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Announcement – July 28, 2025

2025-07-28 by Verdant Landscape & Design

We’re Officially Licensed Pesticide Applicators!
We’re excited to share that our team is now fully licensed to apply pesticides, marking a significant step forward in our commitment to providing safe, effective, and environmentally responsible solutions. This certification ensures we meet all regulatory standards and are equipped with the knowledge and tools to manage pests with precision and care.
Whether it’s protecting landscapes, preserving plant health, or maintaining pest-free environments, our licensed status means you can trust us to deliver professional-grade service with confidence.
Thank you for your continued support as we grow and expand our capabilities!

Reviving a Tired Lawn

2024-08-01 by Verdant Landscape & Design

Topdressing and Over-seeding Lawns in Ontario What a great way to make a tired lawn lush again. And a lot less expensive than sodding. Maintaining a lush, healthy lawn in Ontario, requires understanding the region’s climate, soil conditions, and seasonal changes. Two critical practices for lawn care in this area are topdressing and over-seeding. These … Read more

Autumn in the Garden (and Lawns)

2023-10-24 by Verdant Landscape & Design

Fall is an important time in the garden and for your lawns. Let’s start with lawns. Leaves: It is important to remove leaves from your lawn. Leaves, especially heavy ones like Norway Maple, can mat together and block light from the grass plants. Just like leaving a tarp on your lawn, the lack of light … Read 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