Harley Rustad’s Big Lonely Doug is a great book to finish on a rainy Sunday. I finished the last 80 […]
Chillin’ on the ranch
Landscaping is a physically demanding career so this past July I snuck out of town with my kids for an […]
One way you can fight ‘nature deficit disorder’
Modern city life in Vancouver is very hectic as I juggle physically-demanding work and two kids in what is an […]
Can you survive while landscaping in bear habitat?
Black bears wandering onto my work sites can add some extra excitement to the day. It happens occasionally when your […]
Nature can fix your marriage and sex life!
Nature can heal your marriage and sex life according to the excellent new book by Clemens G. Arvay, “The Biophilia […]
When landscape pro shops for nails
Strange things happen when a landscape professional walks into his local RONA in search of nails. The last time I […]
How I spent one night at a fire lookout tower
Sometimes adventure comes your way unexpectedly. Many years ago I spent one summer as a volunteer with the US Forest […]
Red Seal wannabe
I admire and fully support all landscapers pursuing their trade qualification papers. Red Seal Journeyman Horticulturist isn’t just another paper. […]
Holidays for biophiliacs
Today was a glorious sunny Monday Family Day holiday in British Columbia. Normally I would work for half a day […]
A love letter for leaf piles
I’ve covered proper fall leaf pick up in an earlier blog. Briefly, avoid raking leaves into beautiful pyramids. Instead, put […]
