- Posted by Verdant Landscape & Design,
- 2022-09-11
Every spring the landscape wakens with the wonderful colours of spring flowering bulbs. We all know them; tulips, daffodils, crocus…. and so many more. …
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- Posted by Verdant Landscape & Design,
- 2022-07-26
The best time to aerate, topdress and overseed a lawn is mid-August through mid-September….
- Posted by Verdant Landscape & Design,
- 2021-08-02
I was having a chat with a client recently about thatch on their lawn. I mentioned the word thatch and the client ‘s eyes bulged as if said there were zombies in their shed….
- Posted by Verdant Landscape & Design,
- 2021-07-25
Ideally lawns should be mowed using the “1/3 : 2/3” rule. What this means is no more than 1/3 of the plant tissue be removed at once. So, if you want your lawn to be…
- Posted by Verdant Landscape & Design,
- 2020-09-22
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….
- Posted by Verdant Landscape & Design,
- 2020-06-23
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 very good environmental benefits….
