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What’s the loud boom I hear in my lawn? Frost quakes

That’s right, your lawn isn’t wrestling with eating too much over the holidays, but it is making strange, loud and unusual noises, deep down below.

Earth Day prelude- Learn Professional lawn care tips at St.James Park in Toronto

MEDIA RELEASE April 17, 2012 Volunteers return to St. James Park Event will demonstrate turf maintenance is simple and fun TORONTO, Ont. — Last December, over 150 green industry professionals volunteered and donated new sod, soil, mulch and labour valued…

How to save your lawn & trees from heat and drought stress

It is sweltering hot and humid out there!  Many homeowners like you want to know how you can help your lawn and garden make it through this heat. Forecasts highs of 34 deg C (93 F) today and 37 deg C…

Spruce Trees Losing Needles – Sawfly Emergency

Yellow-headed sawfly are attacking spruce trees right now. These voracious eaters strip needles from spruce, and those needles will NEVER grow back. In three years, they can kill a tree. If your spruce is under attack DO NOT PRUNE the…

What does this winter mean for my lawn and trees?

Environment Canada says we’ll be getting normal temperatures and snow levels this winter. So winter 2011 will be colder and snowier than 2010. We’re expecting temperatures averaging around  -9c and about  130 to 140 cm of snow over the season. Already, we have…

Magnolia trees & sap-sucking scales

Looking for help with your magnolia tree care?  If you live in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), please contact us. Magnolias are always recognized as the harbinger of spring.  Their flowers are grandiose and magnificent.  Magnolia scale threatens these trees…

What do I do with all these spruce needles?

I got another interesting question recently. We handle tree care as well as lawn care, and you’d be surprised how much overlap there is. “Spruce needles (lots of reddish brown needles) have fallen from very old trees onto my lawn,…