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TOXIC PLANTS FOR DOGS

TL;DR Several common garden plants are toxic to dogs, including azaleas, sago palms, tulips, and daffodils. Ingesting these plants can cause symptoms like vomiting, diarrhea, drooling, lethargy, and in severe cases, seizures or heart problems. Immediate veterinary care is crucial…

2021 GTA Turfgrass Year in review

2021 was quite a year! For those of us who work in the trades or service industry, as life started to get back to normal for most people, the labour market shrunk dramatically, and finding skilled labour has become increasingly…

2020 also very stressful on lawns!

2020 presented unusually difficult challenges for lawns in Ontario as they are made up of “cool-season” grasses (Kentucky bluegrass and perennial ryegrass) that cannot easily survive extended periods of high temperatures (over 28 deg C) and long durations without rainfall…

The value of the North American lawn

The value of the American lawn Parwinder Grewal, Ph.D. Urban Landscape Ecology Program, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH 44691, USA Introduction Lawns are a central part of landscapes throughout North America, and have emerged as the dominant land use…