Show Off Your New Garden This Victoria Day Long Weekend

The Victoria Day long weekend is fast approaching. It's the first long weekend of the spring where you can spend it outside in some beautiful sunny weather, have friends over for some drinks and a BBQ and show off the new thriving garden you’ve worked so hard to create.

Written on Thursday, May 14, 2015.
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Soil Yourself This Earth Day

Every April 22, the global population stops, thinks about, and gives thanks to this wondrous planet we call home. We worry about pollution and global warming. We think about ways to conserve water. We think about conserving energy by turning off the lights.

Written on Wednesday, April 22, 2015.
Posted in Blog, Landscaping Supplies

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Study Up Before Summer - Wall Installation

Following a tough winter, it's time to build that landscape retaining wall you put on the back burner. Spring thaw lets you study up for installation before summer, time to make this do-it-yourself project simple, solid, and satisfying.

Written on Wednesday, April 01, 2015.
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What You Should Do To Your Landscape In The Spring

Snow and ice melts into spring’s annual promise. We see new life emerging from the soil, green grass rising, and longer, sunnier days. For many of us, though, spring promises yard work. Spring landscape maintenance divides neatly into tasks of plants, soil, hardscaping, water and wildlife.

Written on Wednesday, April 01, 2015.
Posted in Blog, Garden Care, Lawn Care

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Study Up Before Summer - How to Lay Pavers

Pavers can add great new value and usage to your backyard, your front entrance or garden. Laying pavers this summer will be easier and more affordable if you spend a little time studying the process.

Written on Saturday, March 21, 2015.
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Soil Yourself Today

Triple mix soil is always a combination of some kind of top soil, compost and peat moss. You’ll hear the term triple mix often because it’s the most accurate way to describe this mixture that promotes healthy growth of all your landscape plants.

Written on Thursday, March 19, 2015.
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Study Up Before Summer - How to Lay Slabs

Feeling cold weather slowly give way to spring feels like a triumph every year, especially after these long Ontario winters. Unfortunately, all that melting snow can reveal cracked concrete and other outdated landscaping elements that will need to be taken care of when summer hits.

Written on Thursday, March 19, 2015.
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Composting in the Winter - Can it be Done?

The ambient heat of spring and summer are ideal for composting, but that does not rule out winter composting. Do you really want to  give up a quarter of the year as unproductive time? That is three long months of adding organic waste to the trash stream instead of the compost pile.

Written on Thursday, March 19, 2015.
Posted in Blog, Garden Care, Lawn Care

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How to Build Steps with Stone

Natural stone is a versatile material that can help to create an elegant entranceway. From natural and informal steps throughout your landscape to formal entryways, our experts at Legends Landscape Supply have seen it all. Though natural stone may seem like a challenging material to work with, it’s actually no more difficult than any other product. Not to mention that building your own stone steps can be a rewarding and fun project for creative do-it-yourselfers.

In this article, we walk you through the process of building your own steps with stone.

Written on Tuesday, August 26, 2014.
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Tips for Installing Patio Pavers

Building your own outdoor patio is one of the most rewarding do-it-yourself projects for homeowners that enjoy backyard landscaping. While there is some real work involved, building a patio is not too difficult if you have a little bit of know-how. Here are few important guidelines to prepare for and install your patio pavers.

Written on Monday, July 14, 2014.
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