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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1986-04-30, Page 50Page 10—Walkerton Home and Garden Show, April 30, 1986 Landscaping can enhances properties I0nuuuttlfitlliNlt 11 0 111 /11111 1 ISI by Ron Wassink Most homeowners want nice looking . yards that are virtually maintenance free. That's where Huron Landscaping • of I,ucknow comes on the scene. Owned by Greg Alton of Lucknow, Huron Landscaping has been in business for eight years, employs 11, and this season is prov- ing to be the busiest yet, says Sue Mots- tgomery, landscape architect. The firm does everything from desigit work to the actual planting of trees, shrubs , and brick and stone work. The retail outlet, • located half a mile south of Lucknow on the, Dungannon Road is open seven days 'a week, " Monday to Saturday from 8 to 6 and Suiiday; from noon to 5, The only thing Huron Landscaping doesn't have is flowers, but it has everything else for making yards more attractive.' Depen- ding on what the customer desires, the firrn• has' any type of shrub, deciduous trees and junipers. It also carries some types..-Qf ground cover, roses, a large variety of trees, including hard and soft woods and evergreens. "I would say people. have a greater ul� terest in landscaping today," says Molt .tgomery. . "Most people want yards that nice, don't need much maintenance and they want lots of types of shrubs and trees that are low maintenance." Though Huron Landscaping Handles jobs that require material only, it also provides the material and labor for homeowners who want to install inter -locking brick, timber for planters, decks, fences and retaining walls. The new styles of inter -locking brick are popular because of a wide range of colors and patterns. Huron Landscaping uses pressure -treated lumber and some cedar for its woodwork. Railroad ties have been replaced by the new, 'easier to use lumber because the ties don't bleach `evenly, are not always square and therefore are hard to work with, "We often find that some people, after we do the design work, are `interested in stone and timber and they 'want. help with the work. It it's a large property, the owner may want.to4:lo the designing in stages and either they, or we, do the work." When it comes to trees, Montgomery says most people still want maples and the Crim- son Kink; (red maple) is the most popular, despite its price tag. The red maple is more expensive'because it's a slow grower. Peo- LANDSCAPING/see page 11 • b tax to ivaec� COMPLETE 1 • TREES and SHRUBS - retail - installation • PROF, ,. • TIMBER - retainiIl', : Wall - Plan ers t-. • FENCING SEEDING/S0 r aIky aye: :q patio * driveways •