Canadian Shield soil lawn

I’ve Worked on Lawns Next Door to Each Other in Sudbury — The Difference Still Surprises Me

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Two neighbouring Sudbury lawns showing dramatically different results on the same street

I’ve worked on a lot of Sudbury properties that share a fence line or a property line with another property I’ve also worked on. Sometimes in the same season. Sometimes one after the other on the same morning. And the thing that still catches me, even after 300-plus properties, is how different two lawns can … Read more

What Sudbury Soil Actually Looks Like Under a Microscope — And Why It Matters

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Sudbury Ontario clay soil Canadian Shield residential property

I’m not a soil scientist. I want to be upfront about that. But I’ve pushed a screwdriver into Sudbury soil on hundreds of properties and watched what happens. I’ve seen the same clay come out of the aeration machine on a Val Caron property that came out of a Garson property three kilometres away. I’ve … Read more