Jun 21, 2019 | Blog post, Holistic land care, Landscape Design, Permaculture, Rainwater harvesting
Drought proofing your landscape – Part two It’s still looking dry out there. As of June 21, 2019, the rainfall data for this area is shocking. We have only received 46% of our average rainfall for the year. This is significant as we journey into our driest...Jan 17, 2019 | Blog post, Holistic land care, Landscape Design, Permaculture
Last month we posted a blog about, what appears to be increased use of gravel within landscapes of new homes on Vancouver Island, at least in the mid-island area. If you haven’t read this you might want to take a moment, you can find it here… We had a massive response...Oct 27, 2018 | Blog post, Holistic land care, Permaculture, Soil food web
I see a growing trend within new subdivisions on Vancouver Island where gravel is being used as a replacement for grass or another ground cover. I believe this is an example of short-term thinking and economics, people are being sold a bill of goods without seeing the... 
Jul 3, 2018 | Blog post, Landscape Design, Soil food web
This blog post focuses on another garden myth, this time it’s, “If I plant fewer plants within a given area this result in less work for me in terms of maintenance, less plants equal less work.” I see a huge variety of plantings in both commercial and...