LANDSCAPING REMINDERS - FALL AND WINTER 2007 - 08
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
*** SPRING BULB PLANTING TIME IS NOW! IF YOU HAVE A LARGE PROJECT YOU WANT DONE, EMAIL OR CALL US.*** Remember last year's storms? You may want to consider tying up trees, shrubs and hedges so they don't get bent over too far; and wrapping some with burlap for protection. We can handle this for you.
*** Fall and Winter are the best time to plant trees and shrubs. The plant roots have lots of time to establish themselves during the rainy season.
*** Fall and Winter are also the best times to prune most trees and shrubs. Most properties also need leaves and debris cleaned up during this time. Our staff aren't as busy, so we can get to your work faster.
*** Fall and Winter are great times to get projects like pathways, stairs and patios, irrigation systems done before the busy spring gets here. We can do all these for you.
*** THE DARK MONTHS OF NOVEMBER TO FEBRUARY - THINK ABOUT INSTALLING A HIGH QUALITY LANDSCAPE LIGHTING SYSTEM TO MAKE YOUR PROPERTY SAFER AND MORE ATTRACTIVE! WE WILL DESIGN IT, SUPPLY AND INSTALL IT FOR YOU.
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A RECENT FLAGSTONE PATH PROJECT
For a recent project we replaced an old and outdated sloping concrete and landscape tie path with a new flagstone "Mica Slate" path and front steps, planted with Wooly Thyme in the gaps. The purpose is/was to give the property a more classic English garden look.
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THE SAME PROPERTY AFTER PATHS AND STEPS BUILT:
This is the same property a while later with paths constructed from "Mica Slate" flagstones and steps built from local Granite; after we have dug out the old path, laid down and compacted sand, installed the flagstones, packed additional sand and soil in the gaps, & planted creeping Wooly Thyme in the wider gaps.
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A NORTH VANCOUVER COMPLETE YARD PROJECT
Monday, November 12, 2007
This is a picture of the side
yard part way into a landscape renovation project we completed on the North Shore. The old planting has been removed and a pressure treated wood retaining wall and new cedar fence have been constructed at the very back. A basalt stone wall has been built below the deck to create a large level planting area. After this, 60 cubic yards of fill and soil have to be added to level the back yard and side yard, then plants, turf and fertilizers are to be added. We are blowing soil in through the large red hose - a cost-saving technique in hard to access or steep properties found through the North Shore and Bowen Island.
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THE SAME YARD A FEW DAYS LATER:
This is the same side yard looking into the back yard. Soil, plants, and the new lawn turf have been added. What a difference a few days of work make! Landscape lighting has also been added but it's not visible.
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