Urban Cottage Landscapes - Natural Landscaping
  • HOME

  • ABOUT

    • Testimonials
    • Meet Martin
    • Pocket Woodlands Designs
    • The Benefits
    • Privacy Policy
  • GALLERY

  • SERVICES

    • Creating Your Landscape
    • FAQ
    • Do It Yourself
  • BLOG

  • CONTACT US

  • More

    Use tab to navigate through the menu items.
    Five Garden Features Children Love Other Than A Lawn
    Martin Ford
    • Apr 15, 2021
    • 1 min

    Five Garden Features Children Love Other Than A Lawn

    Shade and shadow provided by trees and tall shrubs are places children enjoy playing under and near - it excites their imagination and...
    Five important factors which will influence your decision on where to plant trees in your garden:
    Martin Ford
    • Apr 12, 2021
    • 1 min

    Five important factors which will influence your decision on where to plant trees in your garden:

    Framing views you prefer and at the same time placing groups of trees and tall shrubs to mask less desirable angles Groups of trees...
    SERIES: TOP TREES for Urban Home Landscapes
    Martin Ford
    • Dec 30, 2020
    • 1 min

    SERIES: TOP TREES for Urban Home Landscapes

    Our ‘Top Trees’ series highlights Martin’s favourite trees *under 10 metres* to use in urban home landscape designs - except for Top...
    Fallen leaves are solid gold
    Martin Ford
    • Nov 16, 2020
    • 2 min

    Fallen leaves are solid gold

    Darwin studied earthworms for decades before he wrote his final paper concluding that earthworms are responsible for creating our soils –...
    The 'danger' of guaranteeing newly planted trees
    Martin Ford
    • Nov 16, 2020
    • 3 min

    The 'danger' of guaranteeing newly planted trees

    A nursery grown tree has had its root system minimized to make it lighter to transport and to reduce transplant shock. To still enable...
    Selective leaf colour change in trees
    Martin Ford
    • Oct 15, 2020
    • 3 min

    Selective leaf colour change in trees

    The changes of colour in sugar maples at autumn time give us a vivid picture of this species’ internal process of readying itself for the...
    Top "Classic Canadian" Trees for Urban Home Landscapes (Zone 5)
    Martin Ford
    • Oct 15, 2020
    • 8 min

    Top "Classic Canadian" Trees for Urban Home Landscapes (Zone 5)

    Our ‘Top Trees’ series typically highlights Martin’s favourite trees 'under 10 metres' for use in urban home landscapes – not so this...
    Tree Walk in Downtown Guelph
    Martin Ford
    • Sep 29, 2020
    • 1 min

    Tree Walk in Downtown Guelph

    Saturday, October 10, 2020 at 2pm Learn to read trees - what makes our city trees happy and healthy? Find out how we can each do our part...
    Top Trees of Striking Form Under 10 Metres for Urban Home Landscapes (Zone 5)
    Martin Ford
    • Jul 15, 2020
    • 6 min

    Top Trees of Striking Form Under 10 Metres for Urban Home Landscapes (Zone 5)

    Our ‘Top Trees’ series highlights Martin’s favourite trees under 10 metres for use in urban home landscapes. This month, we showcase some...
    More Reasons to Stay Home!
    Martin Ford
    • Apr 15, 2020
    • 2 min

    More Reasons to Stay Home!

    How to Make Your Home Landscape into a Private Haven now...(even during a pandemic!) Stay Home! … is what we’re advised. We are spending...
    Accidental Strangulation!
    Martin Ford
    • Jan 18, 2019
    • 3 min

    Accidental Strangulation!

    It seemed innocent enough when this tree was used as a post for a washing line; several years later this picture shows the result. All...
    Pruning - Its Mysteries and Pleasures
    Martin Ford
    • Nov 1, 2018
    • 1 min

    Pruning - Its Mysteries and Pleasures

    Pruning is the essential art of living with plants in and around our homes. We share the same space, and for fruiting trees and shrubs,...
    If Trees Could Talk Along the Walk
    Martin Ford
    • Sep 17, 2018
    • 2 min

    If Trees Could Talk Along the Walk

    It’s a good time of year to see tree health because the trees which are struggling will already have started to change colour and...
    Water, Water Everywhere, But Ne'er a Drop to Drink!
    Martin Ford
    • May 27, 2018
    • 1 min

    Water, Water Everywhere, But Ne'er a Drop to Drink!

    Water that roots can access is of paramount importance to the health of a tree. The most effective application of water for city trees is...
    More Ways To Understand The Health Of A Tree
    Martin Ford
    • May 19, 2018
    • 2 min

    More Ways To Understand The Health Of A Tree

    Previously we looked at three key ways to 'read' the health of a mature tree: last year’s new growth, basal root flare, and evenness of...
    Welcoming Trees into our Gardens and Neighborhood
    Martin Ford
    • Mar 6, 2018
    • 1 min

    Welcoming Trees into our Gardens and Neighborhood

    Pocket Woodlands™ Workshop - Arboretum University of Guelph - April 28, 2018 Trees seem to be mysterious and often leave us with more...
    Welcome the Wisteria
    Martin Ford
    • May 23, 2017
    • 1 min

    Welcome the Wisteria

    Guelph's Largest Wisteria Vine is Coming into Bloom Sunday June 4, 2017 12pm - 3pm 39 Emslie St - 4 Blocks S of downtown Guelph 450+ Foot...
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • YouTube
    • Twitter

    ​

    Urban Cottage Landscapes™ 39 Emslie St., Guelph, Ontario N1H 3K6 | Phone 519.760.9436

    info@urbancottagelandscapes.com | www.urbancottagelandscapes.com

    ​

    Copyright © 2020 Urban Cottage Landscapes™. All rights reserved..

    ​