Oakville help for our overgrown gardens

Let it be said my thumb is a lot of things, but not green. I want to have a great garden but alas, my yard looks pretty scrappy next to my empty-nest neighbours next door.

It's a good thing my kids think dandelions are pretty flowers!

Who to call to help fix? Will a trip to the garden centre to talk about grubs in my lawn or help with perrenials be beneficial or will I leave overwhelmed??

Good thing Oakville has so many resources and garden centres for help!

Cudmore's Garden Centre is a wealth of knowledge both in-store and online. I found they have a 'tip of the week" on their site which is really helpful when you don't even know what you're supposed to be doing when or where! This tip below - who knew? ( I didn't!)

Fight weeds naturally: By encouraging a thick, healthy stand of grass your lawn will outcompete weeds naturally. Overseed your lawn this spring with Topdresser and a good quality blend of grass seed to fill in bare spots and thicken the turf.

Wonder what those huge square bags are on everyone's driveway? Full of soil they are. And you need a wheel-barrel to move that earth. You can order from Van Beek's Garden Supplies. However, remember the point of it is to NOT have that bag on your driveway in September! Make a plan and pray for no rain.

Do you know what a Nematode is? Nope, not a toad. They are a "naturally occurring organism" that apparently kills larva and other grubs in your lawn - pesticide free! Jade Gardens carries them and says to get them fast as these nematodes sell out fast in Oakville!


Once the lawn is in order (at least cut!) we can then think about gardening with our kids and momstown has listed the top crops to plant with kids. It's too late now to start with seed packs but all nurseries (and even add-on garden centres at the grocery store) carry seedlings of vegetables or annual flowers to plant in containers or a sunny patch for a children's garden.

Maybe our next momstown Oakville playgroup should be a working one? Move a wheel-barrel from house to house and garden together? That would be a sight to see!