Spring is on the way, which means it’s almost time to see all the damage winter has done to your commercial parking lot. It’s the time of the year to reduce clutter and mess—why should your parking lot be excluded from your spring-cleaning routine? A clean,...

When you’re proud of your home’s landscaping, you want to show it off whenever you can. There’s no better way to ensure passersby can admire your healthy hedges and pruned peonies all day long than with landscape lighting. Landscape lighting is a fantastic way to...

Whether you’re using a pole saw or hedge shears, cleaning and sterilizing your tools are necessary parts of springtime pruning. Buildup of plant matter can gum up the cutting mechanism, reducing the tool’s effectiveness, and wet dirt, tree sap, and other sources of...

With much of the past year spent in isolation, more and more people are turning their attention to projects close to home. 2020 was a huge year for gardeners, both experienced and those new to the hobby, to make long-desired changes to their landscape or finally start...

If you’ve read last month’s post on tree and shrub pruning, you know late winter and early spring are great times to prune. With the plants dormant and the temperature low, your trees and shrubs can heal from the prune without being exposed to diseases, pests, or...

While most people tend to think of lawn care as something that stops after snow falls, winter is the perfect time to trim trees and shrubs. Deciduous trees go dormant in the winter, meaning a cold-weather prune can avoid many of the problems associated with warmer...

With new heat, lingering moisture, and rapid growth, spring is the perfect time for disease to fester on your lawn. Winter is, unfortunately, far from over, but familiarizing yourself with common Minnesotan lawn diseases means spotting them come spring will be that...