by Jessica Salvador | May 12, 2020 | Garden Care, Garden Clean Up, Gardening Vancouver, Plants and Flowers
Finalize your annual plant display. Order and buy your plants in mid-to late May. Plant summer annuals. Plan on getting right into planting mode during the last two weekends in May. This is the typical “frost free” period for all of America, even Canada. Getting your...
by Jessica Salvador | Feb 15, 2017 | Garden Care, Garden Clean Up, Gardening Vancouver, Hedge Trimming, Landscaping Vancouver, Plants and Flowers
This spring will surely be a time of repairing and replacing plants in Vancouver gardens. Vancouver gardeners have experienced an extreme winter to say the least. Several snowfalls brought heavy, wet snow to our landscapes. Following the snow were periods of hard...
by Jessica Salvador | Apr 28, 2014 | Garden Clean Up, Landscaping Vancouver, Lawn Care, Pressure Washing
Three Ways To Get Rid of Moss In Your Landscape. Moss on the pathways. As the spring garden clean up season gets under way in Vancouver, after a high rainfall winter with several snowfalls, it’s noticeably slippery on sidewalks, driveways and decks. Professional...
by Jessica Salvador | Apr 15, 2014 | Garden Clean Up, Gardening Vancouver
Hack the Winter Blues Away If you love to prune, cut and saw your way through the garden, spring is a joyous time. As winter fades, keep shrubs healthy and maximize flowering by hacking the following shrubs down to a simple framework. For example, your Buddleja...
by Jessica Salvador | Mar 24, 2014 | Garden Clean Up, Gardening Vancouver
Top 4 Easy Spring Gardening Techniques to quickly clean up your yard in spring. Quick Cut Backs Give the garden a spruce-up by removing dead branches from shrubs and cutting back ornamental grasses and perennials that were left over winter. The garden will have an...
by Jessica Salvador | Feb 17, 2014 | Garden Clean Up, Gardening Vancouver, Hedge Trimming, Landscaping Vancouver
Treat your plants to some TLC. Check for dead branches or winter damage and prune them cleanly. Trim perennials or grasses that have been left through winter. Formal hedges benefit from a trim and look clean with manicured, straight lines. This can be done by hand...