June 20, 2014/
A few weeks ago, we had a big storm hit our neck of the woods. My husband and I woke up in the middle of the night to the sirens going off. We could hear the wind hollering and…
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A few weeks ago, we had a big storm hit our neck of the woods. My husband and I woke up in the middle of the night to the sirens going off. We could hear the wind hollering and…
It’s Father’s Day, so it only seems natural that I’d talk a little bit about my dad. Last year, I shared bits and pieces about my mom for Mother’s Day. I didn’t want to get super mushy on my…
We have been very busy this fall tying up a bunch of loose ends. Our main focus has been to get our ceremony site completed. Our first ceremony for next year is in May and we want to have…
There are two ideal times of the year to deal with trees: the spring and the fall. This is because of how the tree protects itself. In the height of summer, the tree has all of its branches filled…
If you recall, my dad, Tom, is our resident tree guy here at Toad Valley. Over the years, he has planted nearly every tree you will find on our golf course. He writes an article for the Iowa Woodland…
Last year, our ponds were dry. As it turns out, you need rain to fill creek beds that keep ponds filled with water. Go figure. Rather than sit around and fill the ponds with our tears, we decided to…
Last year, we had a severe drought. Our golf course actually ran out of water. It was the first time in our 40 years of business that all of the creek beds that feed our course’s ponds dried up. …
The trouble with having hundreds, probably thousands, of trees on your golf course is that they need care. They are forever getting hit with a disease, lightening or wind. When I was a kid, I would ride around the…
As mentioned here, my dad has planted basically every tree on the golf course. He has had some help from the birds and squirrels who forget where they bury their winter meal. Overall, however, they have all been planted…
This post is about one of our great nemesis: our cart paths. It seems like we just can’t ever save enough money to put in continuous cart paths. There are many factors that come into play, but typically there…
