Toronto Yard and Garden

this article is about dandelions

Introduction Ground Ivy, also called Gill-over-the-ground and Creeping Charlie is a common weed in Ontario [1]. It grows by forming dense...

Introduction If you Google "housekeeper near me" you'll find a lot of businesses with a wide range of pricing. It can be hard to...

In a fast-paced world, the quest for methods to enrich both our mental and physical well-being has never been more pressing. Organic...

Introduction The p95 respirator or “painting respirator” is recommended for “relief against nuisance levels of organic vapors. Nuisance...

Introduction N95 respirators “are examples of personal protective equipment that are used to protect the wearer from particles or from...

Introduction The Safety Data Sheet or SDS is, to people like myself, the only reliable way to determine a paint product’s safety...

Introduction When it comes to deciding on a paint, one common consideration is health. Part 1 introduced the concept of paint safety;...

Introduction When it comes to deciding on a paint, one common consideration is health. Part 2 looked at the Safety Data Sheet (SDS) for...

When it comes to determining which paint you should use, the only tool that I’m familiar with is the Safety Data Sheet (SDS). Can we...

The purpose of this two-part blog post is to try to answer the question, "is it possible to find a safe paint to paint my home with?" At...

This blog is my response to Healthline.com's article on paint fumes and health effects https://www.healthline.com/health/paint-fumes#preg...

This blog article is written in response to https://www.mover.net/planning-a-move/consumer-alerts/moving-scam-investigation, which...

This blog post is just a personal response to a July article discussing Toronto's snow removal services budget...

Soil quality is a common problem in landscapes. So, for this blog article, I've decided to give my thoughts on the following article...

p100 respirators are (in my opinion) an essential tool for any painter. Sanding activity can sometimes produce large amounts of dust,...

Ok, so if you own/rent your home and you want to overseed your lawn, you're going to have to do the standard stuff - rake the dead thatch...

The plants in your garden beds may not be growing for a variety of reasons. This blog post is aimed at providing some common explanations...

Tetanus and Gardening Safety One hazard that gardeners may hear about (and some may tragically experience) is tetanus. If you search the...

Introduction Glyphosate herbicide toxicity is an interesting topic for many people since it is a main ingredient found in herbicides that...