Verdant Landscape & Design 
I had a call from a colleague this morning about his trees. Every year he applies dormant oil / lime sulfur to his trees as a preventative. He is worried it may be too late as we have had such terrific weather this spring.
So one my pet peeves is lawn care. There are a number of landscape designers who hate lawns and call them a waste of resources. I am agnostic as far as lawns go. I have seen louses with large lawns that looked good and houses with no lawns that look good. Healthy lawns have some … Read more
An interesting morning. I love mornings. I love spring mornings when the plants are all dripping from the overnight rain. There is a low cloud, it is misty and drizzly.
Spring is here. What an odd year we are having. The COVID-19 isolation is hurting many people very profoundly. Our business is hurting. But I’ll tell you something. I would rather be hurting in my business than be sick – or worse. And I would rather be at home than run the possibility of infecting … Read more
ban·dit /ˈbandit/ noun a robber or outlaw belonging to a gang and typically operating in an isolated or lawless area. “the bandit produced a weapon and demanded money” The bandit I am referring to are the ne’er-do-wells running around conning people into aerating their lawn. The weapon they use is “fear of loss” – your … Read more
I just saw my first ad on Facebook referencing lawn fertilizer. It is far too early to fertilize your lawn. If one of the big box stores has fertilizer on sale, great, buy it and wait until late May to apply. Better yet go to a local garden centre and support a small business. They … Read more
December 2019 came in with a BANG! Many people in our business look at December as a time to relax and chill out but not us! We are hard at work planning for our biggest trade show – Landscape Ontario Congress! Plus we are getting our Christmas planters made up and installed. We have been … Read more
Planning ahead…. We are in the last few days of November headed into the December pre-Christmas rush. These next few weeks are either really busy for people like us, or, depending on Mother Nature very slow. It is a very chilly and VERY rainy day as I write this blog. There are still a few … Read more
What a year! We are in the last throes of our first full year in business. It has been an unbelievable year. We are truly grateful for all of our clients, friends, suppliers and especially our families. I promised myself, you (I hope), my business partner and others I would write frequently and on topics … Read more
I am often asked what my favourite plant is. I really have a hard time with that. It is sort of like asking a parent which child is their favourite…. I have all sorts of plants that I love and enjoy. Our own yard isn’t landscaped very well – as both my wife and I … Read more
