I try to be honest in every assessment I do, which means sometimes I tell people things they don’t want to hear. Most of the time, that honesty is appreciated even when it’s disappointing. Occasionally, someone hears my honest assessment, disagrees with it, and does something about it anyway. This is the story of one … Read more
By Ryan Lingenfelter — Owner, Cutting Edge Lawn & Landscaping · Garson, Ontario · Serving Greater Sudbury since 2020 Running routes across Greater Sudbury means I drive the same roads constantly. Garson to Hanmer, Hanmer to Val Caron, Val Caron to Chelmsford and back. I know these streets well. And on those routes, I pass … Read more
By Ryan Lingenfelter — Owner, Cutting Edge Lawn & Landscaping · Garson, Ontario · Serving Greater Sudbury since 2020 It was a Wednesday afternoon last summer. I was driving between two properties in Greater Sudbury — running behind, as you often are mid-season — when I passed a man standing in his front yard staring … Read more
I want to walk you through a specific property because it illustrates something that genuinely surprises people: a lawn can look completely fine for months and then appear to collapse almost overnight. It isn’t actually overnight. The damage has usually been building the whole time, invisibly, until it crosses a threshold and shows up everywhere … Read more
By Ryan Lingenfelter — Owner, Cutting Edge Lawn & Landscaping · Garson, Ontario · Serving Greater Sudbury since 2020 Most people hiring a lawn care company in Sudbury ask about price first. That’s understandable — price matters, and nobody wants to overpay. Some ask about scheduling, about what’s included, about whether they do spring cleanup … Read more
I get calls every spring from homeowners across Greater Sudbury asking about a patio or walkway that’s started heaving, cracking, or shifting after a winter or two. Pavers that used to sit flush are now uneven. A walkway that was level is now rolling. A patio corner has lifted an inch or more above the … Read more
She called me in late May. Not to hire me — she was pretty clear about that upfront. She wanted a second opinion. Her lawn had been frustrating her for three years despite what she described as significant effort, and a neighbour had suggested she call me and just talk it through before spending any … Read more
When I pull up to a property in Greater Sudbury for the first time — whether it’s a quote visit, a new customer, or a property I’ve been referred to — I’m reading the lawn before I get out of the truck. By the time I’ve walked from my vehicle to the front door, I’ve … Read more
Most of the stories I tell are about lawns that turned out well and homeowners who were thrilled with the result. This one isn’t that story. I want to tell it anyway, because I think it taught me something important that the success stories don’t. Her name is Heather. She lives in a subdivision in … Read more
Every time I read generic lawn care advice — in a magazine, on a YouTube channel, on the back of a seed bag — I notice the same thing. It’s written for somewhere else. Somewhere with deeper topsoil, milder winters, longer growing seasons, and soil that doesn’t have forty years of industrial history sitting underneath … Read more