Grove Landscaping

Grove Landscaping Custom residential landscaping in the Twin Cities & southern Minn. http://grovelandscaping.com/

check it out... we're featured in Steve's editorial in Sunday's Duluth News Tribune. click through to read the piece... ...
11/07/2011

check it out... we're featured in Steve's editorial in Sunday's Duluth News Tribune. click through to read the piece... and to all you duluthians out there, be sure to check out minnesotagetonline.com to start your free website!

The son of a small-business owner in Northfield, Minn., I grew up working for my dad’s landscaping company, Grove Landscaping. When my dad first started his business, he had only a pickup truck, a wheelbarrow and a shovel. His marketing approach was all shoe leather. He walked the streets of our nei...

concrete is so incredibly boring. stone is so incredibly cool. see how we replaced concrete with stone at this home to g...
11/03/2011

concrete is so incredibly boring. stone is so incredibly cool. see how we replaced concrete with stone at this home to give it a much more natural look.

In an earlier blog post ( “Walls, Step Systems, and More) I told you about a local landscaping project we installed. Here’s some photos of the finished project. What a difference this job made to their front yard! The design was done by Spencer Jones.

feeling old-fashioned? check out these old school perennial varieties that are perfect for a classic garden. it's like s...
10/07/2011

feeling old-fashioned? check out these old school perennial varieties that are perfect for a classic garden. it's like stepping in a floral time machine... enjoy, friends!

In Northfield, we do a lot of landscaping around older homes. I remember when I was younger, my Mom and Dad would take me to Grandma’s house. I’ll never forget how much I enjoyed looking at all the all the flowers in her garden. (A sign of things to come?). Grandma Smith would use a lot of them f...

yo -- what's that crazy stuff growing in my bark mulch?? well, click here - and i shall tell you.
09/30/2011

yo -- what's that crazy stuff growing in my bark mulch?? well, click here - and i shall tell you.

Every year I get several calls from my customers asking something like this, “What’s that slimy stuff growing in my bark mulch? It looks like a dog threw up in my shrub bed!”

check out this ENORMOUS ohio buckeye we saw in Illinois recently
09/07/2011

check out this ENORMOUS ohio buckeye we saw in Illinois recently

Mary Jo and I were in Wheaton IL. a while back to see our daughter Mary Beth, who just graduated from Wheaton college. We stayed at a Hyatt Hotel in Oakbrook on the campus of McDonald’s corporate headquarters. (Also home of Hamburger University, where new McDonald’s managers and owners get trained...

a new garage hid the entry-way of this home... how could we draw people to the front door with the perfect landscape? re...
08/19/2011

a new garage hid the entry-way of this home... how could we draw people to the front door with the perfect landscape? read this post to find out!

A while back we started on an interesting project on the south end of Northfield, designed by local landscape architect Spencer Jones. The clients had converted their existing garage into a workshop and had a new garage added on onto the front of the old one to take it’s place Because of the additio...

attention, all ye urban tree-planters on facebook: beware! beware of root girdling!! (and read this post to learn how to...
08/11/2011

attention, all ye urban tree-planters on facebook: beware! beware of root girdling!! (and read this post to learn how to prevent it).

“Girdling roots” are roots that grow around other roots or the trunk of the tree, eventually restricting their growth and choking off any nutrients they carry to the rest of the tree. The girdling can be on one side of the trunk, or in more sever cases, will encircle the entire trunk, causing the de...

wondering what to plant this year? check out these 6 beautiful perennials that are kicking ass and taking names.
07/20/2011

wondering what to plant this year? check out these 6 beautiful perennials that are kicking ass and taking names.

Each year, the Perennial Plant Association picks a perennial plant that it feels has the outstanding qualities to be voted Perennial Plant of the Year. With the global warming, Northfield is on the border between zones 4 and 5, depending on who’s zone map you are looking at. (I like the one put out

Want great tips on how to landscape your home? Get our weekly newsletter here!
07/08/2011

Want great tips on how to landscape your home? Get our weekly newsletter here!

Grove Landscaping List Email Forms

looking to bring nature back to your yard? there's no better way than a pond. check out our tips on pond construction he...
07/08/2011

looking to bring nature back to your yard? there's no better way than a pond. check out our tips on pond construction here.

A few years back, I installed a 11′ x 16′ pond with a waterfall in our back yard, next to our paver patio. It’s something that I’ve enjoyed immensely, and has become the focal point of the yard. Any water feature that we have installed for our clients has been become a real favorite spot for them to

here's a piece i wrote for Redoux Magazine on how to build a pond in your backyard
06/29/2011

here's a piece i wrote for Redoux Magazine on how to build a pond in your backyard

Redoux Home May / June issue: Summer Living

Have a small space you're looking to landscape? Here are some tips on how to tackle the challenge!
06/29/2011

Have a small space you're looking to landscape? Here are some tips on how to tackle the challenge!

Designing and landscaping small spaces is one of my favorite things to do. I tend be be somewhat of a private person myself, so I enjoy creating intimate, private spaces. There is something therapeutic about being outside, yet having that feeling that you are still “in your room”. Sort of like relax

Address

6615 320th Street W
Northfield, MN
55057

Telephone

(507) 645-5947

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Grove Landscaping posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Shortcuts

Share

Category