There was a time in the distant past that I would roll up onto a landscape client’s property, see that the grass and plants were not doing that well, talk with a local gardening supplier, garden center, and try to figure out what the heck was going on. I would usually be told the plant was [...]
What an interesting month March/09 has been. The weather for Victoria, B.C. has not been unusually cold, we are just use to unusually warmer weather at this time of year. What has this meant for landscape maintenance and landscaping in general? Well, the year is starting out slower than it was last year but all [...]
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How fitting to be blogging about this subject in March/09 when it is just pouring rain in the beautiful but wet city of Victoria, B.C. What do I like and dislike about landscaping in the rain? Lots of both. I love being outside any time, rain or shine but I do not necessarily like working [...]
How about I answer that question! At the beginning of my landscape career I would attend a client’s property and they would ask me to add some plants here, move others over there, create a bed here, plant grass there. Time was limited so I would complete the request without suggesting to the client that a longer term vision be put [...]