European chafer beetle battles aren’t going away anytime soon. Watching my son’s soccer team play recently, I overheard two […]
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When dogs abuse the landscape
I love animals but as a landscape professional I sometimes wish there weren’t so many dogs on my work sites. […]
European chafer beetle battles: lawn alternatives
The European chafer beetles aren’t going away anytime soon. Recently, after a visit to my client’s place, I noticed his […]
Anger in the landscape
Normally I think of landscaping as fun, hard work. I’m totally happy outside working with plants and soil. Some days […]
Helping seniors with residential work
I had a good session today doing residential work for the parents of a city guy I know. His parents are […]
Collisions between landscape trees and lawn equipment: an urban epidemic
It felt like Christmas when I discovered Dr. J. Morgenroth’s science paper in Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 14 (2015) […]
Bring some spring to your patio
It’s time to bring some spring to your patio. This morning I was at a Starbucks in Suter Brook Village […]
Fertilizing like an old lady
I am usually floating around our company sites in my capacity as senior supervisor. And it can be quite entertaining. It […]
Apprentice interview: Lynda crushes level one
The four year apprenticeship program in landscape horticulture is a win, win proposition. Employees get six weeks of full-time schooling once […]
Wildlife trees 101
I have to start this blog post with a confession. When I worked in City of Port Moody’s Klahanie neighbourhood […]
