Author: Tina Futcher

Rock salt is commonly used as a deicing agent, helping prevent winter accidents on roads, driveways and sidewalks. Road crews often add rock salt as a preventative measure when wintry…

You don’t need to watch the nightly weather forecast on your local television station to know that there is a chill in the air. Plants feel it, too, and like…

Hi Clients and friends Some people ask whether they should cut their perennials down i fall or spring . My answer always is in the fall because I like a…

While using kelp and kelp products to enhance growing environments is not new, it has been a well kept secret until fairly recently. Kelp is not a primary source of…

This 24 unit strata property was neglected for many yeas – meaning all bushes were overgrown with years of leaves under shrubs and all gardens were filled with horrible bark…

When you buy your tree make sure the nursery soaks the root ball in water before the drive home! New trees should be staked for up to one year and…

Elite Garden Maintenance is a new member of VISOA Bulletin August 2016 •1“Assisting Strata Councils and Owners since 1973”VISO AVancouver Island Strata Owners Association

I took a course at an arboretum and it was taught by a certified arborist and his firm and they said that staking a tree is probably the worst thing…

Hello Friends ! This Lavatera is one of my all time favorite shrubs especially that it grows fast and is one of the longest blooming shrubs around ! Lavatera thuringiaca…

Wood ash is an excellent source of lime and potassium for your garden. Not only that, using ashes in the garden also provides many of the trace elements that plants…