Down2Earth Landscape Design

August can be a challenging month in the garden—but it’s also the perfect time to refresh tired plants, protect what’s growing and start preparing for fall.

In this episode of Down the Garden Path, Joanne shares practical advice on:

🌱 Reviving herbs, vegetables and container plants
💧 Watering lawns, trees and shrubs more effectively
✂️ Pruning flowering shrubs, cedars and yews
🍅 Keeping your vegetable garden healthy and productive
🌷 Planning ahead for fall bulbs and garlic
🦋 Supporting the birds, bees and butterflies visiting your garden

🎧 Catch the full episode on your favourite podcast app, or watch it on the Down the Garden Path Podcast YouTube channel!

🏡 Not sure what to do with your small backyard?

This landscape design project is proof that you can still do a lot in a small space.

Here’s what we did:
👉 Removed all of the lawn
👉 Added a gorgeous shed by and a bubbling rock
👉 Installed large gardens with native plants, including a rain garden
👉 Added gorgeous copper path light fixtures by
👉 Matched the Corten steel edging with sentimental rocks from the cottage

🔗 Ready to make changes to your outdoor space? Click the link in my bio and book a discovery call at down2earth.ca.

Last summer I showed you how Ashley and her team at helped me transform a client’s long, unused garage wall into a lush vertical garden focused on foliage, texture, and seasonal creativity.

Each year, we experiment, replant, and reinvent! It’s part garden, part art installation and a total joy!

🌱 Crabgrass may look harmless at first, but once it goes to seed, it can quickly become next year’s problem.

In this week’s episode of Down the Garden Path, I share my practical mid-summer advice for your lawn and garden, from managing crabgrass and Japanese beetles to planting in July and choosing native plants thoughtfully.

🎧 Catch the full episode on your favourite podcast app, or watch it on the Down the Garden Path Podcast YouTube channel!

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I'm so excited to finally have bee balm blooming in both my back and front gardens this year.

Bee balm is a flowering perennial loved by pollinators. There are a lot of cultivars with
interesting shades of pink and red. This variety is electric neon pink 🌸

So fun and colourful!

😎 Wondering what to do in your garden in July? This week on the podcast, I discuss some July gardening basics, such as deadheading, weeding, pest control, smart watering, and summer lawn and vegetable care.

🎧 Catch the full episode on your favourite podcast app, or watch it on the Down the Garden Path Podcast YouTube channel!

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Despite the cool spring start, my garden continues to fill in nicely 🌸

🌸 Do you have peonies in your garden? This week on the podcast, I explore the different types of peonies and explain what makes each one unique.

Why am I bringing up peonies NOW...after they've bloomed? Well, this is a great time to be on the lookout for peony deals at your local garden centre.

Learn the differences between herbaceous peonies, tree peonies, and Itoh/intersectional peonies, including how they grow, bloom, and how deeply each type should be planted.

🎧 Catch the full episode on your favourite podcast app, or watch it on the Down the Garden Path Podcast YouTube channel!