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By Red Seal Vas28/05/20193 min read

One easy day in the landscape

Landscape maintenance is a physically demanding job. While the suggested daily number of steps for the general population is 10,000, […]

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  • plants
By Red Seal Vas04/05/20194 min read

are garden club plant sales a waste of time?

I visited the Dogwood Garden Club plant sale two years ago but, because I arrived very late, there were only […]

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By Red Seal Vas18/10/20183 min read

How a landscape pro still collects firsts

Today was another glorious fall day. I enjoyed the sunshine and fixed up several patios after construction. It took some […]

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By Red Seal Vas30/09/20183 min read

Take the CanWest 2018 plant ID test right here

Plant identification skills are very important for landscape professionals so I never miss the plant ID contest at the CanWest Hort […]

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By Red Seal Vas09/09/20183 min read

Chillin’ on the ranch

Landscaping is a physically demanding career so this past July I snuck out of town with my kids for an […]

  • meditations
  • nature
  • plants
By Red Seal Vas29/03/20183 min read

How landscape pro Vas celebrates birthdays

This year my birthday felt a bit strange because my family is out of the country. So I had to […]

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By Red Seal Vas22/03/20185 min read

Plant ID skills can boost your green career

Having great plant identification skills can give your green career a significant boost. But like any other skill, it takes […]

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  • landscaping
  • plants
  • training
By Red Seal Vas10/02/20184 min read

Hellebores: boring or great?

Writing a blog post on early spring bloomers is very exciting because I don’t care much for winter. And this […]

  • plants
  • seasons
  • shrubs
By Red Seal Vas26/10/20174 min read

Perennial cut-back gone wrong: the case of abused Polystichum munitum ferns

The fall in the landscape is marked by leaf clean-ups and perennial cut-backs. Both actions result in clean, crisp-looking sites. […]

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  • mistakes
  • perennials
  • plants
By Red Seal Vas30/09/20174 min read

Japanese knotweed battles in a slough

Today I went to see Japanese knotweed battles in the DeBoville Slough in Coquitlam, British Columbia. Friends of the slough […]

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