Nature can heal your marriage and sex life according to the excellent new book by Clemens G. Arvay, “The Biophilia […]
Latest Posts
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 […]
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 […]
The Invention of Nature: book review
The Invention of Nature by Andrea Wulf will appeal to most people who visit a green blog like mine regularly. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Dealing with strata president despots
Strata council presidents change often. As a result, you can expect some changes to your routine landscape maintenance program. […]
What landscape professionals do in winter
I get this question a lot from friends at holiday parties and soccer parents standing on the sidelines, “What do […]
