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Five Garden Features Children Love Other Than A Lawn

Shade and shadow provided by trees and tall shrubs are places children enjoy playing under and near - it excites their imagination and...

Five important factors which will influence your decision on where to plant trees in your garden:

Framing views you prefer and at the same time placing groups of trees and tall shrubs to mask less desirable angles Groups of trees...

SERIES: TOP TREES for Urban Home Landscapes

Our ‘Top Trees’ series highlights Martin’s favourite trees *under 10 metres* to use in urban home landscape designs - except for Top...

Fallen leaves are solid gold

Darwin studied earthworms for decades before he wrote his final paper concluding that earthworms are responsible for creating our soils –...

The 'danger' of guaranteeing newly planted trees

A nursery grown tree has had its root system minimized to make it lighter to transport and to reduce transplant shock. To still enable...

Selective leaf colour change in trees

The changes of colour in sugar maples at autumn time give us a vivid picture of this species’ internal process of readying itself for the...

Top "Classic Canadian" Trees for Urban Home Landscapes (Zone 5)

Our ‘Top Trees’ series typically highlights Martin’s favourite trees 'under 10 metres' for use in urban home landscapes – not so this...

Tree Walk in Downtown Guelph

Saturday, October 10, 2020 at 2pm Learn to read trees - what makes our city trees happy and healthy? Find out how we can each do our part...

Top Trees of Striking Form Under 10 Metres for Urban Home Landscapes (Zone 5)

Our ‘Top Trees’ series highlights Martin’s favourite trees under 10 metres for use in urban home landscapes. This month, we showcase some...