The secret Let’s get the secret out of the way right in the first paragraph. I know that some of […]
Landscaping under a heat dome
BC heat dome My province of British Columbia is stuck under a heat dome today and, as I type this, […]
Voodoo mole control
Unsolicited advice While pruning out dead branches from inside a Japanese maple (Acer palmatum) recently, my pole pruners nearly collided […]
Pyracantha for teenage trespassers
Teenage menace What do you do when teenagers from a neighboring school use your site as a shortcut to the […]
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, […]
Servant leader Vas meets summer temps
We’re living in strange pandemic times right now and, luckily, I’ve been able to work straight through 2020 without any […]
Why immigrants shine in the landscape
Made for immigrants Landscaping is practically made for new immigrants to Canada. Jobs are plentiful on the West Coast of […]
Goodbye Tony
Labor shortage Writing in the August 2020 issue of Lawn and Landscape magazine, Jim Huston mentions that finding qualified labor […]
Vas’ bastard bed
A new bed This scenario repeats a lot on the West Coast: lawn owners get fed up with lawns damaged […]
educate your clients!
Clients vs. customers If you have good clients, congratulations! That means you also have more fun because clients can be […]
