Spring 2011 Lawn & Garden

Supplement to The Freeborn County Shopper/Tuesday, April 19, 2011/Page 8

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Supplement to The Freeborn County Shopper/Tuesday, April 19, 2011/Page 7

The Beginner's Flower You've never had much of a green thumb.

You mow the lawn, trim the hedges and sweep off the walks, and that's the extent of your gardening. Lately, though, you've been remembering your grandmother's beautiful flower gardens and would like to create one of your own. You're definitely a beginner and could use a flower that is easy to grow.

Daisies may be right up your alley.

There are many varieties of daisies. The two most common are Shasta daisies, which are perennials, and African daisies, which are annuals. If you want something that will return season after season, Shasta daisies might be the better choice.

You can plant daisies right from the seed. Just select a spot in your yard with

rich, well-drained soil that receives full sun and plant the seed in the soil, following the instructions on the packet. If you can't find such a spot, don't worry. Daisies are fairly hardy and can tolerate less-than-ideal conditions. Once you have planted the seed, add some general-purpose fertilizer early on and you're all set to go.

Daisies in general require little care. Be sure you fertilize them once a month and water them as needed. If you have planted perennial daisies, look for them to bloom the second year. Once your daisies are established, you may need to separate them and replant them. This will prevent overcrowding and keep them blooming beautifully.

Daisies are easy to grow and care for, making them perfect for beginning gardeners. Give them a try this year. You're sure to do well, and as your confidence grows, you can add other types of flowers to your garden.

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Highlighting, or up lighting, is a landscaping technique in which light from below is used to accent certain focal points in a landscape. In many instances, the light is used to illuminate a particularly impressive or unique plant. When highlighting, two or more spot light fixtures are placed at the base of a landscape component and pointed upward.

While highlighting is most commonly used to illuminate plants, it can be used to draw attention to other focal points of a landscape as well, including sculptures or other garden structures. Light

fixtures are aimed away from observers as a means to preventing glare, and oftentimes the fixtures themselves are camouflaged to maintain the natural beauty of the landscape

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Supplement to The Freeborn County Shopper/Tuesday, April 19, 2011/Page 6

Supplement to The Freeborn County Shopper/Tuesday, April 19, 2011/Page 3

Locally Owned & Owner Operated Means Personal & Timely Service RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL ROUTE SERVICE • 1-8 yd. Dumpsters • 10 yd. - 30 yd.

Rolloff Containers Free Estimates • Bonded • Insured

507-373-0409 Cell 507-391-2362 MN License #20037743

Serving Albert Lea, Ellendale, Geneva, Clarks Grove, Hollandale, Alden, Freeborn & Hartland

Thompson Sanitation OFFICE

256-4370

Licensed & Insured #20573223

SPECIALIZING IN SEPTIC SYSTEMS • Conservation Construction • Land Drainage • Wildlife Ponds • Road Boring • Backhoeing ~DESIGN~ • Consulting ~INSTALLATION~

~SEEDING~

PHILLIP OR MARK MORREIM RD 3T s !LBERT ,EA /FFICE (OME OR #ELL

108 W. MAIN PO BOX 154 • CLARKS GROVE, MN

“For All Your Construction Needs”

• Roofing • Concrete • Decks • Siding • Additions • Garages Call Mark at

507-383-0339

Hill’s Gardens

Now Open!

YOU GROW IT...I’LL MOW IT • Mowing & Trimming • Thatching Free Esti • Gutter mates Fully Ins Clean Out ured • Garden Tilling • Leaf Clean Up • Shrub & Tree Removal

Attig’s Lawn Service Aron Attig Owner - 27 Years Experience

507-383-2315 • 507-377-7576 RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL

Hiding Behind Your Broken Windows & Screens?

Easy Ways to Conserve Water (NewsUSA) - Oftentimes, it takes mandatory water restrictions enacted during a drought to get consumers thinking about saving water. But using less water every day can help reduce household utility bills, lessen local municipalities' energy use and put less stress on aquifers and water tables.

Officials with World Energy Solutions (stock symbol WEGY), an energy services company based in St. Petersburg, Fla., note that using less water also helps reduce air pollution by lessening the power needs of local water plants to pump, treat, recycle and purify water.

Your Full Service Builder/Remodeler

Join Us for Our Spring Open House Saturday April 30th & Sunday May 1st

20% Off

Pottery & Garden Gloves • Bailey Nurseries & Ball Horticulture Reps on hand for your questions • Take Prom Photos Saturday In Our Lush Greenhouses Plus Professional Photographer Onsite 10-2!

• Door Prizes • Kid’s Potting Project • Refreshments

Broken windows and damaged screens are a real eye sore, not to mention the flies & insects that make their way indoors.

We’ll repair your windows and screens and they will look as good as new!

SCREEN & WINDOW REPAIR WINDOW REPLACEMENTS • Fogged/broken insulated glass GARAGE DOORS - BATHROOM MIRRORS GLASS SHOWER ENCLOSURES Don’t throw your money out the window - call your glass & lock experts!

Gift Cards Available!

2512 W. Main St., Albert Lea 507-373-7253

Owners: Keith & Angie Flatness

717 Marshall St. • Albert Lea • 507-373-9446

1/2 Mile West of Skyline Plaza Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8-8, Sat. 8-6, Sun. 12-6 A Family Tradition of Quality Growing

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"A community's wastewater treatment plant often consumes substantially more electricity than any of the other community-owned buildings or facilities," said Jeff Stokes, World Energy Solutions vice president.

Half of a home's total water use takes place in the bathroom. Installing watersaving showerheads will reduce gallons of water used per minute in half or more.

Older showerheads use 5 to 7 gallons per minute, but new models use only 2.5 gallons.

Similarly, low-flow faucet aerators can be attached to existing faucets in the kitchen and bath to reduce flow per minute. Repair faucet leaks immediately. A slow leak can waste 20 gallons or more of water each day.

Toilets are the single biggest users of household water. Check toilets periodically for leaks; a leaky toilet can waste 200 gallons of water a day, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. A constantly running toilet is obvious, but silent leaks are more difficult to detect.

To test for leaks, add a drop or two of food coloring to the tank and wait 15 minutes for signs of color in the bowl.

Replacing a poor-fitting toilet flapper is an easy do-it-yourself project. And if you are remodeling, consider replacing outdated toilets with low-flow models, which can save 20 percent.

In the kitchen, fill your dishwasher completely before running it. But in the laundry room, take advantage of your washer's water level settings. When it comes time to replace the washing machine, consider a side-loading model, which uses a third less water than a toploading machine.

For information on energy-saving approaches from World Energy Solutions and how the company is helping businesses use energy wisely, visit www. wesinc.net.

Supplement to The Freeborn County Shopper/Tuesday, April 19, 2011/Page 4

Landmark CONCRETE

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Supplement to The Freeborn County Shopper/Tuesday, April 19, 2011/Page 5

Painting โ ข Painting โ ข Chimney Repairs โ ข Carpentry โ ข Tree Trimming Tom Wentzler Albert Lea

507-369-4804 In Business Since 1973

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Call today and let us draw up a responsible home mortgage that meets your needs without straining your budget.

610 South Broadway Ave. Albert Lea, MN

1-800-323-1863 or 507-377-1863

www.tradesandlabor.com

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Troy Thompson LUTCF 1330 W. Main, Albert Lea, MN 56007 507-377-2852 Toll Free 877-974-9597 Fax: 507-377-3301

E-Mail: troy.thompsonagency@gmail.com

Supplement to The Freeborn County Shopper/Tuesday, April 19, 2011/Page 4

Landmark CONCRETE

Call Dan 507-383-3010 Complete Concrete Work Poured Walls โ ข Landscaping Excavating & Basement Repair

Supplement to The Freeborn County Shopper/Tuesday, April 19, 2011/Page 5

Painting โ ข Painting โ ข Chimney Repairs โ ข Carpentry โ ข Tree Trimming Tom Wentzler Albert Lea

507-369-4804 In Business Since 1973

Save Money on Spring Cleaning!

1550 Blake Ave. Albert Lea 377-2998

See Walmart for all your Gardening, Lawn Care and Outdoor Living Needs โ and SAVE!

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OPEN 24 HOURS โ ข www.walmart.com

Now thru May 31, 2011

Ask How!

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โ ข Gardening Tools โ ข Lawn Care โ ข Plants โ ข Seeds โ ข Patio Furniture โ ข Fire Pits โ ข Outdoor Lighting โ ข Grills โ ข Camping Gear

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โ ข LAWN MOWER TUNE-UPS โ ข CHAIN SAW SHARPENING & REPAIR

Call today and let us draw up a responsible home mortgage that meets your needs without straining your budget.

610 South Broadway Ave. Albert Lea, MN

1-800-323-1863 or 507-377-1863

www.tradesandlabor.com

On the Right Track with Your Financial Needs โ Our mission is to provide financial products, services, and education enabling members to achieve personal and financial goals to benefit their quality of lifeโ

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Siding & Windows Decking & Roofing

12 ,17(5(67 ,) 3$,' ,1 )8// :,7+,1 0217+6

Schwinn Bicycles Home Of: Exmark โ ข Husqvarna โ ข Stihl โ ข Toro โ ข Snapper

RICH HONSTAD

Troy Thompson LUTCF 1330 W. Main, Albert Lea, MN 56007 507-377-2852 Toll Free 877-974-9597 Fax: 507-377-3301

E-Mail: troy.thompsonagency@gmail.com

Supplement to The Freeborn County Shopper/Tuesday, April 19, 2011/Page 6

Supplement to The Freeborn County Shopper/Tuesday, April 19, 2011/Page 3

Locally Owned & Owner Operated Means Personal & Timely Service RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL ROUTE SERVICE • 1-8 yd. Dumpsters • 10 yd. - 30 yd.

Rolloff Containers Free Estimates • Bonded • Insured

507-373-0409 Cell 507-391-2362 MN License #20037743

Serving Albert Lea, Ellendale, Geneva, Clarks Grove, Hollandale, Alden, Freeborn & Hartland

Thompson Sanitation OFFICE

256-4370

Licensed & Insured #20573223

SPECIALIZING IN SEPTIC SYSTEMS • Conservation Construction • Land Drainage • Wildlife Ponds • Road Boring • Backhoeing ~DESIGN~ • Consulting ~INSTALLATION~

~SEEDING~

PHILLIP OR MARK MORREIM RD 3T s !LBERT ,EA /FFICE (OME OR #ELL

108 W. MAIN PO BOX 154 • CLARKS GROVE, MN

“For All Your Construction Needs”

• Roofing • Concrete • Decks • Siding • Additions • Garages Call Mark at

507-383-0339

Hill’s Gardens

Now Open!

YOU GROW IT...I’LL MOW IT • Mowing & Trimming • Thatching Free Esti • Gutter mates Fully Ins Clean Out ured • Garden Tilling • Leaf Clean Up • Shrub & Tree Removal

Attig’s Lawn Service Aron Attig Owner - 27 Years Experience

507-383-2315 • 507-377-7576 RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL

Hiding Behind Your Broken Windows & Screens?

Easy Ways to Conserve Water (NewsUSA) - Oftentimes, it takes mandatory water restrictions enacted during a drought to get consumers thinking about saving water. But using less water every day can help reduce household utility bills, lessen local municipalities' energy use and put less stress on aquifers and water tables.

Officials with World Energy Solutions (stock symbol WEGY), an energy services company based in St. Petersburg, Fla., note that using less water also helps reduce air pollution by lessening the power needs of local water plants to pump, treat, recycle and purify water.

Your Full Service Builder/Remodeler

Join Us for Our Spring Open House Saturday April 30th & Sunday May 1st

20% Off

Pottery & Garden Gloves • Bailey Nurseries & Ball Horticulture Reps on hand for your questions • Take Prom Photos Saturday In Our Lush Greenhouses Plus Professional Photographer Onsite 10-2!

• Door Prizes • Kid’s Potting Project • Refreshments

Broken windows and damaged screens are a real eye sore, not to mention the flies & insects that make their way indoors.

We’ll repair your windows and screens and they will look as good as new!

SCREEN & WINDOW REPAIR WINDOW REPLACEMENTS • Fogged/broken insulated glass GARAGE DOORS - BATHROOM MIRRORS GLASS SHOWER ENCLOSURES Don’t throw your money out the window - call your glass & lock experts!

Gift Cards Available!

2512 W. Main St., Albert Lea 507-373-7253

Owners: Keith & Angie Flatness

717 Marshall St. • Albert Lea • 507-373-9446

1/2 Mile West of Skyline Plaza Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8-8, Sat. 8-6, Sun. 12-6 A Family Tradition of Quality Growing

•Pole Buildings •New Construction •Remodeling •Windows •Additions, etc.

No job is too big or too small...

We Do It All! ris Larson h C Co

CLC

LLC

n str ucti o n

Visit Us On Facebook at facebook.com/southernlock

Cell: 507-383-1061

24 HOUR EMERGENCY LOCK & GLASS SERVICE 507-402-1618

Licensed, Bonded & Insured Lic.#20637482

"A community's wastewater treatment plant often consumes substantially more electricity than any of the other community-owned buildings or facilities," said Jeff Stokes, World Energy Solutions vice president.

Half of a home's total water use takes place in the bathroom. Installing watersaving showerheads will reduce gallons of water used per minute in half or more.

Older showerheads use 5 to 7 gallons per minute, but new models use only 2.5 gallons.

Similarly, low-flow faucet aerators can be attached to existing faucets in the kitchen and bath to reduce flow per minute. Repair faucet leaks immediately. A slow leak can waste 20 gallons or more of water each day.

Toilets are the single biggest users of household water. Check toilets periodically for leaks; a leaky toilet can waste 200 gallons of water a day, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. A constantly running toilet is obvious, but silent leaks are more difficult to detect.

To test for leaks, add a drop or two of food coloring to the tank and wait 15 minutes for signs of color in the bowl.

Replacing a poor-fitting toilet flapper is an easy do-it-yourself project. And if you are remodeling, consider replacing outdated toilets with low-flow models, which can save 20 percent.

In the kitchen, fill your dishwasher completely before running it. But in the laundry room, take advantage of your washer's water level settings. When it comes time to replace the washing machine, consider a side-loading model, which uses a third less water than a toploading machine.

For information on energy-saving approaches from World Energy Solutions and how the company is helping businesses use energy wisely, visit www. wesinc.net.

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The Beginner's Flower You've never had much of a green thumb.

You mow the lawn, trim the hedges and sweep off the walks, and that's the extent of your gardening. Lately, though, you've been remembering your grandmother's beautiful flower gardens and would like to create one of your own. You're definitely a beginner and could use a flower that is easy to grow.

Daisies may be right up your alley.

There are many varieties of daisies. The two most common are Shasta daisies, which are perennials, and African daisies, which are annuals. If you want something that will return season after season, Shasta daisies might be the better choice.

You can plant daisies right from the seed. Just select a spot in your yard with

rich, well-drained soil that receives full sun and plant the seed in the soil, following the instructions on the packet. If you can't find such a spot, don't worry. Daisies are fairly hardy and can tolerate less-than-ideal conditions. Once you have planted the seed, add some general-purpose fertilizer early on and you're all set to go.

Daisies in general require little care. Be sure you fertilize them once a month and water them as needed. If you have planted perennial daisies, look for them to bloom the second year. Once your daisies are established, you may need to separate them and replant them. This will prevent overcrowding and keep them blooming beautifully.

Daisies are easy to grow and care for, making them perfect for beginning gardeners. Give them a try this year. You're sure to do well, and as your confidence grows, you can add other types of flowers to your garden.

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