This is one of the harder conversations I have with homeowners every spring. Someone calls me, I walk their property, and I can see pretty quickly that what they’ve got isn’t a lawn that needs more attention — it’s a lawn that needs to go. And nobody wants to hear that. They’ve been watering it, … Read more
Every June I start getting a specific kind of call. Not a problem call. A pride call. “Ryan, we’ve got people coming over in a week. Can you make the lawn look good before then?” I love these calls. It means the homeowner cares about how their property looks — and honestly, a well-maintained lawn … Read more
This time of year I get a version of the same text from homeowners across Greater Sudbury almost every week. “Ryan, I just cut it five days ago. How is it already long again?” I get it. You mow on Saturday. By Thursday it looks like you haven’t touched it in two weeks. You’re cutting … Read more
Every spring, I get the same question before I even finish walking a property. “Ryan, just give it to me straight — what’s this going to cost?” I’m Ryan Lingenfelter, owner of Cutting Edge Lawn & Landscaping in Garson, Ontario. Since 2020, I’ve done spring property cleanups on hundreds of residential and commercial properties across … Read more
You walk out to your yard on a Saturday morning and there it is. A brown patch. Maybe one. Maybe three. Yesterday it looked fine. Today it looks dead. I get calls about this every single week from May through August. I’m Ryan Lingenfelter, owner of Cutting Edge Lawn & Landscaping in Garson, Ontario. Since … Read more
Every spring I get a version of this question at least a dozen times. “Ryan, should I aerate in spring or fall? My neighbour says fall. My brother-in-law says spring. I’ve read three different things online and none of them agree.” I’m Ryan Lingenfelter, owner of Cutting Edge Lawn & Landscaping in Garson, Ontario. Since … Read more