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When the Grass isn’t Greener

You can’t beat the hot days of summer. The sun is shining; the kids are beating the heat running through a sprinkler and eating freezies. The flowers are in full bloom; vegetable gardens are growing at rapid rates but, the lawn, however, is most likely a nice, hay-like consistency.

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How to Hire a Landscaper

Do you ever wonder what goes in to hiring a contracted landscaping or snow removal company?
Tune into the CCI Podcast sponsored by the Grand River Chapter to hear a property manager and contractor discuss what you should look for when hiring a landscape/snow removal company.

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Happy Canada Day Weekend!

Happy Canada Day weekend!! Some of you will remember this. (I am Canadian!) It was initially a commercial for Molson Canadian released in March 2020 (just in time for hockey playoffs). Over the years it’s become a Canadian staple and the words still hold true.

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Common Landscaping Concerns – Communication is the Key

As landscapers, there are common concerns we tend to hear during the course of “green” season (spring/summer) particularly from condominium residents – “the weeds weren’t taken care of; the grass in my backyard isn’t cut; my grass won’t grow (that’s another blog – 🙂 ); the bushes aren’t trimmed; why don’t you remove the dead bushes?”

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To Mulch or Not to Mulch

We’ve all seen the bright red, different browns and the black coloured garden bed/tree circle fillers that give your property a finished look but did you know that “finish” has a purpose?

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