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Tips for Mowing in High Temperatures

Mowing in Summer Heat The sun is shining. Temperatures are soaring. While we cool off around the pool, on the lake or with an icy beverage, our lawns are stressed. Protect your grass, plants and lawn care equipment with safe and smart operating practices. Make sure...

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5 Steps Buying a New Mower

5 Steps to Finding the Perfect Walk Power Lawnmower When considering a new lawnmower, The Mower Shop tries to find the most suitable model for each homeowner's needs. Lawns vary from manicured to weedy; smooth as a putting green to rough and bumpy. Likewise some of...

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Severe Weather Awareness – Honda Pumps

Severe Weather Awareness – Honda Pumps

Honda Pumps If severe weather strikes, flooding becomes a major concern. We carry two types of Honda pump: dewatering pump and submersible pumps. Dewatering pumps feature 4-stroke gasoline engines (no mixing oil). Driven by 115V electric motors, submersible pumps...

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Severe Weather Awareness – Honda Generators

Honda Generators Power outtages during a storm are scary and more than an inconvenience. Even a power loss of a few hours may compromise the safety of your family and result in damage to your home. A quiet, reliable Honda generator keeps you connected. These...

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The First Start of Spring

The First Start of Spring

Removing you mower from storageAs the first day of spring approaches, many of us will pull our lawn care equipment out of storage. A lot of engines are difficult to start after the winter layoff. The Mower Shop offers complete tune-up kits, repower kits and blades for...

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2017 Lawnmower Preview

2017 Lawnmower Preview

Spring 2017 Showroom PreviewAhead of the cutting season, our 2017 lineup is arrving. Over the course of the next few newsletters, I will cover what is new in riding lawn mowers, some great innovations in handheld equipment and finally, some new choices in large turf...

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Winter Lawn Care Advice

Winter Lawn Care Advice

Everyone needs a break during the long holiday festivities and stressful family fun. Here are a few tips to get outside and away from the revelry: The temperatures dropped quickly and snow blanketed much of the northern states early this year. Many lawns still have...

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Snowthrower Service Special

Snowthrower Service Special

Snowblower Service Program The off-season is an ideal time to maintain your outdoor power equipment. From the first of September through the end of October, The Mower Shop technicians perform annual tune-ups on snowblowers. This maintenance ensures your equipment...

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Winter Service Preview

Winter Service Preview

Winter Service Program The off-season is an ideal time to maintain your outdoor power equipment. From the first of December through the end of March, The Mower Shop service team picks up, services and delivers more than 1,500 mowers. Our...

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Avoid Raking Leaves

Avoid Raking Leaves

You finally broke out your favorite sweater. There's chili simmering on the stove top. Your team just took the lead. A cool breeze is whispering at the windows. You're moulded into the couch cushion. It's a picturesque fall weekend. Then you see them,...

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Aeration

Aeration

Healthy soil contains porous spaces which deliver oxygen and nutrients to the root system of grass, trees, flowers and shrubs. Overtime soil becomes compacted. Whether by foot traffic, poor drainage, drought or even regular mowing, all lawns are gradually affected....

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Why Leaves Change Color

Why Leaves Change Color

If April is the cruelest month, then its counterpart in September may be the most hopeful. The cool, morning air is crisp. Late sunrises and long sunsets have greater value. Wildlife begins to scramble toward winter’s approach. And the trees begin painting the...

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Dealing with Shade

Dealing with Shade

As the summer solstice passes, days shorten and shade increases across lawns. Shady areas pose a unique challenge for a healthy lawn. For most species, grass thrives in direct sunlight. Low traffic lawns require 4 hours of direct sunlight and areas with regular...

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Fall Seeding

Fall Seeding

During the heat of August, few people consider feeding their lawn anything but water. Actually, this is an optimal time to seed for the fall. Whether repairing bare areas, thickening thin lawns or simply feeding a healthy lawn, consider seeding between August...

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