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In The Summer: Being Canadian, many of us wouldn’t dare complain about the summer heat! Well… here’s the complaint: after the heavy spring rainfall comes the summertime drought, which is especially difficult for nature to endure. Repercussions of this drastic seasonal transition can come in many forms such as bare patches in the lawn from…

Summer.  What a glorious time of year.  The frenzy of Spring gardening activity has subsided somewhat and it’s mostly just the mundane mowing routine that reminds us there are still things that need attention in the lawn and garden. First things first…the LAWN.  Double check the height of your mower blades.  They should be cutting…

Mid summer in the Maritimes can be the best of times, and the worst of times.  Sunny skies, warm weather and vacation time for many make summer one of the most anticipated seasons of the year.  Warming temperatures, however, also give rise to the common nuisance pest, the chinch bug.  The chinch bug is an…

Shrub pruning is a garden chore which most of us have tackled at least once, some more successfully than others.  It is a relatively easy task, provided one has the right tools, the right technique and the right timing!  There are always exceptions to every rule, but in general there are some simple guidelines to…

Whether one believes that global warming is creating warmer temperatures in our region or not, one thing is true for sure:  when we do have weather events, they are far more severe than in the recent past.  Ice storms, hurricane winds, and rain storms mimicking monsoons all have had an impact on us in one…

Grubs! What are they?  Grubs are the larvae of certain beetles, which are causing an increasing amount of lawn damage in recent years.  White grubs (June Bug, or Japanese Beetle or European Chafer larvae) have a C-like formation to their body and have 6 legs with a brownish head.  Fully grown, they are approximately 4cm…

A Spring Clean Up is a sanitary measure to prepare your lawn for the new growing season.  During the winter months, the grass has been laid down by the weight of the snow and becomes matted with dead grass foliage.  Combined with excessive spring moisture, this situation can cause poor vigour in lawn growth as…