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The one thing I love about winter
I’m not a fan of winter. Snow means less work and thus less pay. It’s cold outside and I […]
Yet another interesting mulch job
After I joined several lawn, garden and horticulture Facebook groups my landscape professional life improved considerably. Normally, I have very […]
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 […]
On the tyranny of bedwork
Bedwork is an essential part of good landscape maintenance. Once machine work is completed, finesse work gives our sites a […]
When beginners plant garlic
When I opened up my e-mail from West Coast Seeds last week, I read about garlic and how November was […]
How a landscape slut learned to say no
Usually I have trouble saying no to extra landscape work. That’s because I am a bit of a landscape slut. […]
Stoned and dethroned: landscaping and legalized marijuana
This past week I read a few articles about the impending legalization of marijuana in Canada and what businesses might […]
Simple pleasures: how winter annuals cheer up invalids
Today started out as a normal fall day with four easy hours of backpack blowing. Native big leaf maple leaves […]
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. […]
