5 Tips for Keeping your Christmas Tree Green

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O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree… we wish you wouldn’t shed your branches! O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree… how do we keep you from turning brown? Christmas trees are just one exciting tradition of the festive holiday season, and as much as they are beautiful they are often associated with numerous small frustrations that can be thought of as a burden to this already stressful time of year...
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FAQ: Your Questions, Answered

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Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or just acquiring your green thumb, everyone has questions; we get asked them every day! Truth be told, when you stop asking questions you stop learning. At Coast Aggregates we are here to help you as much as we can, which is why we have our onsite garden experts to assist you when you come to our landscape depot location in Squamish. Whether you’re just curio...
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The Dirt Episode 3 – What is Soil Amender?

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Welcome to episode 3 of The Dirt with Coast Aggregates. Today we’re uncovering the secrets to a healthy garden. Hugo will show you how to add nutrients to your garden and get it ready for the upcoming gardening season. Hint: it’s all about the soil! Let’s get Dirty! _________________________________________________________________ For more garden and landscaping tips, tutorials, and more...
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The Dirt Episode 2 – How to Build Your Own Indoor Planter Box

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Welcome to episode 2 of The Dirt with Coast Aggregates. Today we're showing you exactly how to build your own indoor garden planter box. As the winter weather continues here in Squamish, it’s a great opportunity to get your garden started inside. In the video, Hugo walks you through building a 3' x 1.5' cedar planter box which you can use to start plants to move to your outdoor garden, or c...
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The Dirt Episode 1 – How to Plant an Indoor Starter Box

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Welcome to episode 1 of The Dirt with Coast Aggregates. In today’s episode, Hugo shows us how to create an indoor herb garden, filled with cilantro (coriander), dill, basil, and chives. As the winter weather continues here in Squamish, it’s a great opportunity to get your garden started inside. In the video, Hugo walks you through building a 3’ x 1.5’ cedar planter box which you can use to ...
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No fuss, no muss … top soil delivery

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Need material but don't want the mess in your driveway? Then then Coast Aggregates' Big Bag delivery is perfect for you! Choose from any of our products including: organic top soil, bark mulch, decorative rock, and washed sand, and have it delivered in a handy 1 yard bag dropped neatly on your driveway or in your yard. Ordering a big bag delivery means you can use the material as you need it,...
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10 Ways Gardening is like Mountain Biking – Guest Blog

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How are gardening and biking even remotely alike you ask? Well, when our friends over at the Test of Metal asked us to write a guest post for their blog, we knew we had to come up with something different that combined two of our favourite things ... gardening and being outside enjoying the best of what Squamish has to offer. With spring just around the corner (fingers crossed!), that means...
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