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Prepare Your Lawn Mower Now for Spring at Crescent Avenue Gardens

Look at your yard. If it’s like most people’s, the grass is still brown and matted down from the winter snows. It seems right now that we will never have to mow again. But without fail, by the middle of April, we will be mowing, and wondering how and why our lawns have grown so […]

Prepare your Lawn for Extreme Weather this Summer

Flexibility and a well-managed lawn are the key to surviving the deluge-or-drought according to Toro. Last summer, your lawn suffered from the drought. Who knows what extreme weather we’ll deal with this season. Here are a few tips for protecting your lawn from too much or too little rain. Aerate your Lawn Air is essential […]

Starting to Look like a Green Summer Ahead

We have posted news about the big drought of 2012 here from time to time, and it’s about time for an update. Good News! Except for the northern most tier of Hoosier counties, the drought seems to be over. The Indiana State Climate Office at Purdue, says unseasonable warmth and rain this month has eliminated […]

Toro partners with NFL and Super Bowl XLVII

(Bloomington, Minn.) The Toro Company is pleased to recognize this year’s initiate to the annual Toro Super Bowl Sports Turf Training Program. Kevin Hansen, a horticulture major at Iowa State University, will be on hand in New Orleans for Super Bowl XLVII to assist the grounds crew in preparation for the big game. Since 1967, […]

Winter Lawn Care Tips for Northern Indiana Lawns

If the cold weather has been getting you down, just think about this. About three months from today, you may be mowing your lawn. Maybe sooner. Last year in Fort Wayne and northern Indiana, we did our first mowing in early April. Usually, we do them in mid to late April, and that’s only three […]

Check our New Line Up of Toro Snow Blowers

Just to let you know we’ve updated the snow blower page on our Website to include all of the new Toro Snowblowers we’re featuring this year. If you hand shoveled your walk and drive after this week’s big snow, make a New Year’s Resolution to visit our showroom and purchase a powerful new Toro Snow […]

The Latest Technology in Snow Blowing

OK, a winter snow storm has actually moved across the Midwest dropping 17 inches on North Dakota and parts of Minnesota. Winter is indeed on the way, and the next one of these might slide down a few hundred miles and bury us in the white stuff. If it does, we’ve found a great way […]

Five Things to know before you buy a new Snow Blower

Thanksgiving is over, and Christmas isn’t too far away. It’s November, soon to be December. As far as snow goes, so far so good, a few flurries, but nothing that accumulated in your drive way. But how far do you think your luck will hold out. This is Fort Wayne, Indiana after all (average snowfall […]

Build your Winter Wood Pile fast with Stihl at Crescent Avenue Gardens

Building Your Firewood Pile for Winter? Whether its for heating your home all winter, or just for the fireplace, the time has come to prepare the winter wood pile. To get the job done, you just need some time, some muscle power, and a great chain saw. Here at Crescent Avenue Gardens in Fort Wayne,IN, […]

What is a two stage snow blower?

The difference between blowing snow with a Toro one stage snow blower versus a Toro two stage blower, is sort of like the difference between clearing your sidewalk or driveway with a broom versus a snow shovel. Both will work, but one will work a lot faster and easier. A two stage snow blower starts […]

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