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Working With a Landscape Designer
Working With A Landscape Designer Are you ready to hire a landscape designer and start your property design and installation process? Are you not sure of how and when to [...]
Case Study – Aeration Tubes and Tree Root Growth
One of the biggest contributors to tree stress and health issues is soil compaction. In the city especially, foot traffic, construction, and vehicle traffic, all contribute to a lack of [...]
Symbols of Hope – Survivor Trees
Trees are resilient. They have been on earth for hundreds of millions of years and always seem to find a way to adapt and thrive in their environments. It is [...]
Managing Salt Damage to Your Plants
Spring is officially here, but our trees and shrubs may continue to be affected by our city’s winter ice management practices. Cities use thousands of tons of salt to combat [...]
Can Trees and People Co-Exist in the City? We Think So!
Sometimes when old houses and old trees come together, issues like that of the 300-year-old oak tree and the house foundation arise. Tree roots themselves are not the cause of [...]
Groom Your Trees!
Regular maintenance, such as tree pruning, is important to protect your trees from injury and decline, while keeping them looking their best. We recommended having your trees on a regular [...]
Take Your Tree for a Walk!
No, we don’t mean literally. However, there are ways to allow your trees to “stretch their legs,” so to speak. Tree roots need oxygen in order to spread and [...]
Trees in Mythology
For hundreds of thousands of years, people have been fascinated by trees and felt a strong connection to them. Trees have played a role in mythology, legend, religion and [...]
FORCING BRANCHES FOR BEAUTIFUL INDOOR WINTER BLOOMS
The steps to force branches from spring flowering trees and shrubs are surprisingly simple and easy to follow. Forcing is the technique of creating an indoor environment that simulates [...]
Forcing Branches for Beautiful Indoor Winter Blooms
The steps to force branches from spring flowering trees and shrubs are surprisingly simple and easy to follow. Forcing is the technique of creating an indoor environment that simulates spring [...]
Find Cohen & Master at the National Home Show!
Cohen & Master are excited to be participating in this year's National Home Show, co-located with Canada Blooms! The Home Show is being held at the Enercare Centre at 100 [...]
Be Good To Your Trees This Spring!
Trees are remarkable living organisms that give humans the necessities of life and awe-inspiring natural beauty. It’s time for us to return the favour. Trees in cities need [...]
2018 Landscape Design Trends and Tips
2018 is shaping up to be another fabulous year for creating enjoyable outdoor property spaces. A professionally designed beautiful and relaxing space can improve the quality of your life. Landscaping [...]
Protect Your Plants from De-Icing Salts This Winter
Winter is coming! This means snow, and ice and the inevitable de-icing salts to keep our roadways and sidewalks slip-free. This salt ends up in the soil of our front [...]
Aeration Tubes & Urban Soils
Tree health hinges on healthy and productive roots. Tree roots require active, well structured soils in order to receive what they need. Tree roots needs two things: Oxygen Water Water [...]
Are your trees storm-ready?
Recently, a storm burst resulted in a fair amount of tree failure throughout the city. When trees break apart in our city, there is nearly always a resulting consequence [...]
Display & Prepare Your Trees This Fall
Autumn is the time of year when trees become the uncontested star of the landscape. A new focus is given to our gardens. A healthy tree will explode into rich [...]
Maintain & Protect Your Plants this Summer with These Tips
Summer is here and our landscapes and gardens are now in full swing! The warm summer months allow for maximum enjoyment of our green spaces. While this is an important [...]
What is a Heritage Tree?
It is no secret that trees provide environmental, economic and health benefits. However, trees can also carry a cultural importance as part of a city’s heritage. In the province of [...]
Terminal infestations – How to treat pests and diseases that leave no tree standing.
Travelling around southern Ontario, it won’t take long before you come across an individual tree or stand of trees that are stone dead, despite being perfectly healthy as little as [...]
Have a construction project? Don’t forget to call an arborist!
Any building development, home improvements or construction projects in Toronto and most of the GTA require a Tree Preservation Plan and Arborist Report to proceed. These reports are designed around [...]
Why You Should Plant a Tree This Spring
Spring is a great time to think about planting a new tree. There are many benefits of having trees on your property. They provide shade in the summer to help [...]
Gypsy Moth – How to Spot the Signs of Infestation
Gypsy Moth, Lymantria dispar (Linnaeus) is an insect that inhabits southern Ontario and the GTA. While we will discover some inconsequential level of Gypsy Moth in our customer’s landscapes every [...]
Why Spring is a Good Time to Prune Your Trees
Spring is here at last! As your trees wake up from their long winter’s nap, we recommend taking a closer look at them to see what needs to be repaired [...]