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Porcelain Vine (Ampelopsis glandulosa var.brevipedunculata): Why This Beautiful Plant Is a Hidden Threat

2025-12-17 by Verdant Landscape & Design

Porcelain vine (Ampelopsis brevipedunculata) may look stunning with its colorful berries, but don’t be fooled—this ornamental climber has invasive tendencies that can harm local ecosystems. While not officially listed as invasive in Ontario, it is in neighboring regions, making it a risky choice for your garden. Learn why you should avoid planting porcelain vine, how to safely remove it, and discover eco-friendly alternatives to keep your landscape beautiful and sustainable.

What is a “Spring Clean Up”?

2025-12-082025-04-08 by Verdant Landscape & Design

Spring Clean-Up: Preparing for a Blooming Season Spring is a time of renewal and growth, and our spring clean-up tasks are essential to ensure our gardens and landscapes thrive throughout the season. Here’s why we perform these tasks: Promotes Healthy Growth. Removing dead material from gardens removes the potential for any overwintering pests to infect … Read more

Weed Barriers and Landscape Fabric

2022-09-19 by Verdant Landscape & Design

Weed Barrier and why it is BAD – and doesn’t work… AKA – Landscape Fabric, Geotextile. And what you should do instead…. As a landscaper, I always dread each time a client asks us to install weed barrier. Landscaping brings a lot of challenges and weeds in gardens are among the greatest. Too many … Read more

The Spring Garden – Planted in the Fall!

2023-11-022022-09-11 by Verdant Landscape & Design

Every spring the landscape wakens with the wonderful colours of spring flowering bulbs. We all know them; tulips, daffodils, crocus…. and so many more.

Lawn Renovation

2025-07-242022-07-26 by Verdant Landscape & Design

The best time to aerate, topdress and overseed a lawn is mid-August through mid-September.

Mulch ado about Thatch

2022-07-202021-08-02 by Verdant Landscape & Design

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.

July 2021 Lawns

2022-07-202021-07-25 by Verdant Landscape & Design

An exaggeration of too many clippings left on the turf.

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

Summer Lawn Care

2022-07-202020-06-23 by Verdant Landscape & Design

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

Audrey II

2022-07-202020-04-28 by Verdant Landscape & Design

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.

April Pruning

2022-07-152020-04-27 by Verdant Landscape & Design

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