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Creating real gardens for real people with busy lives! Down2Earth Landscape Design specializes in designing low maintenance sustainable gardens from initial visit to final ex*****on.

06/11/2026

Considering a pondless water feature for your garden?

Pondless waterfalls, fountainscapes, spillway bowls, bubbling rocks and disappearing streams allow homeowners to enjoy the sound and movement of water without the maintenance and safety concerns of a traditional pond.

🎧 Catch the full episode on your favourite podcast app, or watch it on the Down the Garden Path Podcast YouTube channel!

06/09/2026

There's just a few days left to visit Fleur de Roy and pick your own peonies 🌸

✨ The Peony Bloom Festival wraps up this Friday, June 12th. Grab a ticket while you can at fleurderoy.com.

06/05/2026

🏡 Are you starting a landscape project in 2026?

Before you choose materials, call a contractor, or fall too far down the Pinterest rabbit hole, you’ll want to tune in for some practical advice to help you plan with confidence.

🎧 Watch the full episode of "5 Tips for Starting a Landscape Project" on your favourite podcast app, or watch it on the Down the Garden Path Podcast YouTube channel!

🏡 Want to make your garden feel fuller, softer, and more alive without taking up more ground space?In “Growing Up,” feat...
06/01/2026

🏡 Want to make your garden feel fuller, softer, and more alive without taking up more ground space?

In “Growing Up,” featured in the latest issue of Sideroads, I explore how flowering vines can transform fences, arbours, trellises, sheds, and awkward corners into lush vertical garden features.

🌿 From classic clematis and climbing hydrangea to hummingbird-friendly honeysuckle and fast-growing annuals like morning glory and sweet pea, there’s a vine for almost every garden situation.

👉 Read the full article for tips on choosing the right climber for your space.�Visit www.sideroads.ca to view a digital version or pick up a hard copy while you’re out and about.

📍WHERE TO FIND SIDEROADS: You’ll find copies of Sideroads Magazine at high-traffic spots across Scugog — including more than 120 locations — as well as in Sunderland, Beaverton, Uxbridge, Whitby, Oshawa, and Brooklin. Sideroads is also featured in Destination Ontario tourist offices across the province, with additional reach into select Toronto locations, Barrie, Orillia and the Kawarthas — including Little Britain, Lindsay, Peterborough, Fenelon Falls, and Bobcaygeon.

05/29/2026

🍎 More branches do not always mean better fruit.

In fact, too many branches can block sunlight, crowd the canopy, and leave your fruit small, hard, or less flavourful.

In this week’s episode, author and fruit tree care educator Susan Poizner discusses the benefits of strategic pruning. When you thin out the right branches, your tree can put more energy into the fruit that remains. The result? Better airflow, more sunshine, and sweeter, tastier fruit.

🎧 Catch the full episode on your favourite podcast app, or watch it on the Down the Garden Path Podcast YouTube channel!

🏡 Mulch can be a huge help around trees… but only when used the right way.One of the biggest mistakes I see is the “mu...
05/28/2026

🏡 Mulch can be a huge help around trees… but only when used the right way.

One of the biggest mistakes I see is the “mulch volcano,” where mulch is piled up against the trunk of a tree. It might look tidy, but it can actually cause problems over time by encouraging roots to grow into the mulch and inviting extra moisture, insects, and damage around the base of the tree.

🌳 Instead, think of mulch like a donut, not a mountain.

A simple rule to follow is the 3-3-3 method:

👉 3 inches deep
👉 3 feet wide
👉 3 inches away from the trunk

✨ That little gap around the trunk matters. It helps protect the tree while still giving you the benefits of mulch: cooler soil, better moisture retention, fewer weeds, and less chance of mower or weed-whipper damage.

🎧 Catch the full Down the Garden Path episode of "Why Do Gardens Need Mulch?" on your favourite podcast app, or watch it on the Down the Garden Path Podcast YouTube channel.

05/22/2026

🏡 Black mulch might look sharp when it first goes down… but I prefer a more natural mulch, like composted pine, over dyed mulch. It still gives you that rich, dark look in the garden, but it also breaks down in a way that actually supports your soil.

Mulch isn’t supposed to be the main attraction 👉 It’s there to protect your plants, feed your soil, hold moisture, and help your garden thrive.

And if the dye ends up on your hands, your brickwork, or fades to grey in the garden… it might be time to rethink what you’re putting down.

🎧 Catch the full episode on your favourite podcast app, or watch it on the Down the Garden Path Podcast YouTube channel!

🌿 Is your dad impossible to shop for? This year, skip the socks and BBQ tools and surprise him with “Down the Garden Pat...
05/20/2026

🌿 Is your dad impossible to shop for? This year, skip the socks and BBQ tools and surprise him with “Down the Garden Path: A Step-By-Step Guide to Your Ontario Garden” by Joanne Shaw and Matthew Dressing!

🏠 Tailored for Ontario's unique climate, this easy-to-follow monthly guide is packed with seasonal tips to help Dad cultivate a lush, low-maintenance garden all year round.

Whether he's a seasoned green thumb or just starting out, here are a few reasons he’s sure to enjoy it:
👉 The book is easy to follow with month-by-month breakdowns tailored for gardens in USDA zone 5
👉 It has expert Insights and proven strategies from seasoned professional landscape designers
👉 This handy guide is conveniently divided into four colour-coded growing seasons with monthly garden to-do lists

Get your copy today on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3U1V1Rv

05/15/2026

In her new e-book "Gardening Basics for the Beginner Gardener," Bri Petersen discusses why growing food at home doesn’t have to feel so intimidating.

From outdated gardening “rules” to changing weather patterns, Bri shares practical, reassuring advice to help new gardeners understand what really matters, including:

🌱 when to plant
🌱 what to direct sow
🌱 how to work with your growing zone,
🌱 why one dead plant does not mean you have a black thumb

Tune in to the full episode for tips on affordable ways to garden, from seed sharing and plant swaps to containers, raised beds, square foot gardening, and using what you already have.

🎧 Catch the full episode on your favourite podcast app, or watch it on the Down the Garden Path Podcast YouTube channel!

05/12/2026

🌸 Wondering how much of your hydrangea to cut back? It’s a question I get often.

You do not need to cut them right back to the ground. Even Annabelle hydrangeas, known for being a bit floppy, usually only need deadheading.

For mature hydrangeas, May can be a good time to lightly prune about one third of the branches to encourage more green growth and blooming throughout the shrub, not just around the outside.

👉 The key? Don’t overdo it.

A thoughtful prune now can help create a fuller, healthier-looking hydrangea later in the season. 🌿

Looking for more tips for your May garden? 🎧 Catch the full episode on your favourite podcast app, or watch it on the Down the Garden Path Podcast YouTube channel!

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