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St.
Croix Valley Landscaping Newsletter
Volume 3, Issue 3 March 2011
715.294.4471
| Poplar
Row West of Withrow
Painting
by James Dimmer
From a row of Poplars west of Withrow near White Bear Lake
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Bring Back the Picnic
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question or would like to discuss your property or services we provide
we would love to hear from you. We are looking for areas of interest to
our clients and pressing questions about landscaping. If you have a
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A
Little Muse for March
In English pubs, ale is
ordered by pints and quarts... So in old England , when customers got
unruly, the bartender would yell at them 'Mind your pints and quarts,
and settle down.'
It's where we get the phrase 'mind your P's and Q's'
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Company News
I t
Pays to Go
Green
There has never been a better time to treat your yard to a
design upgrade
that extends your living space and transforms your yard into a “green
oasis”. New this year-watershed districts around the metro area are
paying out “green” (valued at up to $500) for landscape designs that
include sustainable practices like rain gardens, permeable patios and
native plantings. If you, a friend or neighbor live in Washington,
Ramsey or Chisago County, your project may qualify for the program. When
you go ahead with the project and get it installed, you could be
reimbursed for up to $3000. Don’t delay because most financial
incentives are offered on a first come first served basis. Call us for
more info
Bare Root
Planting-Another Way to Go
Green
What does
bare root mean?
Trees that
are dug and stored without any soil around their roots. Trees and shrubs
can be bought "bare root," and then planted directly into the ground.
While
you’re likely familiar with potted plants, which are commonly seen at
garden centers, bare-root trees and shrubs are becoming more available.
You may have looked at those soil-free twigs with dried up roots and
wondered, “How could this grow?” But once you know the advantages
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Annual Bare
Root Tree Sale
Check out our tree sale.
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Edible Landscaping- Gorgeous, Tasty and Super Healthy- Part II
I t’s
that time of year when garden centers are gearing up and winter is
starting to feel like it has hung on long enough. With folks getting
ever more interested in local, organic food - and with budgets still
tight - people are rethinking the possibilities for their own back yard.
Continue Edible Landscaping
 Eco-Lawn Care Tips for
March (ok it will be more like April)
Top Dressing with Compost-the Safe Bet
for Many Lawn Problems
Good
soil is living soil. The health of your lawn is completely dependent on
what you don’t see-underneath. One tablespoon of soil should be teaming
with billions of microorganisms. These microscopic organisms are the
reason we have plants and trees. In nature, soil microbes enrich soil by
converting fallen leaves, limbs and other debris into nutrients plants
can use.
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Ask a Question:
Should I use Landscape Fabric?
Landscape fabric has been a mainstay of our
industry for years. This synthetic fabric once promised to provide weed
control until eternity. New research along with our everyday experience
of pulling up mountains of the stuff in many of our clients’ yards
proves the falsehood of this claim. If you’ve ever tried to pull weeds
through fabric
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2011.St Croix Valley Landscaping.
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