Is it spring already? Normally people can tell spring has arrived by seeing their bulbs like tulips and crocuses pop […]
Homeowner’s plants decimated by courier in a rush
Careful! I could easily tell from my client’s text message that she was very upset. With snow on the ground, […]
Can you really say no to your customers?
Yes or no When you’re in business helping people with their gardens and landscaping, it seems weird to say ‘no’ […]
Eighty-two year old stays active by building a gardening business
Perfect retirement The Globe and Mail newspaper publishes stories about people’s retirements every Saturday and this week’s article showed what […]
“The gardener’s almanac” book review
Meet Alan Titchmarsh As a Canadian, I first met Alan Titchmarsh on the pages of BBC’s Gardener’s World magazine. I […]
Groundcover gold star
Working like a charm Groundcover plants do exactly what the word says; they cover the ground and deprive weeds of […]
Houseplant re-potting for beginners
FutureLearn I learned how to properly re-pot house plants from a gardening course I completed recently. I took the course […]
Landscaper rescues a wedding reception
Ready to party? Ok, so, it wasn’t exactly as dramatic as a rescue but I did play a part in […]
The diary of an accidental corm dealer
No to corm waste This blog post is a follow up to an earlier post I had written about pawning […]
Voodoo mole control
Unsolicited advice While pruning out dead branches from inside a Japanese maple (Acer palmatum) recently, my pole pruners nearly collided […]
