The legend You know the story where Sisyphus is made to push a large rock up a mountain. When he […]
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One clear example of mulch helping willow trees
Field discovery This is why I prefer LinkedIn over other social media platforms, it gives me access to interesting technical […]
When arborist discovers it’s not a willow tree
Lawn care client This past spring I picked up a new residential lawn care client after she found me through […]
A new landscape foreman: green and naive!
Fired! I fired so and so last week is not something I enjoy hearing from a new landscape foreman. Here’s […]
Scamming a Red Seal landscape manager is not easy
Always something! After twenty five seasons in the field, I can say I’ve seen a lot of craziness from landscapers. […]
The day I made a Karen cry!
Another first It’s getting harder to achieve new “firsts” after twenty five seasons in the landscape but it still happens. […]
Why turfing over tree wells is a bad project
Say what? Just this week I was on Facebook and in one of the green professional groups someone asked a […]
On life as Red Seal journeyman
KPU flashback While searching for my seminar room this morning at the Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Langley, British Columbia, I […]
Carl Linnaeus was right about plant ID
Work it, girl! A few months ago I helped my friend -let’s call her Ana- get into a popular horticulture […]
Why I love sharp deep edges
Room for improvement Earlier this week I went to see a new client about her lawn. When they moved into […]
