As I sit in my appartment and wait for it to snow again, I have a lot of free time to kill. Most of this free time ends up being wasted, but sometimes I go down a rabbit hole to learn something new in preparation for the planting season. So I started researching popular garden […]
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In 2025, I put much of my efforts into growing the recurring revenue side of my business (namely lawn and garden maintenance). But in 2026 I want to go back to the roots of the business by focusing my efforts on planting more trees. When I get calls from people looking into my planting service,
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It has been a hot summer! With things finally cooling off, the plants are growing again and there is a lot to get done before winter. Here are some of the services we are providing for fall cleanups this year: Weed Removal I have been doing a ton of weed removal all summer and it
How we built a flagstone walkway We just built this flagstone walkway for one of my oldest snow removal clients in Ajax this week. They told me that their dogs would run back and forth around this raised porch and create a mud path in the grass. A pathways would let the dogs run back
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This year, I started providing lawncare services as I noticed it was a service a lot of my clients needed. The high maintenance nature of monoculture grass lawns doesn’t really fit with my sustainable garden design principles so I’ve looked for ways to reduce the high impact of lawncare services. I do this by using
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After leaving the company where I was cutting grass in early 2020, I was determined to start my own landscape company and do things my way. I wanted to build a company that helped people use their gardens to save the planet by sequestering carbon, producing food, and reducing maintenance. I’ve been avoiding providing lawn
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The snow is melting. I know that winter isn’t quite over but this little glimpse of warmer weather is welcome after all the snow we’ve had recently. It’s actually getting me excited for spring! I can’t wait for the birds to come back, for the flowers to start popping up, but most of all I
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Stop breaking your back in the garden! Let us take the load off and help you enjoy a beautiful, low-maintenance yard! Our lawn and garden care services include: I have this obsession with trying to make things sustainable. Over the years of developing this business I’ve learned that that’s a lot easier said then done.
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Top 7 Essential Garden Tools If you plan on maintaining your garden, growing beautiful plants, and keeping the weeds at bay, you’re definitely going to need these 7 tools. 1. Hose No sense in buying those plants you saw at the garden center if you have no way to water them! A watering can or
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How do I get rid of weeds for good without herbicides? Herbicides are very effective at killing weeds but they can also kill other plants in your garden that you want to keep. Sheet mulching is when you cover an area completely with cardboard and then add soil and mulch on top to create a
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