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By Red Seal Vas14/06/20213 min read

Let drooping sedges droop

Suspicious requests It’s not uncommon for strata owners to make suspicious requests, even though they don’t technically own the gardens […]

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  • plants
  • pruning
By Red Seal Vas25/05/20213 min read

How mulch saves you money

Weeds move in Freshly installed mulch looks great and, when applied at the correct depth (2″ minimum) it deprives weed […]

  • gardening
  • landscape maintenance
By Red Seal Vas11/03/20214 min read

How to deep-edge rubber mulched beds

Deep-edging is a good winter time activity. Bed edges can look tired at the end of the year and, sometimes, […]

  • gardening
  • landscaping
By Red Seal Vas03/02/20214 min read

Plant side-hustle idea: from pain to profit

Plant pain Every year I work on soft landscape installation projects and it’s usually very rewarding and fun. You can […]

  • gardening
  • plants
By Red Seal Vas03/05/20203 min read

World naked gardening day

Gardening and fun Earlier, when I wrote my blog post on fun and gardening I wasn’t thinking about gardening in […]

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  • gardening
By Red Seal Vas27/04/20204 min read

How to score new landscape side-gigs

The secret This is the secret to scoring new landscape side-gigs: there is no secret, it’s a matter of time […]

  • gardening
  • lawn care
By Red Seal Vas20/04/20204 min read

On the Joystick effect in planting

Team planting Today, while I power-raked lawns, raked up the mess and top-dressed with soil, I got to see a […]

  • gardening
  • horticulture
  • landscaping
By Red Seal Vas14/04/20205 min read

Why is gardening fun?

Why is gardening fun? This is a huge topic and in this post you will get my personal take on […]

  • gardening
By Red Seal Vas12/04/20204 min read

are landscapers essential workers?

BC landscapers are still working Someone online in the USA asked why outside workers like landscapers were still working. While […]

  • gardening
  • landscaping
  • meditations
By Red Seal Vas15/03/20205 min read

The closest thing to viral: Vas on gardening

I love visiting Quora.com and answering people’s questions on gardening, landscaping and trees. I do it when time permits and, […]

  • gardening

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