This question comes up almost every time I quote a lawn that’s in mixed condition — some sections healthy, some sections dead, and the homeowner standing there asking the obvious question. “Can we just sod the bad parts and seed the rest? Do we really need to do the whole thing the same way?” It’s … Read more
This question comes up on almost every first-time quote call I do. Homeowner has a lawn that’s been struggling — weeds, bare patches, thin grass, goes brown every July. They’ve tried a few things over the years. Nothing stuck. And now they’re standing in the yard genuinely not sure what to do first, or whether … Read more
There’s a specific frustration I hear on quote calls a few times every season. It goes something like this: “I’ve reseeded that spot three times. It grows for a week, then it’s gone. I don’t know what I’m doing wrong.” I’m Ryan Lingenfelter, owner of Cutting Edge Lawn & Landscaping in Garson, Ontario. Since 2020, … Read more
I want to be careful how I say this because I don’t like talking about clients’ properties in a way that feels disrespectful. The people who end up with severely damaged lawns usually didn’t get there on purpose. Life gets busy. Health issues come up. Priorities shift. Properties get neglected not because the owner doesn’t … Read more
I didn’t lie the way most people lie. I didn’t make something up. I didn’t give them a fake number or tell them a service would do something it couldn’t. What I did was give them the easy answer instead of the honest one. I told them what they wanted to hear because the honest … Read more