By Ryan Lingenfelter — Owner, Cutting Edge Lawn & Landscaping · Garson, Ontario · Serving Greater Sudbury since 2020 After five years of doing this work across Greater Sudbury, I’ve had a lot of conversations about lawn care decisions. What to prioritize, what to skip, what’s worth the money and what isn’t. I’ve changed my … Read more
It happens more than you’d expect. A homeowner calls — sometimes referred by a neighbour, sometimes they found me online — and before they describe what they need, they say something like: “I should warn you, it’s been a while.” Or: “I know it’s bad. I just want to know if it’s fixable.” Two full … Read more
By Ryan Lingenfelter — Owner, Cutting Edge Lawn & Landscaping · Garson, Ontario · Serving Greater Sudbury since 2020 I didn’t recognise the number when it came in. It was a February afternoon — off season, quieter than summer, the kind of afternoon where calls are usually suppliers or someone planning ahead for spring. I … Read more
By Ryan Lingenfelter — Owner, Cutting Edge Lawn & Landscaping · Garson, Ontario · Serving Greater Sudbury since 2020 I pulled up to the property at 6:58am. I know the time because I’d checked my phone in the truck before getting out — I’d arranged a 7am visit and I wanted to be on time. … Read more
By Ryan Lingenfelter — Owner, Cutting Edge Lawn & Landscaping · Garson, Ontario · Serving Greater Sudbury since 2020 It was the second season I’d been running Cutting Edge Lawn. A customer in the south end of Sudbury — a retired woman who’d been with me since my first year, always paid on time, never … Read more
By Ryan Lingenfelter — Owner, Cutting Edge Lawn & Landscaping · Garson, Ontario · Serving Greater Sudbury since 2020 Last week I drove out to quote a property in Greater Sudbury. Good-sized residential lot, homeowner seemed reasonable on the phone, the area was familiar to me. Nothing about the call suggested any reason not to … Read more
By Ryan Lingenfelter — Owner, Cutting Edge Lawn & Landscaping · Garson, Ontario · Serving Greater Sudbury since 2020 When I drive through a neighbourhood in Greater Sudbury — Garson, Hanmer, Val Caron, Chelmsford, anywhere — I notice lawns. It’s occupational at this point. And there’s almost always one property on any given street that … Read more
By Ryan Lingenfelter — Owner, Cutting Edge Lawn & Landscaping · Garson, Ontario · Serving Greater Sudbury since 2020 If you’ve searched “lawn mowing services near me” in Sudbury, you’ve probably found a list of names — some with websites, some with just a phone number, some with reviews that could mean anything. The options … 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