Yard Essentials

Meet your "Yard's Essentials"

Emily: Owner/Manager/Arborist
A.A.S Landscape Design
A.A.S. Turf Management
A.A.S. Urban Forestry
A.A.S. Greenhouse Technology
A.A.S. Floral Design
ISA Certified Arborist since 2005
(PR-4619A)

Emily is a founding owner and director of Yard Essentials Inc.
Emily, a farm girl from Southeastern Saskatchewan, has spent the last 18 years developing her skills and feeding her passion for nature as a landscape maintenance and tree care professional. From 2000-2003, she studied at Minot State University - Bottineau. She graduated from this program in 2003 with honours and earned the five Associates of Applied Science degrees listed above. In the summers between college classes she worked for the Leisure Services division of the City of Estevan, SK as a tree care and park maintenance professional. She worked for Beauscapes Lawn and Tree for 3 years. In 2005, Emily earned her ISA certification and became recognized as a certified Arborist and has recently re-certified in 2019. In 2009 she and Angela Downing founded Yard Essentials.

My Invaluable Team

I appreciate the hard work my team does to bring you high quality service. They are invaluable to me and I would not be able to continue the business without their reliability, their attention to detail and their dependability. They are willing to learn new skills and develop the skills they've learned further. I am grateful I have been blessed with such great staff.

Dale is a familiar face to many as he has been with the company the longest.

Ciarra has just begun her venture with us this summer and I hope she sticks around for awhile as she shares my passion for plants and landscaping.

Tamara has also just begun with us this summer as very welcome part time help.

There is a lot we can do with our yards to support our environment and our own health. Even small things can make a huge difference. For example, instead of making your whole yard lawn, why not add a border filled with flowers that are attractive to pollinators- or even some edible perennials! Instead of planting a shrub with inconspicuous flowers, plant a flowering variety to support pollinators – or go even a step further and plant a fruit-producing shrub like a Haskap, Cranberry or a Nanking Cherry that you (or the birds) can enjoy! There are quite a few shrubs, perennials, and annuals that are edible. In fact many flowers and leaves are edible and a great addition to salads and soups.

Not only is edible landscaping more important than ever before but I believe planting native species is extremely valuable. There are many native species that are edible, extremely cold and drought hardy, and beautiful. We should be utilizing the resources that are right around us. For more information check out the Native Plant Society of Saskatchewan. https://www.npss.sk.ca/

Yard Essentials

Landscape Maintenance Inc.

Call or Text: (306) 260-1985

yardessentials@gmail.com

Meet your "Yard's Essentials"

My Invaluable Team