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Landscaping in Frenchman's Bay

Lawn care, garden work and snow clearing for homes around Frenchman's Bay, Pickering.

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Landscaping in Frenchman's Bay, Pickering

Frenchman's Bay is the harbour on Pickering's waterfront. It was landlocked until a channel was dug through the sandbar in 1843, and the north end of the bay is still marsh. It isn't one of the City's official neighbourhood names. The homes on the west side of the bay are in West Shore, which runs from Petticoat Creek east to the bay, between the 401 and the lake; the east side is Bay Ridges. West Shore Boulevard runs from Bayly Street down to the water, and Oklahoma Drive crosses it east to west. The first houses went up between 1900 and 1940 and most of the subdivisions came in the 1960s: detached homes, semis and townhouses. We cover the whole west shore for lawn care, cleanups, interlocking and snow clearing.

About Frenchman's Bay

The west side of Frenchman's Bay is a settled lakeside area of detached houses, semis and townhouses, with parks and natural areas along Petticoat Creek and the bay and a lakeshore path along the water. A few streets date from the early 1900s and most from the 1960s, so yards are established. Owners here mostly want them kept up rather than rebuilt: a good lawn, clean beds and walkways that stay level.

Around Frenchman's Bay

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What we see in Frenchman's Bay yards

Frenchman's Bay is a coastal wetland the conservation authority lists as environmentally significant, and the park on its west shore is also designated environmentally sensitive. On lots near the water, skip fertilizer when rain is in the forecast, keep clippings and leaves out of the street where the storm drains carry them toward the lake, and choose salt-tolerant plants for beds that take the wind off the water.

Interlocking walkways and front entrances

Salt-tolerant garden bed planting

Fall leaf cleanup on treed lots

Hedge trimming and shrub care

Frenchman's Bay through the year

Spring

Rake the winter sand and salt off the lawn edge along the street and overseed that strip once the soil warms.

Summer

Water new plantings deeply in the morning; wind off the lake dries beds out faster than you'd expect.

Fall

Clear leaves off lawns and out of beds before they mat down, and keep them out of the storm drains.

Winter

Use a low-salt de-icer on walkways near the bay and the conservation lands.

Frenchman's Bay questions

Do you work in Frenchman's Bay?

Yes. Frenchman's Bay is on our Pickering service list, along with Liverpool, Bay Ridges and Dunbarton. Quotes are free. Call or send the form and tell us what the yard needs.

Do you clear snow in Frenchman's Bay?

Yes. Frenchman's Bay is inside our Pickering snow removal area, with per-visit or seasonal service. Details and booking are on the Pickering snow removal page.