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Summer heat can take a toll on your lawn. Follow these mowing guidelines from the University of Minnesota for a lush, green lawn all summer long.
Here is great advice as published in Total Landscape Care magazine. Myth: it’s a good idea to remove grass clippings after mowing. Reality: There is a misconception their grass clippings contribute significantly to thatch. Grass clippings are mostly water and decompose rapidly, returning significant amounts of fertilizer to the lawn. Research shows that up to […]
The U of M Extension Consumer Horticulture Team You can support pollinators by providing flowers throughout the growing season. Spring flowering plants like willows, maples, plums, and gooseberries provide bountiful nectar and pollen for bees that are active in spring. Many bee species in Minnesota are only out flying as adults during the first month […]
Frost/Freeze Advisory – Cover plants or bring them in! Hazardous Weather Outlook Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 1105 AM CDT Thu Apr 27 2017 Hennepin-Anoka-Ramsey-Washington- 1105 AM CDT Thu Apr 27 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central and southern Minnesota…and west central Wisconsin. .DAY ONE…This Afternoon and […]
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Apr
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Is your lawn riddled with bumps, dips and holes? Find out what makes bumps and how to smooth a bumpy lawn.
Parkway Lawn can help by overseeding this Spring. Click free estimate above. Bob Kroth, Owner Certified Turfgrass Professional   Bob@parkwaylawn.com 612 869-5878  Here is a great article published by UMN Voles in the landscape Jennifer Menken Importance Voles, also known as field mice, are small brown rodents very common in yards and fields. […]
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Mar
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Use This Handy Sustainable Lawn Care Calendar This has been an unusual winter for Minnesota – very little snow and unusually mild temperatures. We’ve already enjoyed a couple weekends with temperatures in the 60s and everyone is looking forward to spending more time outside. But as much as you may be itching to get out […]
Boxelder bugs inside homes during winter Jeffrey Hahn, Extension Entomologist With the recent mild weather we have experienced, some residents have been finding boxelder bugs and lady beetles in their homes. This is actually not unusual in the middle of the winter. These insects remain inactive as long as their hiding places in various wall […]
In January of 2017 I attended the Northern Green, an annual green industry get together, and it’s Master Classes for tree geeks. The dangers of standing ash trees falling apart due to heavy infestations of emerald ash borer (EAB), was one of the main themes of the conference. The effect of EAB, an agrilus beetle, feeding […]