By Ryan Lingenfelter · Cutting Edge Lawn & Landscaping, Garson, Ontario · June 2026 I’ve been cutting grass and doing lawn work in Lively since 2020. Five full seasons on properties spread across different parts of the community — the older streets near the centre of town, the newer subdivisions on the edges, the larger … Read more
By Ryan Lingenfelter · Cutting Edge Lawn & Landscaping, Garson, Ontario · June 2026 Most of the lawn care content I write is about residential properties in Greater Sudbury — Garson, Val Caron, Hanmer, Lively. City lots with clay-influenced soil, municipal water, and the specific challenges that come with our climate and freeze-thaw cycle. But … Read more
They’d already done their research. Measured the lawn. Called one sod supplier and gotten a price. By the time they reached me they were essentially asking me to confirm what they’d already decided. “We want to redo the whole front lawn. How soon can you do it?” I went out and walked the property first. … Read more
By Ryan Lingenfelter · Cutting Edge Lawn & Landscaping, Garson, Ontario · June 2026 The call came on a Thursday evening in late July. I almost didn’t pick up — it was after seven, I’d been on properties since seven that morning, and I was done for the day. I picked up. The woman on … Read more
A few times every season someone asks me whether they should install a sprinkler system. Usually it comes up after a difficult July — the lawn went brown during a dry stretch, they spent two weeks dragging hoses around, and they’re wondering if there’s a better way. It’s a reasonable question. And it has a … Read more
By Ryan Lingenfelter · Cutting Edge Lawn & Landscaping, Garson, Ontario · June 2026 I’ve been doing quote visits and lawn assessments across Greater Sudbury since 2020. In that time I’ve been asked a lot of questions. What does aeration cost. Why is my lawn brown in July. How often should I water. What’s wrong … Read more
I want to tell you about the job that humbled me. Not in a dramatic way — I didn’t fail at the job. The sod went down, it established, the homeowner was happy. But in the process of getting there, I ran into something I hadn’t encountered before in five years of sod installations across … Read more
By Ryan Lingenfelter · Cutting Edge Lawn & Landscaping, Garson, Ontario · June 2026 Every summer I get a version of the same call. A homeowner is back from vacation. They’ve been gone two or three weeks. They knew the lawn would need attention when they returned, but they weren’t expecting what they came home … Read more
I’ll be upfront about something before this story starts: I don’t enjoy talking about other lawn care companies. I’m not in the business of tearing down competitors. I’d rather spend that energy explaining what we do and why we do it the way we do. But occasionally a situation arises where the most honest thing … Read more
By Ryan Lingenfelter — Owner, Cutting Edge Lawn & Landscaping · Garson, Ontario · Serving Greater Sudbury since 2020 She said it in the first thirty seconds of the call. “I want to be upfront with you — I’ve basically given up on the backyard. I’m just calling because my neighbour kept insisting I try … Read more