Fix Winter Damage to your Driveway 
Wednesday, April 27, 2011, 10:00 AM - Gardening


Lawn King can help. Repair "potholes" and damage caused by snowplows with 3/4-minus to your gravel driveway. Sold by the bag or by the ton.

For more information, view landscape rock.
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Repairing Yellow Circles 
Tuesday, April 26, 2011, 10:28 AM - Landscaping


After the snow (finally!) disappeared, you may have been a little dismayed by the number of yellow circles your puppy left behind in your backyard.

A healthy treatment of lime and grass seed are the perfect remedy. First, use lime to neutralize the damage, then apply grass seed (or sod). When applying grass seed or sod, be sure to keep the area damp until the grass successfully establishes roots (usually a two-week commitment).
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See what's new in our greenhouse 
Monday, April 25, 2011, 10:22 AM - Landscaping


New plants and flowers arriving weekly!
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Crabgrass Prevention is ... Now 
Sunday, April 24, 2011, 10:05 AM - Landscaping


Now is the time to prevent crabgrass! Use a granular product in a fertilizer spreader once in the spring (before your lilacs begin to bloom) and again in the fall.

If you don't have a spreader, Lawn King rents them out for $5 / day.
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Bunnies: the other 364 days 
Saturday, April 23, 2011, 10:56 AM - Landscaping


Ahh... What a cutie!

For the other 364 days a year when bunnies are NOT welcome in your yard and garden (and Fido isn't doing the trick), we recommend "Repels All" by Bonide.

Apply to your garden every 2 months, or more often if it's an especially rainy season.

For more information, visit BonideProducts.com or stop in and see us.
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Got Boxelder Bugs? 
Friday, April 22, 2011, 04:45 PM - Landscaping


Boxelder bugs seem to be worse than ever this spring.

Instead of soapy water (which is harmful to your soil's ecosystem), we recommend using Bonide Eight Insect Control -it comes in several varieties (indoor, outdoor, spray, dust, etc.). For more information, visit BonideProducts.com or stop in and see us.
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Christmas Planters 
Saturday, November 28, 2009, 10:21 PM


View more Christmas planters at our store.

Shop for Christmas trees out of the wind and cold in our greenhouses, flocked trees in a wide array of colors, Christmas decor, spruce tips, wreaths and much more to decorate your home or office.
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Christmas Recycling Tips 
Saturday, November 28, 2009, 12:26 PM -

Christmas Recycling Tips
by Lawn King

Christmas Lights Recycling
Source: WCCO & RecycleMinnesota.org

- Minneapolis, Downtown (Holidazzle Parade)
- Minneapolis, 11th & Nicollet (WCCO Building)
- St. Paul, 520 Lafayette (Minnesota Pollution Control)
- Brooklyn Park, 8100 Jefferson (Hennepin Recycling Center)
- Bloomington, 1400 W 96th (Hennepin Recycling Center)
- Snyders Drug, various locations

Artificial Christmas Tree Recycling
Source: HennepinAtoZ.org

- Brooklyn Park, 8100 Jefferson (Hennepin Recycling Center)
- Burnsville, 11501 Embassy Road (Freeway Transfer Station)

Live Christmas Tree Recycling
Source: Hennepin County

- Free Christmas Tree recycling is offered for all commercial waste removal companies. Contact your waste removal company for more information.
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Pruning 101 
Thursday, May 28, 2009, 11:03 PM - Landscaping


Do you have perennials that look like the plant on the left? Pruning will help promote healthy growth and clear away unslightly dead branches.

To safely prune, use clean, sharp pruning shears. Approximately 1/4-inch to 1/2-inch above new growth, cut the branch at a 45-degree angle.
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How to Build a Vegetable Garden 
Thursday, May 28, 2009, 10:52 PM - Landscaping


This 5-foot by 12-foot vegetable garden was dug and planted within 90 minutes (with 2 people). The garden is big enough for 3 rows of vegetables (just onions, carrots and tomatoes this year).

1. Using a tiller, break up the sod into the shape and size of your finished garden.

2. Once the sod is broken up, rake awake the chunks of sod. Till approx. 6 inches into the ground.

3. Using a straight-edge shovel, edge your garden for clean lines.

4. Add compost and as much other organic material as possible. For our 5x12 garden, we added 4 bags of compost plus 12 months worth of homemade compost. If your soil has heavy clay, add garden lime. Till in the compost.

5. Next till in garden fertilizer. We used one small bag.

6. Now that our garden is complete, we can begin planting.

7. Create straight rows with two sticks and long piece of string.

8. Lightly hoe into the soil per the seed package's directions.

9. Here, we planted yellow onions.
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