How to Decide When to Close Your Pool
Although there are plenty of water worshippers out there who would love to keep swimming outdoors all year round, unfortunately this isn’t an option for residents of the Great White North. Shutting down your outdoor swimming pool is an annual event that’s as traditional as heading back to school, celebrating Labour Day or the taking […]
Top Landscaping Tips to Hide Pool Equipment
Everybody loves a swimming pool – especially in the summer. However, a swimming pool is more than just a hole in the ground filled with water. If that was the case, it’d be more likely you had a pond, slough or swamp in your backyard! Swimming pools require a lot of equipment to run properly. […]
What Is Urban Gardening?
Simply put, urban gardening is the activity of growing plants in a city. Due to space constraints in many cities, this means that urban gardening may take on forms not necessarily seen in rural areas. If an urban resident doesn’t have room to grow plants in their backyard, they might join a community garden, hang […]
How to Landscape for Privacy Around Your Pool
Landscaping can not only improve the privacy around your pool, it can also improve the area’s safety while enhancing the immediate environment and allowing for better enjoyment of the pool itself. By utilizing fast growing and dense plants around your yard, you’re able to maximize your privacy without the need for building a fence. This […]
4 Tips for Planning Perfect Summer BBQ Gatherings
Now that summer is upon us, it’s time to invite over the family and friends, gather in the backyard and enjoy the warm weather. There’s nothing like a BBQ party to make it feel like it’s summer. In this article we’ll go over some of the more high end changes you can make to your […]
Ideas for Landscaping Your Driveway
When one speaks of landscaping, its not very often that the first thing to come to mind is a driveway. However, driveways play an important role in a house’s overall curb appeal. The fact is that the driveway acts as an introduction to the house that’s just as important as the paint job, the front […]
4 Money Saving Landscaping Tips
When it comes to landscaping, choosing the proper seasons for certain tasks will save you not only money, but time. Picking the right seasons for landscaping tasks will bring down the amount of effort required and the amount of money that needs to be spend. This article covers four seasonal tips that will lower your […]
Why Hire a Professional Landscaper?
Although one of the joys of working on your yard is the feeling of accomplishment, there are many reasons why it might be in your best interest to hire a professional landscaper. In this article, we go over reasons why hiring an experienced professional might allow for even more of a sense of accomplishment than […]
4 Best Ways To Use Fences in Your Landscaping
The old saying goes that fences make good neighbours. It’s true that fences can play an important role in creating privacy, delineating property and beautifying an area, but there are some ways in which fences can be better used than others. This article will outline the four best ways to use fences in your landscaping. […]
Guide to Finding How Much Sun Your Garden Gets
Understanding how much sun your garden gets should play a large role in what you’re attempting to grow and where. Certain plants require more sun, while others are lovers of shade. While knowing which plants are which is a good start to optimizing your gardening efforts, having an appreciation of the actual amount of sun […]