Bomb cyclone When the weather forecast calls for a bomb cyclone, you can expect heavy winds and rain to cause […]
Can you side-hustle when heat warning is issued?
Yes you can! Yes, you can still side-hustle when your iPhone shows 31 degrees Celsius and “heat warning”. I just […]
Can landscapers take the new heat?
Staying calm Sometimes I get excited when a marginal worker calls in sick. With 31 degrees Celsius forecasted temperatures for […]
How to avoid obstruction chaos
Inspection! Inspections are a part of my work as landscape manager. As I rotate among different landscape crews, I train […]
How mower crankshafts suffer painful death
Crankshafts die Mower crankshafts can die a painful death when workers collide with fixed objects while the blade is engaged. […]
All work, no play makes Jack a dead boy
Hustle The dude pictured above is a hustler and I found him in a Facebook lawn care group. He loves […]
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, […]
“Think Twice” our very first guest post
It’s July 1st, Canada Day, so it’s a great time to publish the very first guest post on this blog. […]
Commercial landscaping: lessons from parking lot islands
This past weekend I was in Seattle, USA, for my son’s soccer tournament and I managed to escape briefly to […]
Remembering farmworker Fabian Tomasi
I found out about the sad case of Argentine farmworker Fabian Tomasi last fall and I promised myself that I […]
