by PeterLS | Nov 20, 2012 | Plants and Soils.
So Dirt is actually not the right term to explain the complex continuously growing media that plant life needs to…well…grow. Soil is composed of bacteria and microorganisms that assist decomposing organic matter into nutrients that enrich the soil. As landscapers will...
by PeterLS | Aug 20, 2012 | Plants and Soils.
Choosing the right Plant Soil combination is one of the most interesting dilemmas a gardener has to face. In order to understand how we could go about this, we must first understand how soil itself is defined. One definition has described it as the unconsolidated...
by PeterLS | Feb 12, 2011 | Landscape Materials
Concrete or paving, which is better? Many people ask me which of these two is better, I simply have to answer them that it’s not really a matter of which one is better but more to do with the theme that they are trying to create in their landscape...
by PeterLS | Jan 21, 2011 | Landscape Materials
Some of the questions that people face is of course what to build their Retaining wall out of, which material will last the longest, which is the cheapest etc. I believe it is always a matter of what we call your Theme, All of the materials available for building a...
by PeterLS | Jan 8, 2011 | Landscape Materials
Treated Timber has been used for many years now and for a while we were able to get CCA treated hardwood, it’s not available now though for the following reason. The difference is that Softwood is what we call Open Grain timber and Hardwood is a...
