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A-Plus-Gardening-Landscaping Recommends to watch for the Japanese beetle and the New dump rules to
- Identify regulated area
- Restrict plant, soil, and landscape waste movement
- Permits for moving restricted waste
Japanese beetle has a taste for landscape plants, ornamental plants, fruit and vegetable gardens, nurseries, orchards, and agricultural crops. As such, these beetles pose a genuine risk not only to parks and gardens, but to agricultural production as well.
A subterranean pest for much of its life cycle, Popillia japonica’s eggs are laid and hatched below the soil where the larva feeds on plant roots in its early stages in life. This introduces an additional layer of difficulty to manage the pest, as it is hard to reach them underground. In the adult stage, it emerges from the soil and starts feeding on the foliage of the plants, and then spreads its wings in search of additional food sources
Temporary transfer station for green waste in False Creek area
This means you cannot move:
- Rooted plants and soil outside the area, year round
- Above-ground plant parts outside the area between June 15 and October 15, the season adult beetles fly
If you do not follow these rules, you will be fined by the CFIA.
$25: 1/2 pickup load
$50: pickup load even with the top of the bed
$75: pickup load heaped over the top of the bed
https://vancouver.ca/home-property-development/disposing-of-green-waste.aspx
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Bug out Beatles
Do you have crows, skunks or raccoons digging up your lawn? If so, you may have a European Chafer beetle infestation.
The European Chafer beetle (Rhizotrogus majalis) is a serious pest in Eastern North America and was first identified in the Lower Mainland region in New Westminster in 2001. It has since spread to many Metro Vancouver municipalities causing considerable damage to lawns, boulevards, medians and turf in parks.
Chafer beetles have a one year life cycle and populations build up quickly. The grubs feed on the roots of many different plants, but prefer the fibrous roots of turf grasses. In drier weather, the damage caused results in the appearance of brown patches in the lawn. Most of the serious turf damage is typically caused by birds and animals digging for Chafer beetle grubs. Damage by animals is most severe in the Fall and Spring when the grubs are rapidly increasing in size and feeding near the surface.
What Can You Do If You Have An Infestation?
The European Chafer Beetle is an exotic pest, so there are few natural predators to control its population. They are here to stay, but with healthy lawn care practices, alternative groundcovers and biological treatment, damage from this pest can be controlled on residential properties
Don’t cut your grass too short. Raise your mowing height to 6 to 9cm (2.5 to 3 inches), since Chafer beetles prefer laying eggs on closely cropped lawns. The taller grass also helps protect the soil surface from water loss and encourages deeper root growth
The key is keeping the lawn healthy,
call Alpus for help
I have all the equipment for doing a good job
call Rob 604 929 3017 A-Plus Gardening & Landscaping
http://www.yellowpages.ca/bus/British-Columbia/North-Vancouver/A-Plus-Gardening-Landscaping/5956273.html
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/chafer-beetle-mild-winter-lawns-destroyed-1.4597198
Smell the Spring Flowers
The gooseberry 
A first flower is crocus. Crocus flowers are one of the brightest and earliest spring bloomers. Plant them in the fall and these easy-to-grow bulbs will light up your yard.
warm spring-like weather in Vancouver means many gardening enthusiasts have already got their hands dirty.
Veggies Seeds to start in March
- Cool weather veggies go in now including:-arugula, broad beans, collards, corn salad, kale, Oriental greens, peas, radishes and spinach. Our robust veggie starts are generally in stock by early March.
Veggies Seeds to start in April
- In addition to the above March list you can also plant:- beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots (unless we are having a colder/wetter spring) fennel, green onions, kohlrabi, lettuce, onions, parsnips, swiss chard and turnips
Borders & Flower Gardens
- March is the month to feed your garden. Trees, shrubs, hedges, roses, perennials, vines, and small fruits can all be fertilized now. We stock a large selection of organic fertilizers which we know you will love! Our bulk ‘Organic Mix ‘ Fertilizer makes it easy and it is great for just about everything and is available in a large sack or in small amounts by the pound. Not sure what to use or how? Ask us and we will show you:)
- Rhododendrons, azaleas, heather, camellias, hedges and other acid loving plants can be fertilized with Plant Prod ‘Ever Acid’ liquid fertilizer for lovely deep green foliage and for the acidifying that they need
- Plant new trees, shrubs, roses, perennials, pansies, small fruits and hardy herbs. Include bonemeal, peat moss and manure or your own compost when planting and don’t forget to water new transplants frequently
- Hold off trimming down bulbs such as tulips and daffodils until the foliage is yellowing as this process is feeding the bulb for next Spring
- Prune summer blooming clematis back to about 3′. Leave Spring blooming varieties of clematis to prune, if necessary, after they flower as you would cut off the buds if you pruned these now
- Prune roses when the daffodils begin to bloom (usually early to mid March) and apply ¼ cup dry Epson salts around the base and scratch it in
- Prune Spring blooming shrubs such as Forsythia, magnolia and lilac after flowering
- Weed gardens before the weeds have a chance to flower and go to seed
- Compost or manure can be added to flower beds now
- Purchase summer flowering bulbs, roots, and tubers such as dahlias, lilies, hostas, glads and plant as packages recommend. Generally the winter hardy types like lilies and hostas are planted after March 1st and non-winter hardy types like dahlias and glads are planted after April 1st. Begonias are started indoors from February on but do not get transplanted outdoors until after Mother’s Day (same as most annuals)
- This is the time of year that the large shipments of new plants arrive and there is just about always something new at the Garden Centre!
Lawn Care
- Control Moss in lawns if necessary (You will need two days of dry weather after it has been applied)
- Thatch lawn to remove thatch in older lawns and dead moss in lawns recently treated with moss control. (10 days after moss control)
- Lime lawns in preparation for fertilizing about two weeks later
- Feed lawn with a good quality Spring fertilizer. We like BC made Garden Pro 32-4-8 as it is made for our specific growing conditions
- Pull dandelions and other weeds from lawn before they flower and make new seeds
Ensure plants used in gardens will provide visual enjoyment all year long and meet the the sizes set out are set out front to back where visibility is a concern
In the garden.Garden accents can take the form of some serious statuary or be as delicate as a glass wind chime. Big or small, I believe such accents give the viewer information just as my card Does
A-Plus Gardening and Landscaping
has been Working on the North Shore 25 years
In North Vancouver And West Vancouver and the GVRD
A-Plus Lawn and Garden does it professionally with all the Good tools and experience that is needed.
From -Lawn care to Tree topping, Pruning trees and Shrubs & Trimming hedges. also paving stones …. pathways and retaining walls.
Drainage and Ponds, Sprinkler systems & Rubbish Removal
For more garden stuff Contact me aplusgardener@gmail.com
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North And West Vancouver BC For 25 Years As
A-Plus Gardening and Landscaping… •*♪ ♫
❀A Garden Beauty ❀ is Like waves At the Ocean
Now is the time to breathe and nourish the soul. We all have our own way of doing that.
I will be Meditating on glorious color, harmony—and beauty in the garden as I Work and play.
2006 05 pond West Vancouver
West Vancouver
Waterfall leading to a second pond in West Vancouver BC
And a pumpkin patch in the yard in the rain makes Color
Rock Garden
Fall color Pond
And for when it rains you need a Hobbit House
❀ And A Place to rest when it snows ❀
Garden Beauty
So nice flower gardens with colorful flowers different height garden decoration ideas bring the beauty into any Garden
Cherry and Apple tree N Vancouver
Just plant your plants flowers and trees in the Right place place
Contact Me
A-Plus Gardening and Landscaping
has been Working on the North Shore 25 years
In North Vancouver And West Vancouver and the GVRD
A-Plus Lawn and Garden does it professionally with all the Good tools and experience that is needed.
From -Lawn care to Tree topping, Pruning trees and Shrubs & Trimming hedges. also paving stones …. pathways and retaining walls.
Drainage and Ponds, Sprinkler systems & Rubbish Removal
♩ ♬ Flowers, gardens, and trees make music in the yard ❄ •*♪ ♫
For more garden stuff Contact me aplusgardener@gmail.com
A-Plus Gardening and Landscaping
North And West Vancouver BC For 25 Years As
❄ A-Plus Gardening and Landscaping… ❄ •*♪ ♫
Vancouver Changing 1931 Looking North from Vancouver
Out with the old and in with the new and if that keeps up, Were going look like this, all the time and not just For a big Event >
Like the human fly Act “Over-Town” in Vancoucer With a awsum street party in 1918.
The Human Fly, Friday 1 November 1918
Harry Gardiner, aka “The Human Fly,” climbed 700 or so buildings in North America & Europe, unaided by any safety or climbing gear. Here he can be seen dangling from the fifth floor of the World Building (now the Sun Tower), with a huge throng of spectators packed in the street and on nearby rooftops.
the Sun Tower wascompleted in 1912, it was called the World Building and was the tallest building in the British Empire at 82 metres for its time.
New Laws for Fingerprints and DNA
I am glad for the Dogs… without this problem ..but in..
RALEIGH North Carolina residents applying for welfare could be asked to provide their physical fingerprints to the Department of Social Services under a House bill that tightens regulations on benefit applicants.
Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/07/21/4180329/fingerprinting-provision-in-nc.html#storylink=cpy
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/07/21/4180329/fingerprinting-provision-in-nc.html
I guess they rely want to know all about you.
who needs a chip when they have you DNA sample.
Hog weed the plant not to play with.
Giant hogweed can cause severe dermatitis if sap contacts skin and then is exposed to sunlight
please read for yourself and friends
Giant hogweed is an invasive non-native plant species that is invading streamside (riparian) areas throughout North America and Europe.
French Creek likely has the oldest population of giant hogweed in western Canada and it is considered the epicenter of invasion on southeastern Vancouver Island.
Giant hogweed plants can grow up to 5 m tall and produce up to 120,000 seeds upon flowering.
Giant hogweed is a human health hazard. Contact with sap in the presence of sunlight can cause skin blisters (contact dermatitis).
The Invasive Alien Plants Program (IAPP), a program of B.C. Ministry of Forests & Range, has developed a management strategy to manage giant hogweed in the French Creek watershed in association with landowners and interested groups.
more info below
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North And West Vancouver BC For 25 Years
Go green and help Your Green Team
Trees clean the air. Tree foliage works as a natural air filter of particulate matter such as dust, micro sized metals and pollutants such as ozone, nitrogen oxides, ammonia and sulfur dioxides. Trees take in carbon dioxide and produce oxygen. Combined with the cooling effect of trees, these processes can have a significant impact on reducing smog and overall air pollution.
Trees improve water quality. A healthy urban forest can have a strong influence on our region’s water quality. Tree canopies and root systems slow and reduce storm water runoff, flooding and erosion. Trees also help filter water runoff reducing potential sources of water pollution into our rivers and storm drains.
Trees save energy. Trees cool the air naturally in two ways: through water evaporating from the leaves and direct shade. Homes shaded by trees need less energy for cooling which means lower monthly utility bills in summer and a reduced need for utilities to increase power generation to meet peak load demand.
Trees raise real estate value. Shaded neighborhoods and well-landscaped yards have a positive economic influence on real estate values, timeliness of house sales and neighborhood desirability. Studies report that landscaping speeds the sale of a home by four to six weeks
WHAT IS THE VALUE OF A TREE?
A tree can return up to $2.70 for each $1 on community investment…that’s a 270% return (based on a 40 year average life span according to Center for Urban Forest Research, Pacific Southwest Research Station, U.S. Forest Service, Davis, CA)
Four trees planted around a home can save up to 30% on summer cooling costs.
One million trees save $10 million a year in energy costs.
Forty trees remove 80 pounds of air pollutants annually.
Four million trees can save $20 million in air pollution clean up.
Four hundred trees capture 140,000 gallons of rainwater annually.
Four million trees save $14 million dollars in annual storm water runoff costs.
Trees in commercial parking lots induce shoppers to spend 11% more for goods and services
Keep your stuff up to date, From Day One.
Avoiding Directory Errors in your advertising by updating your stuff.
When it’s time to branch off into new activities to help their businesses, Canadian entrepreneurs are limited by two things: time and money. Sound familiar? 54% say their budgets are too tight, and 46% blame their busy schedules. Yet many of them opt out of some worthwhile activities … even though they are quick and easy!
Here’s an example:
85% of small business owners think it is important to have a good listing in directories And they’re right.
Yet 49% have never updated their descriptions in these directories!
And 50% of them know for a fact that these descriptions contain errors! (This does not include those whose entries have errors they are not aware of.)
Is this true for your business? Maybe your business hours have changed. Maybe you offer new products. Maybe you have a delivery service now, or even just a new website. Incomplete and incorrect information in directories could lead your future clients astray. That’s really bad for sales.
How can you make sure you get the most out of these directories, without putting in too much time and money? Set aside two hours during your least busy period to do the following tasks.
1. First, create a standard description for your business. Don’t reinvent the wheel: start with what you already have on your website. You’ll be using the same text everywhere, more or less, using copy-paste. Important: Make sure to always write your address and telephone number the same way (this will help a lot with local searches). The most important things to include are:
Business name
Telephone number
Full address (include your postal code: useful in searching for the best way to get there; add any information that will help your clients get to you, for example: “steps from Metro Jean-Talon!”)
Website and email (many potential clients will skip over you if this information is missing)
Products and services (use the same keywords you used for search engines; )state what makes you stand out from competitors)
Category (for example: “Japanese restaurants”)
2. Update your description in each of these directories:
Yellow Pages
Google Places
Bing Places for Business
Yelp
iBegin
Better Business Bureau
Trip Advisor (if you are in the tourism or restaurant business)
the website for your professional association
any other website that lists your business
in some cases, you can also ask your suppliers to mention you on their sites (“Our products are sold at…”)
3. Google your name to see who’s talking about you. Check that your business information is correct and complete.
4. Create a Google Alert for your business name. That way, you will be notified when someone mentions you, and you can check the information right away.
The first time you do this, it could take two or three hours, depending on how your business is currently listed. Do it! It could be the most profitable two or three hours you spend all year. The second time, the whole process should take less than one hour.
In closing, here’s the easiest and definitely the fastest, way to get it done: send this article to one of your employees, and ask them to take care of it. Overseeing this task should only take twenty minutes or so each year
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