Our services
Your home or business’ lawn, landscaping, driveway or parking lot are the first impression for visitors. The gorgeous foliage of established neighborhoods in communities like Minnetonka, Shorewood, Excelsior, Chanhassen, Hopkins and Wayzata need expert maintenance. Our Minnesota winters are a roller coaster of weather that create snow removal challenges and wreak havoc on lawns and landscaping. Proper, professional, year-round maintenance gives an excellent first impression and brings out your property’s full potential by maximizing curb appeal.
Weekly Lawn Maintenance
Service includes mowing of all
grass areas, trimming of all edges, trees and landscape. Blowing off all landscape, driveway, and sidewalk surfaces included in weekly lawn maintenance. Mowing grass areas weekly helps in maintaining color, health and new growth throughout the lawn. Weekly lawn maintenance starts May 1st, and ends October 31st.
Spring/Fall Clean-Up
Removal of all leaves, sticks, and any
other yard debris from lawn, landscape beds, and surfaces. Debris will be placed in natural areas when available. If debris is
hauled away by Tonka Turf Inc. there will be an additional charge. Gutter cleaning is also offered. Spring and fall clean-up services
create a clean and maintained property, while stimulating healthy lawn growth. Spring clean-up service is offered late April, early May. Fall clean-up is performed October 15th - November.
Dethatching
Thatch is the build-up of dead grass in a lawn
which can suffocate new lawn growth. Dethatching is a power raking of the lawn offered to remove a percentage of dead thatch. Thatch disposal also included in this service. Dethatching service is offered and recommended late April, early May.
Fertilizer
A nitrogen based fertilizer applied three times over a summer growing season will promote good lawn growth and healthy color. This fertilizer is EPA approved and extremely
soluble. Organic fertilizers are also available. The three applications are early spring, mid-Summer, and late fall.
Weed Control
A liquid broad-leaf herbicide. EPA approved
and fast drying, this service controls most common lawn weeds. Applications should be done twice within a summer growing season, to insure proper maintenance. The first application to be applied early June, the second to be applied late July and early
August. Crabgrass preventative is applied within first spring fertilizer application, to be done in early spring. Properties with a
larger weed base may require more than two applications as well as a personal consultation.
Commercial Pesticide Applicators License - 20107626
Pruning
Trimming of shrubs and small trees offered throughout summer season. Pruning of shrubs and trees promotes proper growth and longer life. Pruning requires a personal consultation due to the fact that each property and customer concern is different.
Aeration
Plug-type aeration is offered in October. This type of aeration allows lawn to breathe as well as recycles nutrients through the soil. Holes created from aeration allow water, and new
nutrients to reach the base of the lawn while the plug carries the necessary nutrients to rejuvenate lawn growth. Aeration service is
offered starting late September until November 1st.
Additional Services Offered:
Driveway, side walk, and patio edging
Re-mulching of landscape beds
Weeds in landscaping: once a month spray/pulling of weeds
in mulch/rock bedsSod/seed/dirt repair: dead spots, sunken spots, etc.
Residential/Commercial Snow Removal:
Shoveling of walks and aprons
De-icing, salt and sand
Lot sanding available
Roof shoveling/ice dam removal
FAQs
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Yes. Any time your lawn is sprayed with fertilizer or weed control products, it is important to keep everyone, including kids and pets off your lawn until it is completely dry.
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We love our Minnesota lakes and use environmentally safe practices to care for lawns. Tonka Turf spot sprays weeds and troubled areas instead of spraying entire lawns and we maintain a safe distance from the water’s edge. We also use highly effective products to minimize volume of product and reduce the need to reapply.
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We will schedule your regular services. If it rains on your regular service day, we will most likely be out the next day. We make every effort to get caught up as quickly as we can to get back to a regular schedule.
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Yes. Our agreement includes setting the services you will receive and locks in your price for the season. This ensures you a spot in our weekly schedule. We hope you will love our full-service maintenance, but if for whatever reason you would like to cancel, we do have a 30-day written cancelation policy.