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Watering your tree is the number one thing you can do to help it stay healthy throughout a drought. Watering your trees weekly will help them tremendously. Even very large and mature trees benefit from being watered. If the amount of water you can use is restricted it is best to water only the base of the tree and not your whole yard.

Learn how to treat some of the most common tree pests found in Victoria, BC

Pruning vs Growth Regulators

Here’s how to keep your garden as weed-free as possible

Essential tips for maintaining your garden in Victoria, BC

Essential tips and strategies for lawn maintenance in Victoria

Here are practical tips on how to make your lawn greener in Victoria

Our tips on choosing a Christmas tree and preventing needles from falling off.

Every year, strong winds break off branches or cause entire trees to fall over, leaving debris all over roads, yards, and houses. Additionally, Victoria receives wet snowfall during the winter months which builds up on tree branches and causes them to break off or even for the entire tree to fall over.

Here are steps to protect your garden through the winter months

Effective ways to safeguard your garden during dry spells

Safeguard your plants during Victoria's dry summers

Pruning your cherry trees to keep them producing quality fruit, keeps the tree healthy and encourages them to grow into your desired size and shape. Pruning will also help prevent disease, by creating more open space for air flow.

Pruning plum trees is not difficult, but it is very important. Plums can become very heavy, so when branches are weak this can cause them to break off. Encouraging healthy growth on your plum tree will leave you with a stronger tree and better fruit. Let’s go over the steps of how to properly prune your plum tree.

Subtropical plants such as yucca, palm trees and banana trees will benefit from being protected with burlap during temperatures below zero degrees celsius. If your subtropical plants are in pots it is beneficial to bring them inside your home or garage.

Here’s how to achieve and maintain stunning topiary forms

It’s important that transplanting be done properly, otherwise you risk stunting the shrubs' growth, or worse, killing the shrub. Follow these tips to transplant your shrub successfully.

Proper hedge trimming can enhance the beauty of your garden

Dormant oil is a type of mineral oil that helps to protect your landscaping from aphids, scale insects, mites and other parasitic species that put your plant’s health at risk. Dormant oil is non-toxic to people and pets. Dormant oil is applied by spraying it onto a trees branches and trunk. It is not harmful to the tree in any way. The insects die by drowning in the oil.

Trees have special cells that monitor the light-to-dark ratio. When sufficient light is detected, the light receptors will tell the tree to start growing. The tree knows it spring because the days are getting longer.

Pollinators are animals that carry pollen from flower to flower or within flowers. Common pollinators in Victoria include bees, birds, butterflies, beetles, wasps, bats and ants. Wind can act as a pollinator by spreading pollen from flower to flower.

Although Sidney BC is a very well-kept area, it is still highly susceptible to invasive plants like Himalayan blackberries and English ivy. These invasive plants are difficult to remove and typically have very resilient growth, making it easy to choke out native species. Invasive plant removals often aren’t done properly, with the plant growing back shortly after removal.

There are a number of invasive plant species found in Oak Bay, including the Himalayan blackberry, English ivy, broom, daphne, thistle, and others. If you have any of these on your property and want it removed, you are in the right place. We specialize in invasive plant removals.

Lichen thrives in shady and damp environments so it is no wonder why it is very common in Victoria, BC. Lichen is white, beige, green or brown in colour often and has a flaky looking texture.

Moss thrives in shady and damp environments. Moss can be many shades of green or yellow and has a soft looking texture. It is common for moss to grow on trees. The moss attaches to the tree only on the surface and does not take any nutrients from the tree or harm the tree in any way.

Making the Right Choice for Your Lawn

When you get a tree removed, it’s a good idea to get the stump removed as well to give the area the best possible finished look. Leftover stumps look untidy and prevent the area from being used efficiently. Stumps can take over 50 years to brake down naturally, so if the stump is not ground out you will be left with it for a long time.

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