Summer is a good time to upgrade your hardscaping: Install new walkways, patios and decks, build walls, and correct water erosion and flooding problems. There are many shrubs that offer summer color including Hydrangea, Butterfly…
This is the month when most perennial flower gardens reach their peak bloom. Unfortunately the weeds are growing at the same time! Weeds can be sprayed with ‘Round-Up’ or ‘Weed-be-Gone’, but be careful not to…
We are having a beautiful spring this year. This month Dogwoods, Crabapples, Redbuds, Azaleas and Rhododendrons are in bloom, Irises and Peonies open out, and Tulips are in full blossom! May is one of our…
As April starts we are seeing beautiful Cherry and Magnolia trees burst into bloom, together with bulbs such as Crocus, Daffodils and Hyacinths, and perennial flowers like Creeping Phlox and Virginia Bluebells. Spring is in…
Four season landscapes look great every day of the year! As you look out from the kitchen window in winter, the evergreens and hollies are spectacular in the snow. Come spring, the daffodils, azaleas and…
How to have plants in bloom in your early spring garden before everyone else! Driving around the suburbs you may marvel at the stunning early spring flowers in a neighbour’s yard, and wish you had…
In recent years the weather in February was benign, not so 2021! The good news is that March should be the beginning of spring weather, and the time to improve and enjoy your garden has…
By the end of the month the first flower bulbs will be popping up through the soil, and you may even see a Cornelian Cherry Dogwood or Viburnum ‘Dawn’ coming into bloom. We are busy…
This is usually the coldest month of the year, surely there cannot be anything to do in the garden this month? Well actually there are some things you can do to help the look of…
You may have heard the phrase: “Fall is for Planting”. Is this true and is it better to plant in the fall or in the spring? We have seen for over 30 years that plants…
