In January, Landscape Ontario held their annual Congress. This is where landscape designers, builders and service providers get together to network and help grow the landscaping business in Ontario. There’s also an awards ceremony. And this year, Lawrence Park Complete Garden Care won prestigious Awards of Excellence in the Construction and Maintenance category. Click on […]
Read MoreIf you take a stroll through any neighbourhood, chances are you’ll find beautifully planted urns brimming with colourful annuals adorning the entranceway of most homes along the street. These decorative urns help create a warm and inviting space, but you don’t have to limit urns to your front steps. Here are a few creative ways […]
Read MoreWhen it comes to designing a stunning landscape that is environmentally friendly, you can have your cake and eat it, too. These five environmentally friendly landscaping ideas show you how. Sustainable vegetation The trend toward sustainable vegetation involves bringing back native plants. Plants native to their own regions bring many advantages. Since they are naturally adapted to […]
Read MoreWe thought it was a great website when it launched last year, but at the Landscape Ontario Awards of Excellence 2015, our suspicions were confirmed. At the awards gala on Tuesday, January 6, we were presented an Award of Excellence in the best landscaping website category. Thanks to WEB ROI for building us a clean, […]
Read MoreHere in Ontario, winter has a way of sneaking up on you. A couple of sunny, pleasant fall afternoons can lull you into thinking there is plenty of time to do fall gardening chores in preparation for winter. Then, one cloudy, damp weekend turns into three or four, and – before you know it – […]
Read MoreNothing is more frustrating to the home gardener than the threat of an insect invasion or fast spreading plant disease destroying the beauty of your home landscape. Adding to the anguish of possibly losing some of your favourite trees and shrubs is the difficulty of figuring out what the problem actually is and what to […]
Read MoreMany experienced, confident gardeners become unusually nervous when you hand them a pair of pruning shears. What, when and how to prune ornamental trees and shrubs often seems much more challenging than planting, fertilizing and mulching. After all, if you cut the wrong limb, it can take years to grow back. At the same time, […]
Read MoreFor those who love having a manicured lawn, weeds are public enemy number one, spoiling an otherwise soft expanse of beautiful green grass. The first step toward weed control in your lawn is keeping your grass healthy and vigorous. Dense, actively growing turf is less likely to play host to invading weeds. Still, it’s impossible […]
Read MoreThere are plenty of different approaches to the care and maintenance of lawns. Some people are happy to cut every couple of weeks and leave it at that, while others view lawn maintenance as an ongoing challenge and responsibility. Some will spend hours every weekend trying to produce perfect, weed-free, evenly grown turf. For the […]
Read MoreWith an abundance of home and landscape improvement shows on major television networks, not to mention any number of magazines devoted to garden and landscape design, many homeowners have turned into avid do-it-yourself weekend warriors. While it’s good for both the body and soul to get outside and work in the yard, it is important […]
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