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Home » Living » House and home » Lawn and garden

Lawn and garden

  • Get a rain barrel
  • Groundcovers and lawn alternatives
  • Healthy Landscape visits
  • How to replace grass with a garden
  • Outdoor water use and restrictions in Guelph
  • Sample garden designs
  • Water smart gardening
  • Water smart lawn care
  • Watering trees and shrubs
  • Weed control without pesticides

Latest updates

  • It’s Fix A Leak Week!
    March 17, 2025
  • Arkell Spring Grounds and Carter Wellfield Projects
    October 2, 2024

Upcoming events

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Do less yard work, and use less water
Book a free Healthy Landscapes consultation
Current outdoor watering restrictions
and lawn watering permits

In this section…

Get a rain barrel
Groundcovers and lawn alternatives
Healthy Landscape visits
How to replace grass with a garden
Outdoor water use and restrictions in Guelph
Sample garden designs
Water smart gardening
Water smart lawn care
Watering trees and shrubs
Weed control without pesticides

For more information

Healthy Landscapes
519-822-1260 extension 2107
[email protected]

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