The European chafer beetle isn’t leaving our West Coast landscapes anytime soon so we fight. Some people opt to keep […]
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Nothing is beneath you in small business
Porta potty king Some weeks ago I found myself in a lot full of porta potties because the owners wanted […]
obstructions: pruning with urgency
The one key element in obstruction pruning is urgency because obstructions can’t be ignored for very long. For example, it […]
When musicians prune cedars
There is one huge up-side to having twenty landscaping seasons under my belt: new experiences really stick out. Last year […]
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 […]
why this evergreen was doomed from day of planting
I was working at a large strata site last week and when I walked by the entrance, my boss casually […]
Distressed by European chafer beetles
I see this all the time on the West Coast. A middle-aged man who loves the lawn patch in front […]
Fartlek for professional bloggers
If you run regularly you will know what fartlek is. If you don’t like running, I will define it for […]
Early season fun with shrubs
There is always an interesting early season stretch between the end of winter and early spring. It’s warmer but not […]
Landscapers as industrial athletes
When I worked at the City of Coquitlam parks department in 2014-2015, I had to deliver a lunch time safety […]
