Spring Thaw!

Why Hello spring, so glad you are back! Todays warm day of 54, as my car told me as I was leaving a job site that was much wetter than when I arrived, has our phone ringing! We are letting you know that yes we are out and taking measurements along with our...
Great time to be busting the buckthorn

Great time to be busting the buckthorn

One of the many plant varieties homeowners find creeping into their yards is Buckthorn, weather it be a few shoots among the Lilacs or the scrubby plants in the trees at the edge of the property.   Here are a few common questions and comments regarding the plant: “Why...

Killer crabgrass

I recently read an article on crabgrass, once thought to take up space in opportunistic lawns and then crowd out the desired lawn turf.  If you have heard about crabgrass then you heard it will continue to spread and take over-  but why is that such a bad thing? For...

30 Great Plants for Northern Gardens

30 Great Plants for Northern Gardens: The Complete List Combine great plants into a beautiful northern garden, like this Minneapolis garden. One of the MSHS Facebook fans requested that we put up a list of all the 30 great plants for northern gardens that we profiled...
Whats eating my trees and plants?

Whats eating my trees and plants?

Have you noticed a lot of holes in the leaves of your trees and shrubs? Yet you don’t really see the culprits that are doing it? Here is some information from our friends at Bravo Tree Care about Japanese Beetle, the most likely suspect of leaf damage like this. Basic...
What is happening to my Spruce trees?

What is happening to my Spruce trees?

This is one of Minnesota’s most common diseases on ornamental trees, specifically spruce trees.  This fungus is called Rhizosphaera (needle cast in laymen’s terms).  This fungus is pretty much everywhere on the lawn.  The fungus splashes up to the lower portions of...
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