What to Do About Sudbury Tree Roots Pushing Up Through Your Lawn

Tree roots surfacing through the grass on a residential lawn in Sudbury Ontario

By Ryan Lingenfelter — Owner, Cutting Edge Lawn & Landscaping · Garson, Ontario · Serving Greater Sudbury since 2020 I get this call or message regularly across Greater Sudbury: a homeowner has noticed tree roots breaking through the surface of their lawn — visible ridges, sometimes thick woody roots, sometimes a network of smaller surface … Read more

Dog Owners in Sudbury: The 3 Spots in Your Lawn You’ll Replace Every 2 Years

Dog owner in Sudbury Ontario looking at damaged lawn spots caused by pet activity

By Ryan Lingenfelter — Owner, Cutting Edge Lawn & Landscaping · Garson, Ontario · Serving Greater Sudbury since 2020 About a third of the residential properties I service in Greater Sudbury have dogs. And on almost every single one of them, the same three spots come up — the same three areas that the homeowner … Read more

After a Major Hailstorm Hits Sudbury — What Lawn Recovery Actually Looks Like

Sudbury Ontario lawn showing hailstorm damage after major storm with shredded grass blades

When a serious hailstorm rolls through Greater Sudbury, the calls start coming in fast. Usually within 24 hours. Homeowners are standing in their yards looking at grass that’s been shredded, flattened, and bruised by ice pellets the size of marbles or bigger, and they want to know: is it dead, can it recover, and what … Read more

What Happens the First Time I Pull Up to a Property That’s Been Neglected for Two Full Seasons

Severely neglected overgrown residential lawn in Sudbury Ontario after two full seasons without care

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

The Garson Property Where Something Kept Going Wrong No Matter What We Tried

Struggling lawn with persistent bare patches on a Garson Ontario residential property

There’s a property in Garson I worked on for two full seasons before I finally understood what was actually happening. I want to write about it because I think it illustrates something important — something that I see get missed on difficult lawns across Greater Sudbury, and something that would have saved this homeowner a … Read more

When to Repair Sod vs Replace It Entirely — How I Make That Call on Sudbury Properties

Freshly installed sod on a Sudbury lawn

By Ryan Lingenfelter — Owner, Cutting Edge Lawn & Landscaping · Garson, Ontario · Serving Greater Sudbury since 2020 This is one of those decisions I get asked about constantly — especially in spring, when people are looking at their yard after the snow melts and trying to figure out what they’re actually dealing with. … Read more