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THE EDIBLE GARDEN

One of the best ways to get more enjoyment from your residential landscape and your garden (and the labour required in it) is to include some edible plants that will enhance your cooking. There is something special in the simple task of wandering out to the garden...

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LOOKING PAST THE FLOWERS

  I am someone who loves the vibrant colours, the variety and the interest that perennial and annual flowers provide in the residential landscape. However, it’s also important to make sure that the underlying design of that landscape is sound. Because at some point...

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CHILDRENS GARDENS

  It is a wonderful thing to imagine and create a garden that will stimulate the mind of a child and encourage outdoor activity and enjoyment for them. It doesn’t take a large space to do this, and in fact a hidden or overlooked corner of the backyard is sometimes the...

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PERMITS AND PROTECTION ON SITES

  When doing any construction on your property you have to take a serious look at what living elements are on and about your property. At D.A Gracey, many of our projects involve dealing with permits for the landscape work we are doing. Occasionally we have been...

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WE ARE HAVING A GARDEN PARTY!

  “LET'S HAVE A GARDEN PARTY THIS YEAR.” It started out as such a simple idea, and something we had talked about for the last few years. Somehow, even though we started each season with good intentions, we always found a reason not to host this event and promised...

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Drawings and models

A landscape design starts with our passion of the outdoors and a creativity that combines with your lifestyle needs and wish list. These design ideas get tossed around within a conceptual drawing first. We work out what we hear from you and transfer it to paper. Your...

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CLEMATIS: QUEEN OF THE CLIMBERS

There is something so wonderful about seeing clematis in flower. Exotic blooms; some the size of dinner plates, cover a trellis or wall in a broad stroke of colour. Typically we think of clematis growing flat against trellis or wall, but as long as they are given...

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I HAVE GRADUATED…NOW WHAT?

There are many different stories that go along with going to University. I completed my professional degree in four years, with the rest of my classmates. University was a great time for learning, making new friends and just growing as a person. I learnt that taking...

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IT’S HELLEBORES TIME

When I first started gardening my priority was to plant flowers that I could cut, that were colourful and showy. I relied a lot on standard annuals and perennials to achieve my goals. I also planted only a few of each type in order to have as much variety as possible....

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WHAT GARDEN STYLE ARE YOU?

It is nice to know that the spring of 2014 will soon be here; greatly anticipated after this really cold and icy winter!! Many homeowners will be thinking about either a renovation of an existing landscape or a whole new landscape design to compliment a new home....

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WALKING ON THE WILDLIFE SIDE…

As I look outside at this years never-ending winter landscape, I have been enjoying the sights and sounds of the various forms of wildlife that are also enduring this winter.  My daughter is calling me the crazy bird lady, as I am often to be found filling up the many...

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