Becoming a gardener As a landscape professional I am eager to learn more about gardening. Which is why I read […]
How to win with solid relationships
No means Yes somewhere else Now, my last blog post was slightly negative. Briefly, an old lady hired me late […]
If Sisyphus was a landscape professional
The legend You know the story where Sisyphus is made to push a large rock up a mountain. When he […]
Why I love sharp deep edges
Room for improvement Earlier this week I went to see a new client about her lawn. When they moved into […]
How to fight dead space in your garden
Empty and weedy! My client Tony is a busy guy with work, wife and two little boys so he needs […]
How to weed successfully with hand tools
Weeds come back! When I weed someone’s garden I always expect some weeds to come back because I know the […]
Great landscape maintenance service: it’s not about Red Seal Vas
Solutions One of my jobs is to provide great landscape maintenance service to private clients but it’s not about me. […]
The case against quick hydrangea deadheading
Deadhead or no? You are free to do whatever you like in your garden. However, in strata maintenance work there […]
No bare soil allowed in your garden! Period.
Strata police Last week, when I showed up at a small strata unit garden, I had a simple task: plant […]
Bulb lasagna is a great idea, anyone?
New ideas It pays to read a lot because every book contains a few gems. That was my experience while […]
