Month: April 2010

20 Apr 2010
April 20, 2010 0 Comments By masterpiecelandscapingadmin battling the Minnesota climate, garden seasons

Season 2010 Is Three Weeks Early

I am certain that the vast majority of landscape gardeners in the Twin City area view this spring as outstanding.....thus far. So far both March and April have been cool or mild and clear.  We had a good winter snow to supply good soil  moisture.  According to most growth calendars, we are about three weeks ahead of schedule.  My Juddii Viburnums began opening their blooms yesterday.....redbud is in full lavendar-pink bud....PJM Rhododendron in its fifth day...

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14 Apr 2010
April 14, 2010 0 Comments By masterpiecelandscapingadmin Uncategorized

The Conifer Garden at Courage Center

We at Masterpiece would like to invite readers and friends to visit the Conifer Garden which we installed about eight years ago at Courage Center on Golden Valley Road in Golden Valley, MN.  It is located at the South Entrance to the Center.  Spring is an exceptional time to visit the grounds.  The Leonard Messel Magnolia is now in full pink bloom.  The Redbud trees will begin their sharp pink-lavender blooms next week or so. ...

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14 Apr 2010
April 14, 2010 0 Comments By masterpiecelandscapingadmin boulders and stone, Bulbs, garden seasons

What’s That In Bloom?

Well, what is that in bloom around the Twin Cities this year......April 9-20 depending on location of specimens?   Among the trees there are the magnolias, pink being Leonard Messel and the white, the Merrill Magnolia.  Both are pleasantly fragrant. The bright yellow flowering shrubs are the forsythias, probably Meadowlark or Northern Sun.  They have been in bloom in most locations for about a week already.  In older plantings one might see Nankin Cherry, a large...

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02 Apr 2010
April 2, 2010 0 Comments By masterpiecelandscapingadmin Uncategorized

Touring the Garden the First Week in April

This has been a great week in the Ray garden.  I am man of all responsibilities here....design, planting, maintaining, critic, teacher, but I do have artificial irrigation, which is not yet turned on. Water, light, fertilizer, space, and observation, knowledge  and imagination....yours....are the main factors in creating and maintaining the Eden of your life.   If you need assistance, by all means call Masterpiece Landscaping at 952-933-5777. What is beautiful in your grounds now?  March is...

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