September 21, 2014

Two More Nifty Things You can Do in your Yard with Our Help

At Five Star, we think the DIY mentality that is making a comeback is great. It leads to many creative and interesting ideas. Everything from making […]
July 30, 2014

The Importance of Bees

Many people have a fear of bees. These buzzing insects with the ability to sting can quickly have people running for the indoors or for a […]
July 18, 2014

Two Nifty Things You can Do in your Yard with Our Help

With all the do-it-yourself projects to be found online and in magazines, it’s easy to forget that a challenging dream project often goes smoother with the […]
July 9, 2014

How Bees and Wasps Benefit Your Garden

You’ve probably heard to leave bees and wasps alone because they’re good for your garden, but do you know why? “Honeybees are called the “spark plugs” […]
June 30, 2014

Two Nifty Things You can Do in your Yard all on Your Own

Not everyone has the same appreciation for a well-maintained lawn that we have here at Five-star. Some people feel that the standard green grass yard is […]
June 26, 2014

How Weekly Lawn Care can Benefit your Property

Here in Calgary where the weather is as likely to bring sweltering desert conditions as it is to flood our basements. Having a pristine lawn—or even […]
May 30, 2014

Jump Start your Spring Gardening

Sometimes it seemed like the winter of 2013/2014 would never end but believe it or not the days are getting warmer and longer and the official […]
May 28, 2014

May Gardening Tips

“It is shaping up to be a soggy Victoria Day weekend in Calgary and southern Alberta but that likely won’t stop a legion of hopeful green […]
May 15, 2014

10 Great Spring Gardening Tips

In Canada, the May long weekend traditionally marks the unofficial start of summer. It won’t be long before we all start to break out the gardening […]