Posts by Mark McGuire
The New Truck
Last summer we desperately needed a truck as job requests were getting larger and we were getting busier. Running a gardening business out of my Toyota RAV4 was getting ridiculous. Then we bought this stupid, rusted out, POS: the white truck.
Read MoreA blend of Wild and Tame
Our client, Lisa, presented us with a wildflower space that had gone to the weeds. She had various places in her yard that needed attention.
Read MoreReplacing Raised Beds
Our Client, Lesley, presented us with a raised bed that had a thistle forest growing in it. She said they used to grow lots of food in there. She requested new raised beds that were higher up and a stable footing underneath. She also had us do lots of work all around her yard, planting,…
Read MoreReducing Lawn
Our client, Nor, presented us with a grassy hillside, saying that she’d like to eliminate lawn on her property (so that she wouldn’t have to mow). She has a small tree at the top of the hill with some shade so we planted hostas up there, and then as the sun increased we planted Coral…
Read MoreStone Edging
This was such a fun project! Our clients Scott and Robyn were open to almost anything as long as it was sustainable and beautiful. They were so fun to work with! They had a backyard that had pretty much only grass and a few hostas. They asked us to add perennials and bushes around the…
Read MoreWildflowers and Grasses
Our client Emily presented us with an area of her yard that she wanted to have us weed out the “Horse grass” as she called it…It’s a grass that is very invasive and large. Along with other more invasive weeds. She had already planted many beautiful native plants and asked that we add more native…
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