Spring checklist for a GTA property
Eleven things to do between the thaw and the first cut, in the order that matters.
ReadFall checklist: what to do before the ground freezes
Nine jobs in October and November that are cheap now and expensive in May.
ReadHow winter damages hardscape, and how to prevent it
Plow shoes, salt, snow piles and the spring repair bill nobody budgets for.
ReadReading a snow contract before you sign it
Trigger depth, priority, the city windrow, salt and what happens in a 40 cm storm.
ReadWhen to book landscape work in the GTA
The calendar that decides whether you are using the yard in June or in September.
ReadIce melt products compared: what to use on stone, concrete and lawn edges
Rock salt, calcium chloride, magnesium and the ones that quietly ruin surfaces.
ReadRepairing a lawn after winter: snow mold, salt and plow damage
Three different injuries that look similar in April and need different fixes.
ReadWatering a GTA lawn and garden in July
Deep and infrequent, early morning, and the signs you are doing it wrong.
ReadWhy aeration and overseeding belong in September
The best four weeks of the year for turf, and what happens if you wait for spring.
ReadWinter pruning: what to cut and what to leave alone
Dormant season is the right time for structure, and the wrong time for several common shrubs.
ReadThe first year of a new landscape: what it needs
Water, settling, joints and the two things that go wrong in season one.
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