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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Yesterday was a hot day to be pulling weeds but I still got the job done on schedule! Check out these before and after pictures of her garden: I spent most of the day on my knees pulling crabgrass along with a few other weeds (but it was mostly crabgrass). Then at what felt like
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After a brief hiatus, I’m back in the tree planting game. This time I’m only planting saplings because honestly I hate planting big trees. They’re heavy, and they aren’t a good solution for carbon sequestration. Saplings on the other hand can be planted in bulk and have the potential to make a significant difference to
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Happy New Year! As I reflect on the things I’ve learned in 2022, one lesson sticks out among all the rest. The number one lesson I learned in 2022 is that the time is now! Stop waiting! If you’ve been thinking about doing something but don’t think you’re ready, start doing that thing today! You
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Chez Carroll Property Services, nous concevons des jardins nécessitant peu d’entretien en utilisant les principes de la permaculture en tenant compte de vos besoins spécifiques et uniques. Que vous souhaitiez une prairie fleurie pleine de plantes indigènes de l’Ontario pour les pollinisateurs ou une ferme urbaine conçue pour mettre de la nourriture sur la table,
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How Building Your Pond Right Can Decrease Mosquito Populations Written by – Scott Carroll You might think that adding a pond to your garden would create the perfect breeding grounds for mosquitos. Well, you might be right if you miss certain key elements when designing your pond. If your pond is infested with skeeters, adding
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Why You Should Never Give Clients a Good Deal By Scott Carroll – Garden Designer Everybody is always asking for a good deal, but if you reduce your prices for clients you can end up regretting it down the line. Charging the right amount allows you to deliver your product or service to the highest
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Pond Builders in Southern Ontario My name is Scott Carroll and I am a pond builder based in Ajax, Ontario. Ajax is in the Durham region just East of Toronto and we serve the Greater Toronto Area and beyond. Our goal is to restore broken habitats by building ponds with native plants that will provide
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The Five Worst Things for Your Carbon Footprint If you are, like me, a human living on planet earth in 2022, your carbon footprint is probably pretty massive. Everything we do from mineral extraction to manufacturing and even agriculture has a net positive impact on total atmospheric carbon. The world’s forests can offset some of
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