall Park
randolph street market
ranuculus
raptors
rapunzel
raspberries
raspberry plant
ratings
ravinia
Ray Charles
real estate
real estate. elmhurst
rear beds
Rec Center
recap
recipe
record cold
records
red cones
red cross
red flowers
red foliage
Red Grange
red grasses
red leaves
red oak
red robin cherry tomato
red sky
red tips
red trees
red valley sun maple
Redbuds
reddit
redesign
reducing footcandles
redwood tree
reed & barton
referendums
reforestation
regal prince
regal prince oak
regional airplane
rehearsal dinner invitation
reindeer
rejection
relics of the past
removal
renegade
renovation
replacement trees
repotting
Republicans
reservations
resolution
resorts
restaurant dreaming
restaurants
Resurrection Lily
retail
retaining walls
retractable hose
retro blogging
retro wdw
return to work
reuse depot
reviews
rex begonias
rhizomes
rhodesschool
rhododendron
ribfest
rich miller
Richard Simmons
Richardson's
richmond
rick klau
ricotta
rides
rill
Rilona
river
river birch
river rock
road trip
robert scoble
robins nest
robots
Rock Salt
rocket age
rocks
rockwell tools
Rocky Mountains
rod blagojevich
Roger McGuinn
Rolling Stones
Rolls Royce
roma tomatoes
Roman Mars
Romano
ron howard
Ronald Reagan
ronnie the limo driver
roofline
root beer
rootbound
rooting
rooting compound
roots
roots showing
rose blooms
rose bowl
rose cycle
rose food
rose garden
rose of sharon
rose pests
roses
rotten tomatoes
row cover
Roy Diblik
rss
rubbing alcohol
rubik's cube
ruby slippers hydrangea
Rudbeckia
Rudolph
rudy
ruffled plants
run disney
running
Rutherford Platt
sally's shell
Salseria
salt and pepper shakers
salvia
Samba
San Diego
San Diego Zoo
San Francisco
sandhill cranes
sandwiches
santa
santa barbara baker
Santa Bear
sarah bernhardt peonies
saratoga ginkgo
Saratoga Ginko
Saucer Magnolia
saugatuck
sausages
savedstuff
savings
saw
sawfly larvae
sawn balusters
saws
scamorza
scapes
scarecrows
schlitz
Schnauzers
school
school board
School District 58
school districts
school drop off
schools
science
scoble
scorecard
scotch pine
Scottish Lovage
Scottsdale
Screen doors
screened porch
screening
screens
screwdrivers
Scrooge McDuck
scrubbing brushes
sea island
sea level
sealing firewood for woodworking
search
sears
sears tower
seasonal projects
seasoned firewood
seasoning
seasons
second blooms
second city
secret santa
Sedge
sedges
sedum
see you later
seed heads
seed packets
seed starts
seedlings
seeds
seeds sown
seinfeld
Seiryu
seiyu
select seed
selfie
Sempervivum
senate
seo
September blooms
september garden
Serbian Bellflower
serendipity allium
seslaria
Seslaria Autumnalis
setback
setting buds
settling
seven seas lagoon
sewers
sf
sfincione
shade
shade annuals
shade cloth
shade containers
shade garden
shade garden ruffled foliage
shade gardening
shade gardening understory trees
shade gardens
shade shrubs
shady gardening
shagbark hickory
Shaggy Shield Fern
shaping
shaping trees
shears
shed
sheet mulching
Shinkansen
shipping.
ships in spring
Shirley and Willis Johnson
shirts
shoes
shop
shop dreams
shop plans
shop projects
shop tools
shop tour
shopkins
shopping
shoppping
short grasses
shorts
should i get the wings?
shovel
showers
showtime
shredded umbrella plant
shrimp
shrinkage
shrub
shrub dreaming
shrub fertilizer
shrub nursery
shrubs
side of garage
side of house
side yard
sidewalk
sidewalk bed
sideyard
sightlines
signature moves
signs
signs of Spring
silhouettes
silver beach pizza
silver foliage
silver maple
silver tips
simpsons
Singapore
sinking gravel path
sirius
sisters
skeletons
sketch comedy
sketches
Skipper
skunks
sky
skyscrapers
skyway
slab
sledding
slender hinoki cypress
slurpees
small business
small trees
Small World
smaller government
smart home
smarter everyday
smb
smelt
SMG
Smoke Tree
smoking
smores
smothering turf
snacks
snakeroot
snakes
snapchat
snapple
Sneeboer
snips
snl
snoopy
snow
snow cover
snow damage
snow insulation
Snow Queen Hydrangeas
snow removal
snow shoveling
snow-covered trees
snowblower
snowmaker
snowqueen hydrangea
so long
soaker hose
soap
soap box
soap box Derby
soapbox
Soapbox Derby
soarin
soccer
social
social distancing
socks
soda
soda bottles
soft touch holly
soggy soil
soho
soil
soil amendment
soil amendments
soil temperature
soil testing
soil-applications
soilsavvy
solar eclipse
soldier field
solemn oath
Some Like It Hot
songs
Sortimo
sorting container
sour shoes
sourdough
sours
south bed
south bend
south haven
south park
south side of house
southside
sowing seeds
space
spacing
spade shovel
sparkling water
sparkling wine
Sparrows
specimen shrubs
Speedwell
spelling
spice bush
spicy peppers
Spider Amaryllis
Spin
Spine Tingler
spirea
splaying
splitting firewood
sponsorships
spooky town
spoon feeding
spoons
Sports
spotted cow
sprayer
spreader
spreading ash
spring
Spring 2024
spring blooms
spring break
spring buds
Spring Bulbs
spring clean up
spring clean-up
spring dividing
spring ephemerals
spring fertilizer
spring flowers
spring grove ginkgo
spring growth
spring planting
spring show
spring tips
spring trees
springfield
sprinkler
sprinklers
spruce
spruce bonsai
spruce plot
spruce shrubs
spruce trees
squatty potty
squirrel feeder
squirrelbuster
squirrels
st regis tower
st. francis
st. joe's
St. Lawrence University
St. Louis
St. Mary of Gostyn
St. Nick
stachys
stachys hummelo
stacking
stadiums
staghorn ferns
Staghorn Ferns Are My Love Language
stairs
stamps
standing plant wish list
standing water
stanley
star wars
starbucks
stars
starter fertilizer
starting dahlias
starting indoors
stash box
State Department
state government
state of illinois
State Parks
state street
statues
steel posts
stern show
Steve Martin
steve winwood
stickers
Stihl
stitch
stock tank
stocking stuffers
stone
stone brewing
stone walls
stonecrop
stoop
stoop planting
storage
storage bin
storage racks
stores
storing bulbs
storm
storm damage
stormwater
stout
Stranger Things
strawberries
stream
Street Trees
streetmosphere
stress
stressed trees
strollers
structure
stump
stumpery
stumps
suburban downtown
suburbs
succulent cuttings
succulents
suckers
suet
sufjan stevens
sugar tyme trees
sum & substance hostas
sumac trees
summer
summer beauty ornamental onion
summer blooms
Summer flowers
summer flush
summer growth
summer heat
summer project
summer projects
summer struggle
sump pump
sun
sun garden
sun scorch
sun vs shade
sun-times
sunburn
sunday dinner
Sunday Fertilizer
sunflowers
sunjoe
sunrise
sunscald
sunset
sunshine nymph
super bowl
Super Bowl XX
superdawg
Supergroups
surface roots
survival
survivor ferns
swagger wagon
swaying
sweaters
sweet corn
sweet potato vine
Sweetgum trees
Sweetspire
swimming
swings
switch
switchgrass
switzerland
swooping
Synelesis aconitifolia
systemic treatments
t-shirts
table
table saw
tablets
tacos
tailgating
tall fescue
tall perennials
tally
tamelings
Tamukeyama Japanese Maple
tardiva hydrangea
target
Tassel Fern
tavern cut
tavern pizza
taxes
taxpayers
teak
teak oil
teardown ferns
teardown hostas
teardown hydrangea
teardown peony
teardowns
technology
Ted talks
Ted's Montana Grill
teenage blog
Telephone Desk
Television
temperature
template
tenacity
tender green shoots
Tennessee
terms
terracotta containers
terrarium
Tesla
testing
Texas
text messages
texture
TFW
thanks COVID
thanksgiving
thatch
The Andersons
the babe
The band
the beatles
the beef
the bird
the boathouse
the boy
The Broadmoor
The Cheese Box
The Del
The Grove Firewood
the growing place
The Hamptons
the king of the ball tossers
the last waltz
The Monkees
The Plaza Hotel
The Web
the weight
Theatre Historical Society of America
theatres
theme parks
thermometer
thin stems
this old farmhouse
this old house
thistle
Thomas Edison
thorns
Throwback Thursday
thujas
ticket stubs
Tiger Lily
tiki
tiki bar
tiki room
tiktok
tile
Tim Brey
Tim Burton
tim carmody
timbers
time lapse camera
time out of mind
times square
Tina Turner
Ting
tinkerbell
tiny trees
tips
tires
tivo
Tivoli Lanes
Tivoli Theatre
to-do list
to-do list addendum
Toad Lilies
todd scalzo
toilets
tokens
tokyo
tokyo disney
tokyo disneyland
tokyo disneysea
Tokyo Marriott
tokyo street trees
tokyo trees
Tom Cross
tom cross. blawgers
tom petty
tom roeser
tomato plant
tomatoes
tomorrowland
too thick of mulch
tool rental
tool storage
tools
top 10
topdressing
topiary
topiary diary
topper hockey
topsoil
toro
toronto
Totem Pole Grass
Toto
tourists
toy cars
toy collecting
toy story
toyota
toys
tracking
trader joes
trader vic's
tradition
traditions
traffic
traffic light
trailing habit
train accessories
train pre-orders
train show
train station
training
training trees
trains
trainworld
tramp art
trampoline
transit
transom windows
transplant
transplanted
transplanting
transportation
travel
Travel Wisconsin
traveling
traveling wilbury's Jeff Lynn
treasure redemption
treasures
treated lumber
treating trees
treats
tree application
tree buds
tree canopy
tree care
tree climbing
tree clumps
tree damage
tree diary
tree diseases
tree doctor
tree dreaming
tree fertilizer
tree galls
tree growth
tree heights
tree identification
tree inventory
tree leader
tree measurements
tree nursery
tree nuts
tree of heaven
tree pests
tree planning
tree planted
tree planting
tree pruning
tree recovery
tree removal
tree rings
tree seeds
tree stands
tree swing
tree swing tree
tree treatments
tree wish list
tree wrap
tree-form
treeeform shrubs
treeform
treehouse
trees
trees at disney
trees dying
trees from seed
trees in Disney Parks
trees lost
Trees of Tokyo
trees planted
trees that work in shade
trellis
trends
tri-color foliage
Triberg
tribute videos
trick-or-treaters
trilobites
trimmers
trips
triump elm
Triumph Elm
troll hunt
trolley
trolls
trophy
tropical bonsai
tropicals
trouble spots
troubled shrubs
troubled trees
trucks
trump tower
trunk diameter
Tsukiji Market
tsum tsums
tuber flowers
tubers
tuff stuff
tuff stuff hydrangea
tulip tips
tulips
tumblr
turds
turf
turf removal
turkey burger
turkey trot
Turkish Aerospace
turning compost
Turtlehead
turtles
Tuscany
tv
tv shows
twin lakes
twin sub-z's
twinkle toes
twitter
two years ago
u of i extension office
UCLA
uk pavilion
umbrella plant
uncle Bill
uncle buck
uncle mistletoe
undercarriage
understory
understory garden
understory trees
underwatered
unfurling
uni-taskers
uniforms
union pacific
Union Station
unique plants
university of illinois
unknown JM
unknown juniper
up
up-potting
upgrades
upright
upright conifers
upright evergreens
upright form
upright plants
upright shrubs
upright trees
urn
us army
US Geological Survey
USC
USDA hardiness zones
USGS
Usinger's
usps
utilities
vacation
vacation kingdom
Vail Village
valentine's day
valet parking
Valley View
Valley View Pool
van morrison
vanilla
vanilla strawberry hydrangea
vans
variegated hostas
variegated sedum
variegation
varmint
vegetable garden
vegetables
vehicles
vehicles of main street usa
vending machines
Veronica
versailles
vertical gardening
vertical interest
vertical mulching
Very Merry Christmas Party
vestibule
veve
vexillology
Via Napoli
viburnum
viburum
video
video games
videos
view from my office
view from the road
View-Master
views
vignette
vigoro
village board
village of Downers Grove
village of frankfort
village planning
village trustee
vinca
vine
vines
vintage
vintage ads
vintage athletic gear
vintage baseball
vintage beer
vintage books
vintage bottles
vintage cars
vintage christmas
vintage disney
vintage disney christmas
vintage finds
vintage glasses
vintage hotels
vintage house parts
vintage illini
Vintage NFL
vintage ornaments
vintage pennants
vintage photographs
vintage pizza
vintage posters
vintage santas
Vintage Signs
vintage spoons
vintage sports stuff
vintage tools
vintage toys
vintage trains
vintage trophies
vintage tv
vintage windows
vinyl
vinylmation
virginia bluebell
visiting gardens
volunteer
volunteer trees
volunteers
Voodoo Sedum
vote by mail
voting
waldorf astoria
walgreens
walking
walking in Tokyo
walking path
walkway
wall calendars
wall-e
wall-hanging
wallpaper
walls
walmart
walnut
walnut firewood
Walnut Room
walnut stain
Walnut Trees
walnuts
walt disney
walt disney world
walter's garden
Walworth County
wannamakers
wannemakers
want list
warm season grass
Warren Zevon
wash
wash U
Washington DC
Washington Irving
Washington University
watch
water
water feature
water gardening
water putty
water toys
waterfall
Waterfall Glen
waterfall Japanese Maple
waterfowl
watering
watering system
watering trees
Waterslide Hosta
watervliet
wattle fence
wattle fencing
Wave Hill Gardens
wave petunias
waxed amaryllis
wdw
wdwtablefinder
weather
web
web projects
web3
websites
Wedding
wedge
Wedge Salad
weed and feed
weeding
weeds
weeping cedar
Weeping Nootka
weeping norway spruce
weeping trees
weeping white spruce
well-established
werner
wes' irises
western springs
Westmont
wheaton
wheeling
when I was a kid
whirlpool
white blooms
white centers
White Christmas
white flowers
white hosta
white house
white plants
white river park
White Russians
white sox
White Wanda
whitney matheson
Whittier School
whole 30
whole foods
wikipedia
wilco
Wild Geranium
Wild Onions
wilderness lodge
wildlife
will forte
will they bloom?
Williams Bay
willow
willow trees
willows
wilmot
Wilt Pruf
Wilt-Pruf
wilting shrubs
windflower
windmill
window washer
window well
windows
wine barrel planters
winnetka
winnie the pooh
winter
winter activities
winter arrangement
Winter birding
winter blooms
winter buds
winter bulbs
winter composting
winter damage
winter diary
winter dormancy
winter feeding
winter fertilizer
winter flowers
winter gardening
winter guard
winter hardy
winter injury
winter interest
winter lawn
winter leaves
winter preparation
winter protection
Winter Rose
Winter Tree Buds
Winter trees
winter walking
wintering
winterizing
wire
wire damage
wire vine
wired
wireless charging
wiring trees
wisconsin
Wisconsin Cheese
wisconsin parks
Wisconsin Valley
wish list
witches
women
Wonders of the world
wood
wood art
wood ash
wood chips
wood projects
wood stain
wood-fired pizza oven
woodchips
woodland gardening
woodpeckers
Woodridge
Woodstock
woodworking
woodworking projects
work
work travel
workbench
working hands
workshop
world showcase
worms
WPA
wrap-around porch
wrasslers
wrassliin'
wrasslin'
wrestling
wtf
wwf
WWII
yahoo
yard
yard grading
yard hydrant
yard sale
yard signs
year in review
year over year comparisons
year two
year-over-year
yellow
yellow flowers
yellow jackets
yellow leaves
yellowing
yew hedge
yews
yogurt
york street
york theatre
young trees
youtube
zach braff
zigzag
zinnias
ziva paperwhites
zone 5 hardy
Zone 6a
zoo
Zoo ephemera
zoolander
zootopia
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