Above water

Although the snow has cleared, the team at Pratt’s Lawn Care & Landscapes is facing another curveball from Mother Nature. The nearby town of Muskoka was devasted by flooding in early spring, leaving many of Pratt’s lakefront clients with severe property damage.

“I'd say 95 percent of our properties are lakefront properties,” Jennifer Davies says. “Maybe 75 percent of them have really been affected, so we're getting in, getting a bit of work done, but we can't finish projects.” Their plans to start the construction on the greenhouse site was also delayed.

There’s also been a surplus of phone calls coming in from people in the community hoping for some help getting their lawns back in shape. Davies says she and her husband, Bob Naylor, have had to prioritize current clients instead of taking on anyone new.

Stay tuned for more on Pratt's Lawn Care and Landscapes in our June issue.