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About Town
Employee of the Month - Karen Anderson
Did You Know...
Plant of the Month
Rest, Relaxation, and Research
Recipe - Maple Apple Crisp
Testimonial Corner
About Town
If you want to stay warm
in our workshop,
join us for the
Wintergreens Workshop:
Friday, November 14
Time 10:00 am to 7:00 pm
Call now to register.
763.475.4960


Watch Heidi
on Kare 11, 
News @ 4
as she discusses
Matching Wreaths
to Spruce Tip Pots
and
Bow Tying 101.


Employee of the Month
Karen Anderson

Meet Karen, our office and media administrator.

Karen joined us this spring as a member of our field crew and now fills the role of keeping the front office in order, and keeping our website, photographs, and social media up to date.

Her attention to detail and communication skills make her effective at her job, and with her background in meditation and yoga she is able to bring a calming mindfulness to HLG's spirited, bustling atmosphere.

Karen recently earned her Master's degree in Integral Theory and Integral Psychology, and continues personal interest and study in related fields. She enjoys spending time with her husband, family and friends, and loves boating, reading, entertaining and traveling.
Did You Know...
Did you know... 
...ice lanterns can provide  elegance and ambiance
to your home?

Did you know...
...you may request decorative elements be embedded into your
ice lanterns
to match your winter decorations?


Did you 
know...

...winter lighting can transform your home into a winter wonderland?

Did you know...
...heavy snow loads can damage landscape plants and that HLG provides
snow removal services
for the garden? 

Did you know... 
...late winter or early spring is a great time for regenerative pruning of many species of
trees and shrubs as well as a great time to cut down buckthorn?  

 

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November, 2014
 


 

Gardens are down, spruce tips are installed, and the season is coming to an end with a winter snowstorm. It is time for appreciation and reflection. The snow filled air is crisp and as I pause to take in my surroundings, feelings of thankfulness fill my senses.

 

2014 showed us growth with organizational restructuring,

brought us project division development, and resulted in strengthening of existing client relationships, as well as embracing new clients into the fold.


Upon reflection, 2014 serves as a wonderful snapshot of the 35 year span of Heidi's Lifestyle Gardens. We had a slow start that required finesse and massaging that quickly helped it gain momentum, yielding some of the most beautiful gardens we've seen. My very being flows with thankfulness for our clients, employees, vendors, networks, and non-profits (such as IOCP, also celebrating their 35th anniversay,) that have delivered me and HLG to this beautiful point in the garden of our life.


Thank you. 

Plant of the Month - Malus sp.
Apples and Crabapples
Malus species



Apple trees and ornamental crabapple trees are so closely related they are effectively the same tree with variations to the flowers, fruit, and form.

Few trees offer as much interest in the landscape as the apple trees, a truly four season tree.

  • Spring - The explosion of flower color in reds, pinks, and whites is hard to beat after a long winter, and provide bees some of their first sustenance for the year.
  • Summer - Crabapple trees provide landscape structure in many different forms, from weeping to upright, to dwarf globes.
  • Fall - They provide fruit in the apple and delicious jelly making potential in even the smallest of the crabapples.
  • Winter - Tiny colorful fruit often persists as decoration late into the spring. Robins and cedar waxwing flock to the fruit during their spring migratory return.
Are you pondering a new landscape element? The apple and crabapple class of ornamental tree deserves serious consideration.

Innovation - PLANET

Kari, Deb and Brian returned from the Planet's Green
Industry Conference filled with inspiration and new ideas. The conference highlights new power equipment, tools and technology that help support our industry and enable our work. In addition, the conference is not just about the shining new equipment and tools, attendees also learn about new business processes and leadership skills that help enable the creativity of our trade.
 
Business processes, human resources, and accounting 
practices are not as shiny as the new bobcat or 
hedge trimmer but they are just an important to the success of our business. HLG is excited for our 2015 season and to put some of our new ideas into practice.

Rest, Relaxation, and Research
Trip to India

Visiting the Taj Mahal
In October my husband, 
Dan, and I took advantage of the MN Landscape Arboretum trip with Peter Olin and other industry leaders. We explored sustainability methods abroad that might be applied to HLG's best management practices and permaculture vision.

It was also, of course, a fabulous blend of work and play, filled with inspiration and thankfulness for the opportunities over the years that have brought us to this point in our lives.

Namaste!
Recipe - Maple Apple Crisp
Maple Apple Crisp

Ingredients:

Filling

 

6 cups peeled, thinly sliced organic apples (about 6 to 8 medium)

1/2 cup organic dried cranberries (or raisins)

1/3 cup organic maple syrup

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1 teaspoon organic vanilla extract

1/2 teaspoon organic ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon organic ground nutmeg

 

Topping

 

1 cup organic oats (Quick or Old Fashioned, uncooked)

3/4 cup brown sugar

1/3 cup organic flour

1 teaspoon organic ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon salt

4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) organic butter, melted

 

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375�F. Lightly oil an 8-inch square glass baking dish or 9-inch deep dish pie plate.
  2. In a large bowl toss the apple slices together with the dried cranberries, maple syrup, lemon juice, cinnamon and nutmeg. Spread evenly in the baking dish.
  3. Prepare topping by mixing the oats, brown sugar, flour, cinnamon and salt together. Add the melted butter and stir until evenly moistened. Sprinkle evenly over the fruit.
  4. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until the fruit is tender. Remove from oven and let rest for 20 to 30 minutes. Serve with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream, if desired.

Servings: About 8 - 9

 

Testimonial Corner
We Appreciate our Fans!

Each Spring I look out our windows and see the beautiful garden that HLG installed in memory of my grandmother. I can't tell you how much I love it and just how pretty it is.
~ Elise K.

If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, "thank you," that would suffice.
~Meister Eckhart 

Bloom On! 

Heidi Heiland
Heidi's Lifestyle Gardens