Month: November 2013

18 Nov 2013
November 18, 2013 0 Comments By masterpiecelandscapingadmin battling the Minnesota climate, shrubs and trees, The Art of Landscaping, winter landscapes

Beauty and Your Landscape Garden

Unfortunately for the broader community, our Minnesota landscape industry does not view 'landscaping' as an art form. At university it is not taught as an art form. The ladies of the garden clubs love flowers. They do not consider the home grounds as a canvas for landscape garden beauty. Husbands are allowed to mow the lawn. Cities often demand trees be planted along the roadways whether needed or not and without regard for beauty. My...

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13 Nov 2013
November 13, 2013 0 Comments By masterpiecelandscapingadmin battling the Minnesota climate, garden seasons, Plant health, winter landscape maintenance

The Onslaught of Winter

We should have shared this Onslaught of Winter article with readers a few weeks ago. However, the nature of this particular Twin City late autumn has been keeping our company busy until the real snow arrives. Each autumn in our area is unique in its appearance and character. No one seems to record each year's peculiarities and we usually remember only the extremes....especially the thirty inches one Halloween in the 1990s and a repeat the...

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