Every season I show up to properties across Greater Sudbury and have a version of the same conversation. The homeowner tells me what they’ve been doing to their lawn. I listen. And somewhere in there I hear something that makes me want to ask: who told you that? Bad lawn advice spreads fast. A neighbour … Read more
When I started out, I had a fertilizer recommendation I gave almost every customer. Balanced NPK — nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium — applied in spring and again in fall. Standard timing. Standard product. It was what most lawn care advice recommends, and for a while I didn’t question it much. Then I started paying closer attention … Read more
I’m Ryan Lingenfelter — owner of Cutting Edge Lawn & Landscaping in Garson, Ontario. Last June was the busiest week I’ve had since starting this business in 2020. In seven days, I quoted eleven properties across Greater Sudbury — Garson, Val Caron, Hanmer, Chelmsford, Lively, Azilda. I completed six installations, two full sod jobs, and … Read more
Every July I get the same calls. A homeowner in Val Caron or Hanmer is standing in their backyard looking at a lawn that was green in June and is now brown, thin, and struggling. They want to know what went wrong. They’re thinking about the heat, or the dry stretch we just had, or … Read more
Every summer I get a version of the same question. A homeowner in Garson or Hanmer has watched their lawn go brown by mid-July two years in a row, and now they’re wondering if a sprinkler system is the answer. My honest response? Sometimes yes. Sometimes no. And the difference between those two answers usually … Read more
Every spring I get calls from homeowners across Sudbury who tried to fertilize their own lawn, spent $80 on product from Canadian Tire, applied it at the wrong time, and ended up with burned patches or grass that barely responded. Then they call me. I’ve seen it more times than I can count. Fertilizing a … Read more