La Gardens

We are looking for a team member who loves gardening. This member will be responsible for driving the equipment trailer to sites.

Love to Garden? Drive a truck and trailer combo? Want to be part of the Green industry ? We are looking for a team member with plant knowledge who will drive equipment to site for the team.

Not funny Mother Nature.

Today we said goodbye to a lovey gentleman who was so much more than a client. Tom, you will be missed.

Autumn?? It’s still summer...just ask our Mandevilla. She’s not ready to quit yet!!!

Putting together the first fall planters of the season!

My Tuesday morning ‘office’. Thank you Mother Nature!

We will be out looking for these pests over the next couple of weeks. Nasty little things.

It’s time to start thinking tropical planters!!

Well it's a snowy day here at LA Gardens. Just waiting for the landscape to come into its summer bloom. I did cut a few forsythia stems and bring them inside to force into bloom. That was a welcome treat. Next up cherry and Pear Trees like the blooms below.

So this is the year Mother Nature decides to give us an early spring. Really Mother Nature??? Jen Raedts we need a letter to her.

Well we got a lot of work done today before Mother Nature decided that snow was a good idea. She can stop this nonsense now. Maybe putting a pretty flower frame around the snowscape will help.

Covid19 Update The latest updates from the government do not make it clear whether we can or cannot start our season. Landscape Ontario is working hard to get clarification for us. Our season was not scheduled to start until April 6 th and at this point with the 14 day lockdown of the province we are hoping to stay on that timeline. When we do arrive on your property please realize we will continue to socially distance ourselves until we get the all clear from the Governm...ent organizations. Our tools will be sanitized between properties and each team member will be assigned tools to try to keep ourselves as safe as possible. Stay safe everyone and enjoy the chance to take some rest from our stressful day to day lives. See more

Found a new weather app today ( I have 6 already). Look at those freaking amazing graphics.

There’s no better way to get excited about the upcoming season than checking out Canada Blooms!!

Sitting here today watching the rain and the wind and hoping to get back to the dirt really soon. I was also looking through my Ireland Adventure pictures(the wind and the rain also reminding me of Ireland ) and thinking how lovely it is that we do get a rest from gardening in this country. I was jealous that they could and were gardening in January but as I look at days like today Plus 3 feels like Minus 3, I am happy to be inside looking at summer bulb magazines, picture...s of my clients gardens and catching up on the blogs and gardening gurus I follow online. I changed up my cover photo to some beautiful Hellebores and ferns. This was in Ireland, mid January and what a beautiful display it was. Of course it was windy and rainy but as the Irish said, don't go to Ireland in January if you are looking for sunshine. I did see a beautiful rainbow when I was there, but that is for another day... See more

It’s time to get the trailers out. Thankyou Mother Nature for a beautiful day.

My friend made this Birthday card for me. Do they know me or what?

Adare Manor. Ireland Some day I hope to bring a group of people back here on a tour. We had a wonderful tour of the manor and grounds today. Thank you Tom from Concierge and Christie for your lovely tour of the Gallery and Ballroom.

Spent a wonderful day at the National Botanical Gardens of Ireland. They all thought it was cold at +5. So much in bloom in January: Daffodils, snowdrops, Hazel, Mahonia, Rodos, & Daphne’s. This is Darwin’s Orchid, such a wonderful story behind this one. # ilovetolearn

A visitor to the gardens today

When you are here,( First picture-beautiful resort in Acapulco) and it’s all you can do to walk past the second picture and not pull out the weed grass. Sometimes I have to just Let it Go Merry Christmas Everyone and a Happy New Year. Jen and I will be off to Landscape Ontario Congress in the new year to gain more knowledge and inspiration for the coming year.

My kind of Office.

It’s feeling like summer may be coming our way!! Summer tropical planters are finally started! Thanks Mother Nature for the beauty day!!

From Shorts to Fleece Lined pants in 4 days. It must be October in Ontario. Garden On!!

Happy Birthday to our owner, Laurie-Ann Stuart! If you have any kind words or LA has done something incredibly beautiful to your gardens, comment below!

It's Putting Challenge Day at LA Gardens. Thanks Wayne Desormeaux from WD Turf Plus and Jeff Insley from Lucia Crupi Designs for keeping us honest.

You know you’re addicted to shopping at the garden centre when.....

My Gardens hosted Royalty last weekend. #TheRoyalHeadquarters. #KCPfundraiser

My brilliant husband ( silent not so silent partner) was smart and cut the grass last night. I will be rearranging and finally getting to finish this garden in the 40 degree weather. Cobblers children.

Ok it was very wet out there today but when you have this beautiful scene to look at its all good.

After a long wonderful day in the gardens. This is what I came home to. Life is good. FYI ribs and a poutine like hash browns inside.

It was a very hot day to move soil last week but thanks to Wayne Desormeaux from WD Turf and Ginger our Kubota the day went so great.

Our newest blog is up. Happy Gardening!

A new blog post is up! Check it out and comment what you would like to see us post about next!

Our first blog post is here! Check it out and comment your favourite tip or trick. http://www.lagardens.ca/single-po/6-Tips-for-Spring-Gardens

What would you like our first blog post to be about? Comment your suggestions below!

Off to the Barrie Music Festival for the Rose Bowl competition. This little beauty is part of the Silent Auction.

We have a new website! Visit www.lagardens.ca to check it out and comment your thoughts below.

It finally feels like spring!! We planted our first spring planters today!

LA Gardens is growing and we are looking for some dedicated gardeners who want to come out and play in the dirt with us a few days a week. If you have at least 3 years of experience in the horticultural industry( In your own garden or working for a company). If you love to make beautiful gardens. If you work well as a team leader or on your own with only the birds to talk to If you can sing and harmonize - truly an asset but not necessary... send a resume to [email protected]. Pass this message along to anyone in the Barrie area that is looking for a part-time job in the "Green Industry" Sorry no students, it needs to be someone who will be with us until November. See more

So proud of Jen Raedts for passing her Pesticide Exam this year. Way to go girl!!!! This is the most appropriate bouquet I can find for you right now.

What to do on a rainy day in April. Train on driving a pivot trailer. Thanks Bradford Green House for your Parking Lot.

Really, snow now. Stop this game of cat and mouse Mother Nature. Not funny. Btw, thanks for a great morning. Its fun to get back into the dirt.

This is a great read. Can't wait until we are walking thru the gardens at Canada Blooms.

I have had a wonderful time exploring the gardens of Nashville - The Gaylord Hotels beside The Grand Ole Opry. Florida - Bok Tower Gardens. Plus 2 resorts with beautifully groomed gardens. Bahama Bay Davenport & Liki Tiki Village... Lots of ideas to help make your gardens beautiful and maybe a little tropical. See more

It may be cold and snowy outside but we are happily warming up our brains and planning for spring in the Annuals Seminar at Landscape Ontario!

Stop by the photo-booth at LO Congress 2018 and get great photos with your Landscaping friends

While beautiful, it's also foreboding for the day.

The view from our 'office' this morning. It doesn't get much better than that!

The LA Gardens crew working hard on this beautiful Saturday morning

So as I was planting these lovely pansies today I noticed the snow pile in the background. A week ago today it was snowing and it's been a wonderful week of gardening.

It's warming up out there. That white stuff will be gone soon. Do you know someone who downsized their home and miss their gardens terribly or recently retired and want a couple of days a week in the sunshine. LA Gardens is looking for gardeners for a day or two a week. Gardening experience is a must.

Look what we found this year at Canada Blooms! May have to incorporate this into some gardens! #lagardens #canadablooms

Learning the magic of branding! #lagardens #peertopeernetwork #LO

Part-time Gardener to grow with us. A team of unique individuals is looking for a new member to join them. We work hard, we laugh hard and we make the world a more beautiful place, one garden at a time. 1-3 days a week. Mid April - Mid November. Head office in Utopia just off Highway 90.... A working knowledge of plants & weeds. You don't have to know the Latin names but you will find out many are very fun to say. Ability to use garden tools and machines an asset but we do train, teach and motivate. WSIB & Fully insured. Please contact me at [email protected] for more information.

For those of you who ask what we do in the winter....we are still horticulturalists...we just do it on stage!!

This is why it's important to hire professionals and not fly by night companies

This is why we don't cover our trees with mulch. It will be interesting to see how long the tree lasts after this On the bright side it's mass bulb planting day

Frost on the windshield this morning Hello October, you most unpredictable month.

Landscape Ontario Putting challenge!