The Hawthorn

The Picture-Perfect Hawthorn Villa

Garlands homes offer the highest quality construction and thoughtful interior design and feature large, open floor plans, spacious rooms, oversized windows, and the finest finishes and appliances. However, current inventory of Garlands homes is limited. Luckily, these select one-bedroom and Hawthorn Villa floorplans — offer immediate, “picture-perfect,” albeit limited, availability.

Books to the Ceiling

Garlands member Roberta Rood, a retired public librarian of 25 years, moved to The Garlands with her husband (and “live-in IT guy”), Ron, from Maryland to be closer to their family in Chicago. Roberta reports that “The Garlands large residences gave us room to spread out and offered a nice office space for my bookshelves…

Dick holding a book with the text of Lincoln's second inaugural address

Learning Later Means Living Greater

In his youth, Dick Schwemm wanted to become either a professional baseball player, sea captain, or a professor.  A graduate of Amherst College who earned a master’s degree in physics and math from the University of Illinois, Dick did do some teaching as a TA in grad school, however, once his 33-year career at IBM…

Pam sitting at a desk with her laptop and books

Pam’s Passion for Preserving the Past

Pam Wilson’s love for genealogy started not long after she, the daughter of a Belgium immigrant, married a man with ancestors who fought in the Revolutionary War. Pam wondered, “Who were these people who led us to this union?” Thus, her journey back in time via genealogy began. A self-described “dogged researcher” and graphic designer, Pam…

Kay Reich

Love at First Sight

Charter Garlands member, Kay Reich, and her late husband, Gil, fell in love at first sight . . . with The Garlands.  “We loved it so much, we signed up the first day,” recalls Kay. “The architecture and interior décor had a warmth and simplicity that we felt was very comfortable to live with.”  Having…