14. When Mike was young, he was mowing
and he went through the septic system
landing in a sludge of poo and cigarette
butts
15. After 11 Hours trying to get him out of the
sludge, he was eventually rescued
16. Mike enjoyed the poo-mowing experience so
much he decided to work into the mowing
business.
17. Soon after, the tragic tale continued… Mike
realized that the mowing industry was crappy
all the time and working with his brother was
even crappier
18. Historians found a little known fact
That Mike’s Initals M.H. were identical to a famous spymaster
and Mike had been secretly desiring to take on this persona.
Yes, you’ve guessed it…. It’s………..
19. MATA HARI
Mike Hoogenakker
Mata Hari
Mike had been secretly dressing like Mata
Hari for years!
And this is why Mike became the
Spymaster
Today, we were asked to come in and speak to you about lawn and landscape services and how they affect you, your homeowners and your living landscape, one of the biggest assets your association has and one of your biggest line items in your annual budget.
Is it about plants?We could talk about horticultural termsWe could talk about latin names of plants like TaraxacumOfficiniales, which means Lions Tooth, which describes Dandelions, but I don’t think that’s going to help you as a manager in your daily activities unless you manage a bunch of Cliff Clavin’s who are impressed with a lot of useless facts.What we will do is focus more of our attention on how your landscape affects people. Your homeowners, board and how it affects you.Everyone has completely different viewpoints on what a great or a proper landscape looks like. Besides the infinite viewpoints on the landscape, you have infinite personality types that influence others in the board.
Is it about plants?We could talk about horticultural termsWe could talk about latin names of plants like TaraxacumOfficiniales, which means Lions Tooth, which describes Dandelions, but I don’t think that’s going to help you as a manager in your daily activities unless you manage a bunch of Cliff Clavin’s who are impressed with a lot of useless facts.What we will do is focus more of our attention on how your landscape affects people. Your homeowners, board and how it affects you.Everyone has completely different viewpoints on what a great or a proper landscape looks like. Besides the infinite viewpoints on the landscape, you have infinite personality types that influence others in the board.
Here’s our agenda as promisedWe work in a timeline fashion.We’ll cover springtime items, then summer then Tim will break out with Fertilization/Weed Control, Fall Cleanup and preparations for the S word.If we have time, we might get to a discussion on landscape specifications and the human side of landscape management.So, We’ll start with Springtime, when hope springs anew! It’s a new sunny season after a dreary winter, spring is in the air, flowers are in bloom…
Watering is one of the most often abused and leastunderstood aspects of turfgrass culture. Improper wateringis wasteful, costly, and damaging to the grass and landscape.As Minnesota continues to grow and develop, wateruse for turf and landscape plantings will become more andmore restricted. Our water use must be more efficient andfollow the principles of good water management. In thefollowing, we describe three basic steps to an efficientwatering program.1. Determine when water is neededThe worst possible irrigation program is to water turf dailyfor 5–10 minutes. Unfortunately, this is the most commonmethod used by homeowners and many professionals.Light, daily irrigations encourage shallow rooting, therebyreducing the amount of soil the turf has available for waterstorage. The grass depends on the daily drink and wilts orbrowns very quickly if it does not receive it. Brief dailyirrigation encourages disease problems, weed invasion,accumulation of thatch, and soil compaction. Shallowrooted turf is also more prone to traffic injury.
