MinScapes

Wow! Thank you to each and every one of you that have taken the time to share your kind words. MinScapes sets out to complete every job, from start to finish, with the quality we would expect at our own homes. We would love for you to experience how your landscaping project can be stress-free and completed with professionalism while providing you with a superior finished project. Aeric, Dillon and Julie are just a few customers that would agree with this. Get your free estimate today and see for yourself!

Aesthetically pleasing curb appeal isn't the only benefit of a well done landscape. While it is the most obvious, if you take the time to stop and look you'll find that our smallest six legged friends find it pleasing too.

Grasshopper, Karl Foerster Grass
Firefly, Yellow Birch Tree
Bumblebee, Goldmound Spirea (look even closer at that pollen haul!)

To all the moms out there, you deserve a lot more than a day on the calendar.
Treat yourself to beautiful new landscape this spring. It's simple to start, contact us for a free estimate today!

Our featured plant for the month of May: Siberian Iris.
Iris are perineal plants that thrive in full sun and moist soil but adapt well to other soil conditions. There are many Iris varieties offering different leaf structure and bloom colors. The Siberian Iris has long grass-like leaves and showy blue-violet blooms. Incorporate Iris into your landscape as a stand alone ornamental plant or in groups for colorful blooms in late May to early June.

Since the rain, rain isn't going away we might as well use it as an opportunity to learn something new. 🌧️

April showers not only bring May flowers, but also produce petrichor. What is petrichor? It’s the unique and fresh smell associated with rain.

Geosmin, plant oil secretion, and even lightning can play a role in that earthy fragrance we smell after a thunderstorm.

Geosmin is a compound created by Actinomycetes bacteria. This bacteria is present in most healthy soils. When rain droplets hit the ground, geosmin is released into the air. Geosmin in the air can be detected by the human nose at less than 5 parts per trillion!

Plants produce oils that accumulate in between rocks and in soil. When it rains, these compounds are released, further contributing to petrichor.

Thunderstorms also play a role in petrichor. When lightning strikes high in the atmosphere oxygen and nitrogen molecules are split, and create ozone (O3). Ozone, which has an obvious aroma, similar to that of chlorine, is then carried down by the rain.

Rain also helps clear the air of dust particles and aerosols, effectively cleaning the air and making the earthy smell more potent.

Photo: Rain drops fall into large puddles at Cannon River Trout Lily SNA.

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It's been a crummy spring, to say the least, and then this. Don't forget to get out and enjoy it!

Things will look up soon and don't ya know, it's not too early to get your landscape plans on the books!