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So long sweet summer! Prepping lawns and gardens for the winter

By: angiehongmn October 2, 2018October 2, 2018

Buckthorn, Yards and Landscapingbees, buckthorn, fall, featured, gardening, lawn care, lawns, leaves, vegetable gardensLeave a Comment

By now, you’ve probably picked the last of the tomatoes, peppers and eggplants growing in your vegetable gardens. The predicted frost never quite made it to my house last weekend, but I know it’s only a matter of time before the winter temps will settle in for good. As you begin to prepare your lawn…

Sprinklers running? Better catch them!

By: angiehongmn May 16, 2018May 16, 2018

Groundwater, Yards and Landscapingfeatured, groundwater, irrigation, lawn care, lawns, water conservationLeave a Comment

75% of homes with automated irrigation systems have at least one broken sprinkler head. Is yours one of them?

Talking Turf and Water in Forest Lake

By: angiehongmn May 9, 2017

Yards and Landscapingcomfort lake - forest lake watershed district, lakes, lawns, Master Water Stewards, shoreline landscapingLeave a Comment

“If you’re going to choose turf,” he says, “be responsible in how you take care of it. Research shows that a poorly maintained lawn with bare patches can be almost as bad for lakes as an over-fertilized lawn.”

Rethinking the Traditional Lawn

By: angiehongmn April 26, 2017

Yards and Landscapinglawns, low mow grass, pollinators, sustainable lawns2 Comments

If we were to go back in time about 75 years, yesterday’s lawns looked a lot different than the ones we have today. It was considered normal (even desirable) to have a lawn full of clover.

Skip Raking This Fall

By: angiehongmn November 1, 2016

Yards and Landscapingfall, lawns, leaf raking, water pollutionLeave a Comment

Leaves contain vital nutrients like phosphorus, nitrogen, and potassium that turf grass and other plants need to grow. Also, leaves, are free and readily available.