In Defense of Peat

Check out this terrific article from Greenhouse management magazine about the benefits of using horticultural peat and the statistical evidence supporting how some of the negative connotations of it's use are greatly overblown. https://www.greenhousemag.com/article/peat-defense-james-altland/

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Plaisted Companies Acquires C5 Stone

PLAISTED COMPANIES AQUIRES C5 STONE Elk River, MN – Plaisted Companies is proud to announce the acquisition of C5 Stone.  C5 Stone is a leader in the sourcing of boulders and will bolster the already impressive array of landscape materials…

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The Jumping Worm

Jumping worms are an invasive species native to Asia, that have found their way to the Midwest. The reason they are troublesome is because they negatively impact soil structure reduce plant growth. They are more active then your average Nightcrawler…

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Spring Load Restrictions

Imagine for a second that it’s late April in MN and it’s a balmy 50 degrees.  The snow has almost melted, and you are thinking about that big landscaping project you planned last Fall in preparations for the big graduation…

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